5127845870 | assertion | a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief: "I question their assertion that the economy is going to collapse." | 0 | |
5127874460 | biased | unfairly prejudiced for or against someone or something: "We will not tolerate this biased media coverage." | 1 | |
5127880801 | convoluted | extremely complex and difficult to follow: "The narrative was so convoluted, I honestly couldn't tell you what happened." | 2 | |
5127893567 | integral | forming a necessary part of something; "Water is an integral part of our diet." | 3 | |
5127910338 | condescending | behaving as though you think you are better, more intelligent, or more important than other people: "His condescending attitude isn't going to make him any friends." | 4 | |
5127940709 | embellish | to make (a statement or story) more interesting or entertaining by adding extra details, especially ones that are not true: "She has difficulty telling the truth because she likes to embellish things." | 5 | |
5127963239 | contemporary | occurring in the present or at the same time: "The fractured identity of the Republican party is a contemporary issue." "Socrates and Plato were contemporaries." | 6 | |
5127992719 | transient | lasting only for a short time; impermanent (can refer to people, often homeless): "It's just another transient fashion." "Portland has a large transient population." | 7 | |
5128037745 | proliferate | to increase rapidly in numbers: "Nuclear weapons proliferated in the 20th century." | 8 | |
5128064429 | wary | feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems: "Dogs that have been mistreated often remain wary of strangers." | 9 |
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