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5347436478assertiona confident and forceful statement of fact or belief:0
5347436479biasedunfairly prejudiced for or against someone or something:1
5347436480convolutedextremely complex and difficult to follow:2
5347436481integralforming a necessary part of something;3
5347436482condescendingbehaving as though you think you are better, more intelligent, or more important than other people:4
5347436483embellishto make (a statement or story) more interesting or entertaining by adding extra details, especially ones that are not true:5
5347436484contemporaryoccurring in the present or at the same time:6
5347436485transientlasting only for a short time; impermanent (can refer to people, often homeless):7
5347436486proliferateto increase rapidly in numbers:8
5347436487waryfeeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems:9
5347436488ubiquitousbeing or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent.10
5347436489banalso lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring:11
5347436490platitudea remark or statement (especially of a moral nature) that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful:12
5347436491deludeto impose a misleading belief upon someone; to deceive; to fool:13
5347436492clichéa phrase or opinion that is overused and demonstrates a lack of original thought:14
5347436493surreptitiouskept secret, especially because it would not be approved of:15
5347436494apathylack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern:16
5347436495inconsequentialnot important or significant:17
5347436496tenuousvery weak, uncertain, insecure:18
5347436497malleableable to be shaped, formed, controlled, influenced:19
5347436498eloquentable to express your ideas and opinions well, especially in a way that influences people:20
5347436499lucidexpressed in a way that is clear and easy to understand:21
5347436500alienateto do something that makes someone unfriendly or unwilling to support you:22
5347436501obscurenot well known and usually not very important; difficult to understand:23
5347436502listlessfeeling tired and not interested in things:24
5347436503disparitya great difference:25
5347436504ostentatiouscharacterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract attention:26
5347436505pretentiousattempting to impress by faking greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed:27
5347436506astutehaving or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage:28
5347436507fabricateto invent a story, piece of information etc. in order to deceive:29
5347436508subjective(1) existing only in a person's mind. (2) influenced by personal feelings or opinions.30
5347436509objective(1) existing independent of or external to the mind. (2) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions.31
5347436510tacitunderstood or implied without being stated:32
5347436511inferto deduce or conclude from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements:33
5347436512wroughtbeaten out or shaped by hammering:34
5347436513belieto give a false appearance of something:35
5347436514benigngentle; not harmful:36
5347436515quibbleto argue or raise objections about a trivial matter:37
5347436516syntaxword order (the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language):38
5347436517semanticsthe meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text:39
5347436518juxtaposeto place side-by-side or close together for contrasting effect40
5347436519anecdotea short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person:41
5347436520opiniona view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge:42
5347436521beliefsomething one accepts as true or real; a firmly held opinion or conviction:43
5347436522explicitstated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt:44
5347436523implicitsuggested but not plainly expressed:45
5347436524hyperboleexaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally:46
5347436525jargonspecial words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand:47
5347436526personathe aspect of someone's character that is presented to or perceived by others:48
5347436527code-switchingthe practice of alternating between two or more languages or varieties of language in conversation:49
5347436528discoursewritten or spoken communication:50
5347436529rhetoric(1) the art of persuasive speaking or writing: (2) language designed to have a persuasive effect, but often regarded as lacking in sincerity:51
5347436530modestmoderate (humble) in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements:52
5347436531prudentexercising good judgment or common sense:53
5347436532contextthe circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, idea, text, etc.54
5347436533intuitivebased on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive:55
5347436534counterintuitivecontrary to common-sense expectation (but often nevertheless true):56
5347436535plausibleseeming reasonable or probable::57
5347436536coherentlogically consistent:58
5347436537quantifyto find or calculate the quantity or amount of (something):59
5347436538relativehaving a particular quality or value when compared with something else:60
5347436539absolutecomplete, definite, true, or right, and not changing in any situation:61
5347436540comprehensiveincluding all or nearly all elements or aspects of something; complete:62
5347436541paradigm(1) a set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality for the community that shares them (especially in an intellectual discipline): (2) an outstandingly clear or typical example or archetype:63
5347436542hierarchya system in which people or things are placed in a series of levels with different importance or status:64
5347436543anomalysomething that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected:65
5347436544salientmost noticeable or important:66
5347436545constituentbeing a part of a whole:67
5347436546panderto do or provide what someone wants or demands (even though it is not proper, good, or reasonable):68
5347436547stigmaa mark of disgrace:69
5347436548impartialtreating all rivals or disputants equally:70
5347436549substantiateto provide evidence to support or prove the truth of something:71
5347436550contemptthe feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn:72
5347436551impedeto interfere with or slow the progress of (someone or something):73
5347436552servilevery obedient and trying too hard to please someone:74
5347436553effusiveexpressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner:75

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