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5727408218assertiona declaration or statement0
5727408219clarityclearness in thought or expression1
5727408220cogentconvincing; reasonable2
5727408221coherentlogically connected3
5727408222cohesivecondition of sticking together4
5727408223didacticintended to instruct5
5727633376lucideasily understood; clear6
5727633377rhetoricthe act of using language effectively and persuasively7
5727633378arbitera judge who decides a disputed argument8
5727633379biasedprejudiced9
5727408224discourseverbal expression or exchange; conversation10
5727432645eloquencethe ability to speak vividly or persuasively11
5727432646emphasizeto give special attention to something; to stress12
5727450223fluideasily flowing13
5727450224implicationthe act of suggesting or hinting14
5727633380exculpateto free from guilt and blame15
5727633381impartialnot in favor of one side or the other side, unbiased16
5727633382incontrovertiblenot able to be disputed or denied17
5727633383integritytrustworthiness; completeness18
5727633384objectivitytreating facts without influence from personal or prejudices19
5727633385penitentexpressing remorse for one's misdeeds20
5727752081plausibleseemingly valid or acceptable; credible21
5727752082substantiatedsupported with proof or evidence; verified22
5727752083vindicatedfreed from blame23
5727752084condescendingtreating people as weak or inferior24
5727752085contemptuousfeeling hatred; scornful25
5727752086despoticexercising absolute power; tyrannical26
5727752087dictatorialdomineering; oppressively overbearing27
5727752088disdain*contempt, scorn28
5727752089disdain*to regard or treat with contempt; to look down on29
5727752090haughtyarrogant; vainly proud30
5731742118imperiousarrogantly domineering or overbearing31
5731742119patronizingtreating in a condescending manner32
5731742120convolutedintricate; complex33
5731742121crypticdifficult to comprehend34
5731742122futulehaving no useful purpose; pointless35
5731742123impedeto slow the progress of36
5731742124*obscurerelatively unknown37
5731742125*obscureto conceal or make indirect38
5731742126quandarya state of uncertainty or perplexity39
5731742127indolentlazy40
5731742128insipiduninteresting; unchallenging41
5731742129listlesslacking energy42
5731742130torporlaziness; inactivity; dullness43
5731742131alienatedremoved or disassociated from (friends, family, or homeland)44
5731742132alliancea union of two or more groups45
5731742133disparityinequality of age, rank, or degree; difference46
5731742134servilesubmissive; like a servant47
5731742135suppressedsubdued; kept from being circulated48
5731742136embellishto make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate49
5731742137floriddescribing flowery or elaborate speech50
5731742138opulentexhibiting a display of great wealth51
5731742139ornateelaborately decorated52
5731858301ostentatiousdescribing a showy or pretentious display53
5731858302poignantprofoundly moving or touching54
5731858303ebullienceintense enthusiasm55
5731858304effusiveemotionally unrestrained; gushy56
5731858305egregiousconspicuously bad or offensive57
5731858306flagrantextremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable58
5731858307freneticwildly excited or active59
5731858308gratuitousgiven freely; unearned; unwarranted60
5731858309superfloursextra; unnecessary61
5732070127alleviateto ease a pain or burden62
5732070128asyluma place of retreat or security63
5732070129auspiciousfavorable; promising64
5732070130benevolentwell-meaning; generous65
5732070131benignkind and gentle66
5732070132mollifyto calm or soothe67
5732070133reclamationthe act of making something useful again68
5732070134sanctjonto give official authorization or approval69
5732070135dubiousdoubtful; of unlikely authenticity70
5732070136fabricatedmade; concocted to decievw71
5732070137hypocrisythe practice of being parenting to be something one is not; insecurity72
5732070138slanderfalse charges and malicious oral statements about someone73
5732070139spuriousnot genuine74
5732070140astuteshrewd; clever75
5732070141clandenstinesecretive76
5732070142coupa brilliantly executed plan77
5732070143disingenuousnot straightforward; crafty78
5732070144rusea crafty trick79
5732070145strategema clever trick used to deceive or outwit80
5732070146surreptitiouslydone by secretive means81
5732070147warywatchful; on guard82
5732070148wilycunning83
5732070149ambiguousopen to more than one interpretation84
5732070150ambivalentsimultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain85
5732070151apetheticfeeling or showing little to no emotion86
5732070152arbitrarydetermined by impulse rather than reason87
5732070153capriciousimpulsive and unpredictable88
5732070154equivocateto avoid making a definite statement89
5732070155indifferentnot caring one way or the other90
5732070156spontaneousunplanned; naturally occuring91
5732070157whimsicalsubject to erratic behavior; unpredictable92
5732070158inconsequentialunimportant93
5732070159superficialconcerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow94
5732070160tenuoushaving little substance or strength; shaky; unsure; weak95
5732070161trivialof little importance or significance96
5732070162assiduoushardworking97
5732070163compellingforceful; urgently demanding attention98
5732070164diligentmarked by painstakingly effort; hardworming99
5732070165doggedstubbornly preserving100
5732070166endureto put up with; to survive a hardship101
5732070167intrepidcourageous; fearless102
5732070168maverickone who is independent and resists adherence to a group103
5732070169obduratestubborn; inflexible104
5732070170obstinatestubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action105
5732070171proliferateto grow or increase rapidly106
5732070172tenacitypersistance107
5732070173vitalityenergy; power to survive108

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