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5411117574assertiona confident and forceful statement of fact or belief:0
5411117575biasedunfairly prejudiced for or against someone or something:1
5411117576convolutedextremely complex and difficult to follow:2
5411117577integralforming a necessary part of something;3
5411117578condescendingbehaving as though you think you are better, more intelligent, or more important than other people:4
5411117579embellishto make (a statement or story) more interesting or entertaining by adding extra details, especially ones that are not true:5
5411117580contemporaryoccurring in the present or at the same time:6
5411117581transientlasting only for a short time; impermanent (can refer to people, often homeless):7
5411117582proliferateto increase rapidly in numbers:8
5411117583waryfeeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems:9
5411117584ubiquitousbeing or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent.10
5411117585banalso lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring:11
5411117586platitudea remark or statement (especially of a moral nature) that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful:12
5411117587deludeto impose a misleading belief upon someone; to deceive; to fool:13
5411117588clichéa phrase or opinion that is overused and demonstrates a lack of original thought:14
5411117589surreptitiouskept secret, especially because it would not be approved of:15
5411117590apathylack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern:16
5411117591inconsequentialnot important or significant:17
5411117592tenuousvery weak, uncertain, insecure:18
5411117593malleableable to be shaped, formed, controlled, influenced:19
5411117594eloquentable to express your ideas and opinions well, especially in a way that influences people:20
5411117595lucidexpressed in a way that is clear and easy to understand:21
5411117596alienateto do something that makes someone unfriendly or unwilling to support you:22
5411117597obscurenot well known and usually not very important; difficult to understand:23
5411117598listlessfeeling tired and not interested in things:24
5411117599disparitya great difference:25
5411117600ostentatiouscharacterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract attention:26
5411117601pretentiousattempting to impress by faking greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed:27
5411117602astutehaving or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage:28
5411117603fabricateto invent a story, piece of information etc. in order to deceive:29
5411117604subjective(1) existing only in a person's mind. (2) influenced by personal feelings or opinions.30
5411117605objective(1) existing independent of or external to the mind. (2) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions.31
5411117606tacitunderstood or implied without being stated:32
5411117607inferto deduce or conclude from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements:33
5411117608wroughtbeaten out or shaped by hammering:34
5411117609belieto give a false appearance of something:35
5411117610benigngentle; not harmful:36
5411117611quibbleto argue or raise objections about a trivial matter:37
5411117612syntaxword order (the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language):38
5411117613semanticsthe meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text:39
5411117614juxtaposeto place side-by-side or close together for contrasting effect40
5411117615anecdotea short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person:41
5411117616opiniona view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge:42
5411117617beliefsomething one accepts as true or real; a firmly held opinion or conviction:43
5411117618explicitstated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt:44
5411117619implicitsuggested but not plainly expressed:45
5411117620hyperboleexaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally:46
5411117621jargonspecial words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand:47
5411117622personathe aspect of someone's character that is presented to or perceived by others:48
5411117623code-switchingthe practice of alternating between two or more languages or varieties of language in conversation:49
5411117624discoursewritten or spoken communication:50
5411117625rhetoric(1) the art of persuasive speaking or writing: (2) language designed to have a persuasive effect, but often regarded as lacking in sincerity:51
5411117626modestmoderate (humble) in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements:52
5411117627prudentexercising good judgment or common sense:53
5411117628contextthe circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, idea, text, etc.54
5411117629intuitivebased on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive:55
5411117630counterintuitivecontrary to common-sense expectation (but often nevertheless true):56
5411117631plausibleseeming reasonable or probable::57
5411117632coherentlogically consistent:58
5411117633quantifyto find or calculate the quantity or amount of (something):59
5411117634relativehaving a particular quality or value when compared with something else:60
5411117635absolutecomplete, definite, true, or right, and not changing in any situation:61
5411117636comprehensiveincluding all or nearly all elements or aspects of something; complete:62
5411117637paradigm(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
5411117638hierarchya system in which people or things are placed in a series of levels with different importance or status:64
5411117639anomalysomething that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected:65
5411117640salientmost noticeable or important:66
5411117641constituentbeing a part of a whole:67
5411117642panderto do or provide what someone wants or demands (even though it is not proper, good, or reasonable):68
5411117643stigmaa mark of disgrace:69
5411117644impartialtreating all rivals or disputants equally:70
5411117645substantiateto provide evidence to support or prove the truth of something:71
5411117646contemptthe feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn:72
5411117647impedeto interfere with or slow the progress of (someone or something):73
5411117648servilevery obedient and trying too hard to please someone:74
5411117649effusiveexpressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner:75
5411117650anachronismsomething out of place in time or sequence:76
5411117651gesticulateto move your arms and hands especially when speaking:77
5411117652conjecturean opinion or idea formed without proof or sufficient evidence:78
5411117653enmitymutual hatred or ill will:79
5411117654indolenthabitually lazy:80
5411117655quandarya state of uncertainty or perplexity:81
5411117656didacticdesigned or intended to teach people something—often used to describe someone or something that tries to teach something (such as proper or moral behavior) in a way that is annoying or unwanted:82
5411117657haughtyblatantly and disdainfully proud:83
5411117658insipidlacking flavor or interest:84
5411117659egregiousobviously and exceptionally bad:85

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