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scrutiny

the careful and detailed examination of something in order to get information about it:

The government's record will be subjected to/come under (close) scrutiny in the weeks before the election.

perceptive

very good at noticing and understanding things that many people do not notice:

Her books are full of perceptive insights into the human condition.

despondent

unhappy and with no hope or enthusiasm:

He became/grew increasingly despondent when she failed to return his phone calls.

abundance

the situation in which there is more than enough of something:

an abundance of There was an abundance of food at the wedding.

accompany

to go with someone or to be provided or exist at the same time as something:

accompanied by The textbooks are accompanied by four CDs.

avian

of or relating to birds

ethical

relating to beliefs about what is morally right and wrong:

ethical and legal issues

anomalously

in a way that is different from what is usual, or not in agreement with something else and therefore not satisfactory:

It is anomalously warm for February in Boston.

paleontologist

someone who studies fossils as a way of getting information about the history of life on Earth:

No paleontologist has any clue as to what a living dinosaur actually looked like.

quotidian

ordinary:

Television has become part of our quotidian existence.

extraterrestrial

in or coming from a place outside the planet Earth:

In those rocks may lie the best chance of finding extraterrestrial life.

regardless

despite; not being affected by something:

The plan for a new office building went ahead regardless of local opposition.

knotted

joined by having been tied together in a knot, or containing a knot or knots:

a knotted rope