Additional Words - Neutral (pos./neg. depending on context)

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acquisition

something received or purchased

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aesthetic

related to beauty

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austere, spare

very plain, undecorated

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commonplace, mundane

ordinary, everyday

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corollary

statement/condition that logically results from proven argument

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conspicuous, distinctive

striking, noticeable

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contemporary

current

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correlation

direct relationship

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contrive

to create/think up

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disposition

personality

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disseminate

to spread

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diverse, heterogeneous

varied (homogeneous = consisting all of ONE thing)

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engender

to give rise to

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epitome

essence

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evade

avoid (capture)

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evince

to make clear/express (thought/emotion)

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evoke

to bring to mind (ex. event, emotion)

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excavate

to dig up, unearth

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exploit

to take advantage of

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ideology

belief system

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fluctuate

to go back and forth, be unstable

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hybrid

offspring of two different sources

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idiosyncratic

highly distinctive, unusual

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imminent, impending

about to occur; unavoidable

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induce

to bring about; cause to occur

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inextricable

fully joined; impossible to separate

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inherent, innate, intrinsic

inborn, existing in something by definition

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intuitive

without thought, done instinctively

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laconic, succinct, terse

using few words (brief)

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lineage

family/genetic sequence

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magnitude

large size

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mercurial

changeable, constantly shifting

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monumental

immense

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mutable

changeable (immutable = not changeable)

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offhand

casual, done without though

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outsized

disproportionate, exceptionally large

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pragmatic

practical

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precipitate

to set off, cause to occur

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preliminary

occurring before main event

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reciprocate

to respond to an action or behavior with the same action/behavior

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revenue

income from sales

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scheme

plot or plan

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scrutinize

to examine very closely (inscrutable = something that cannot be understood)

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successor

person who inherit’s another’s position

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supplement

to add onto (v.), an addition (n.)