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Acrimonious – bitter or harsh in tone

Benevolent – kind and generous

Caustic – severely critical or sarcastic

Conciliatory – intended to pacify or appease

Curt – rudely brief

Didactic – instructional or preachy

Earnest – sincere and serious

Facetious – joking inappropriately

Lament – to mourn or express sorrow

Mirth – amusement or laughter

Aesthetic – concerned with beauty

Ambiguity – uncertainty or inexactness

Dogma – strongly held principles

Ethos – guiding beliefs or character

Fallacy – mistaken belief or error in reasoning

Ideology – system of beliefs

Nuance – subtle distinction

Paradox – self-contradictory truth

Pathos – appeal to emotion

Polemic – a strong verbal attack

Albeit – although

Concurrently – at the same time

Notwithstanding – in spite of

Preceding – coming before

Subsequent – coming after

Therein – in that place or thing

Whereby – by which means

Thereafter – after that

Henceforth – from now on

Conversely – on the other hand

Catalyst – something that speeds up a process

Derivative – imitative; unoriginal

Incremental – increasing in small amounts

Isolate – to separate or detach

Manipulate – to handle skillfully

Optimize – make best use of

Prevalent – widespread

Replicate – to reproduce or copy

Suppress – to stop or subdue

Viable – capable of working successfully

Accord – agreement

Allegiance – loyalty

Doctrine – official policy or principle

Imperial – relating to empire

Legitimacy – being lawful or proper

Militant – combative and aggressive

Reconcile – to restore harmony

Sovereignty – supreme power or authority

Tyranny – cruel government rule

Usurp – to take illegally or by force

Allude – to refer indirectly

Assess – to evaluate

Contend – to assert something

Corroborate – to confirm with evidence

Critique – detailed evaluation

Exemplify – to illustrate by example

Illuminate – to clarify

Postulate – to assume as a basis

Refute – to disprove

Scrutinize – to examine closely

Apathy – lack of interest

Coerce – to force someone

Dubious – doubtful

Emulate – to imitate out of admiration

Feasible – possible or practical

Impetuous – impulsive

Mundane – boring or ordinary

Obscure – unclear or unknown

Resilient – able to recover quickly

Tedious – too long or dull

Disdain – strong disapproval

Indignant – angry due to injustice

Jubilant – joyfully triumphant

Melancholy – sad or depressed

Nostalgic – longing for the past

Reverent – deeply respectful

Sardonic – grimly mocking

Scornful – expressing contempt

Somber – dark, gloomy

Wry – dry or mocking humor