5521339396 | partisan | (1) a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person. (2) prejudiced in favor of a particular cause. "Newspapers have become increasingly partisan." | 0 | |
5521339397 | polarize | to break up into opposing factions or groupings: "The campaign polarized the electorate." | 1 | |
5521339398 | obfuscate | to render obscure, unclear, or confusing (sometimes done on purpose to be evasive): "Politicians keep obfuscating the issues." | 2 | |
5521340317 | substantive | having substance; having a firm basis in reality and therefore important, meaningful, or considerable: "Substantive changes were made to the document." | 3 | |
5521340318 | vacuous | empty; lacking ideas or intelligence: "It was a dull and vacuous movie." | 4 | |
5521342301 | exponent | a person who believes in and promotes the truth or benefits of an idea or theory: "Our senator is an exponent of free trade." | 5 | |
5521342302 | wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy: "She wrote a wistful memoir." | 6 | |
5521345134 | litmus test | a test in which a single factor (as an attitude, event, or fact) is decisive: "The party is using attitudes about gun control as a litmus test for political candidates." | 7 | |
5521415816 | arbitrary | based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system: "His mealtimes were entirely arbitrary." | 8 | |
5521418956 | flippant | not showing a serious or respectful attitude: "One flippant remark ruined the negotiations." | 9 |
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