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adhere (v)
to believe in and follow the practices of
advocate (v)
to publicly recommend or support
allude (v)
to suggest or call attention to indirectly, to hint at
ambivalence (n)
the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
analogous (adj)
comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared
anecdote (n)
a short amusing or interesting story about a real person or incident
apprehensive (adj)
anxious or fearful something bad will happen
arbitrary (adj)
based on random choice or personal whim, not any reason or system
assert (v)
to state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully.
acclaimed (adj)
well-known, famously praised
brevity (n)
concise and exact use of words in writing or speech
buttress (v)
to increase the strength of or justification for: to reinforce
jarring (adj)
incongruous in a striking or shocking way
paucity (n)
the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities: scarcity
concede (v)
to admit something is true after first denying it
consensus (n)
a general agreement
corroborate (v)
to confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding)
decisive (adj)
settling an issue: producing a definite result
deference (n)
humble submission and respect
denounce (v)
to publicly declare wrong or evil
dormant (adj)
having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time
eloquent (adj)
fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing
evoke (v)
to bring or recall to the conscious mind
exert (v)
to make a physical or mental effort
explicit (adj)
stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt
imminent (adj)
about to happen
impede (v)
to delay or prevent by obstructing
implicit (adj)
implied but not plainly expressed
impose (v)
to take advantage of someone by demanding attention or commitment
invoke (v)
to cite or appeak to as an authority for an action or in support of an argument
novel (adj)
new or unusual in an interesting way
obscure (adj)
not discovered or known about: uncertain
obsolete (adj)
no longer produced or used: out of date
oppressive (adj)
unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint: weighing heavily on mind and spirit
prominent (adj)
important, famous
renounce (v)
to formally declare one’s abandonment of (a claim, right, or possession)
repression (n)
the restraint, prevention, or inhibition of a feeling, quality, etc
speculate (v)
to form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence
substantiate (v)
to provide evidence to support or prove the truth of
supplement (n)
something that completes or enhances something else when added to it
tenuous (adj)
very weak or slight
underscore (v)
to emphasize or draw attention to
unobtrusive (adj)
not conspicuous or attracting attention
verisimilitude (n)
the appearance of being true or real
viable (adj)
capable of working successfully; feasable
