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| 6572215380 | dogmatic | expressing opinions forcefully, as if they were fact: |  | 0 |
| 6572215381 | hypocrisy | pretending to be what one is not or to believe what one does not; behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel: |  | 1 |
| 6572215382 | orthodox | beliefs that conform to what is generally or traditionally accepted as right or true; not independent-minded: |  | 2 |
| 6572215383 | vindicate | to clear someone of blame or suspicion: |  | 3 |
| 6572215384 | disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior: |  | 4 |
| 6572215385 | cryptic | having a hidden or ambiguous meaning: |  | 5 |
| 6572215386 | flagrant | obviously offensive; so inconsistent with what is right or proper as to appear to be a flouting of law or morality: |  | 6 |
| 6572215387 | superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary: extra: |  | 7 |
| 6572215388 | auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely: |  | 8 |
| 6572215389 | benevolent | well meaning and kindly: |  | 9 |
| 6572215390 | beguile | to charm or enchant someone, sometimes in a deceptive way. | 10 | |
| 6572215391 | circumvent | to find a way around an obstacle, problem, difficulty (typically in a clever and surreptitious way). | 11 | |
| 6572215392 | propaganda | information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. | 12 | |
| 6572215393 | expedient | a means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but considered improper or immoral. | 13 | |
| 6572215394 | meticulous | showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise. | 14 | |
| 6572215395 | euphemism | a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing. | 15 | |
| 6572215396 | schism | a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief. | 16 | |
| 6572215397 | puritanical | practicing or affecting strict religious or moral behavior. | 17 | |
| 6572215398 | nefarious | wicked or criminal (typically referring to an action or activity). | 18 | |
| 6572215399 | penitent | feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong. | 19 | |
| 6572215400 | assertion | a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief: | 20 | |
| 6572215401 | biased | unfairly prejudiced for or against someone or something: | 21 | |
| 6572215402 | convoluted | extremely complex and difficult to follow: | 22 | |
| 6572215403 | integral | forming a necessary part of something; | 23 | |
| 6572215404 | condescending | behaving as though you think you are better, more intelligent, or more important than other people: | 24 | |
| 6572215405 | embellish | to make (a statement or story) more interesting or entertaining by adding extra details, especially ones that are not true: | 25 | |
| 6572215406 | contemporary | occurring in the present or at the same time: | 26 | |
| 6572215407 | transient | lasting only for a short time; impermanent (can refer to people, often homeless): | 27 | |
| 6572215408 | proliferate | to increase rapidly in numbers: | 28 | |
| 6572215409 | wary | feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems: | 29 | |
| 6572215410 | ubiquitous | being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent. | 30 | |
| 6572215411 | banal | so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring: | 31 | |
| 6572215412 | platitude | a remark or statement (especially of a moral nature) that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful: | 32 | |
| 6572215413 | delude | to impose a misleading belief upon someone; to deceive; to fool: | 33 | |
| 6572215414 | cliché | a phrase or opinion that is overused and demonstrates a lack of original thought: | 34 | |
| 6572215415 | surreptitious | kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of: | 35 | |
| 6572215416 | apathy | lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern: | 36 | |
| 6572215417 | inconsequential | not important or significant: | 37 | |
| 6572215418 | tenuous | very weak, uncertain, insecure: | 38 | |
| 6572215419 | malleable | able to be shaped, formed, controlled, influenced: | 39 | |
| 6572215420 | eloquent | able to express your ideas and opinions well, especially in a way that influences people: | 40 | |
| 6572215421 | lucid | expressed in a way that is clear and easy to understand: | 41 | |
| 6572215422 | alienate | to do something that makes someone unfriendly or unwilling to support you: | 42 | |
| 6572215423 | obscure | not well known and usually not very important; difficult to understand: | 43 | |
| 6572215424 | listless | feeling tired and not interested in things: | 44 | |
| 6572215425 | disparity | a great difference: | 45 | |
| 6572215426 | ostentatious | characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract attention: | 46 | |
| 6572215427 | pretentious | attempting to impress by faking greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed: | 47 | |
| 6572215428 | astute | having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage: | 48 | |
| 6572215429 | fabricate | to invent a story, piece of information etc. in order to deceive: | 49 | |
| 6572215430 | subjective | (1) existing only in a person's mind. (2) influenced by personal feelings or opinions. | 50 | |
| 6572215431 | objective | (1) existing independent of or external to the mind. (2) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions. | 51 | |
| 6572215432 | tacit | understood or implied without being stated: | 52 | |
| 6572215433 | infer | to deduce or conclude from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements: | 53 | |
| 6572215434 | wrought | beaten out or shaped by hammering: | 54 | |
| 6572215435 | belie | to give a false appearance of something: | 55 | |
| 6572215436 | benign | gentle; not harmful: | 56 | |
| 6572215437 | quibble | to argue or raise objections about a trivial matter: | 57 | |
| 6572215438 | syntax | word order (the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language): | 58 | |
| 6572215439 | semantics | the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text: | 59 | |
| 6572215440 | juxtapose | to place side-by-side or close together for contrasting effect | 60 | |
| 6572215441 | anecdote | a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person: | 61 | |
| 6572215442 | opinion | a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge: | 62 | |
| 6572215443 | belief | something one accepts as true or real; a firmly held opinion or conviction: | 63 | |
| 6572215444 | explicit | stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt: | 64 | |
| 6572215445 | implicit | suggested but not plainly expressed: | 65 | |
| 6572215446 | hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally: | 66 | |
| 6572215447 | jargon | special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand: | 67 | |
| 6572215448 | persona | the aspect of someone's character that is presented to or perceived by others: | 68 | |
| 6572215449 | code-switching | the practice of alternating between two or more languages or varieties of language in conversation: | 69 | |
| 6572215450 | discourse | written or spoken communication: | 70 | |
| 6572215451 | rhetoric | (1) the art of persuasive speaking or writing: (2) language designed to have a persuasive effect, but often regarded as lacking in sincerity: | 71 | |
| 6572215452 | modest | moderate (humble) in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements: | 72 | |
| 6572215453 | prudent | exercising good judgment or common sense: | 73 | |
| 6572215454 | context | the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, idea, text, etc. | 74 | |
| 6572215455 | intuitive | based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive: | 75 | |
| 6572215456 | counterintuitive | contrary to common-sense expectation (but often nevertheless true): | 76 | |
| 6572215457 | plausible | seeming reasonable or probable: | 77 | |
| 6572215458 | coherent | logically consistent: | 78 | |
| 6572215459 | quantify | to find or calculate the quantity or amount of (something): | 79 | |
| 6572215460 | relative | having a particular quality or value when compared with something else: | 80 | |
| 6572215461 | absolute | complete, definite, true, or right, and not changing in any situation: | 81 | |
| 6572215462 | comprehensive | including all or nearly all elements or aspects of something; complete: | 82 | |
| 6572215463 | paradigm | (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: | 83 | |
| 6572215464 | hierarchy | a system in which people or things are placed in a series of levels with different importance or status: | 84 | |
| 6572215465 | anomaly | something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected: | 85 | |
| 6572215466 | salient | most noticeable or important: | 86 | |
| 6572215467 | constituent | being a part of a whole: | 87 | |
| 6572215468 | pander | to do or provide what someone wants or demands (even though it is not proper, good, or reasonable): | 88 | |
| 6572215469 | stigma | a mark of disgrace: | 89 | |
| 6572215470 | impartial | treating all rivals or disputants equally: | 90 | |
| 6572215471 | substantiate | to provide evidence to support or prove the truth of something: | 91 | |
| 6572215472 | contempt | the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn: | 92 | |
| 6572215473 | impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of (someone or something): | 93 | |
| 6572215474 | servile | very obedient and trying too hard to please someone: | 94 | |
| 6572215475 | effusive | expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner: | 95 | |
| 6572215476 | anachronism | something out of place in time or sequence: | 96 | |
| 6572215477 | gesticulate | to move your arms and hands especially when speaking: | 97 | |
| 6572215478 | conjecture | an opinion or idea formed without proof or sufficient evidence: | 98 | |
| 6572215479 | enmity | mutual hatred or ill will: | 99 | |
| 6572215480 | indolent | habitually lazy: | 100 | |
| 6572215481 | quandary | a state of uncertainty or perplexity: | 101 | |
| 6572215482 | didactic | designed 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: | 102 | |
| 6572215483 | haughty | blatantly and disdainfully proud: | 103 | |
| 6572215484 | insipid | lacking flavor or interest: | 104 | |
| 6572215485 | egregious | obviously and exceptionally bad: | 105 | |
| 6572215486 | pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations or that is intended to disparage or belittle: "Using the word simple to describe someone could have pejorative connotations." | 106 | |
| 6572215487 | equanimity | mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation: | 107 | |
| 6572215488 | vilify | to say or write very harsh and critical things about someone or something: | 108 | |
| 6572215489 | notorious | famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed: | 109 | |
| 6572215490 | obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful: | 110 | |
| 6572215491 | austere | stern or cold in appearance, manner, or attitude; having no comforts or luxuries: | 111 | |
| 6572215492 | apprehension | anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen: | 112 | |
| 6572215493 | novel | new or unusual in an interesting way: | 113 | |
| 6572215494 | prodigious | extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree: | 114 | |
| 6572215495 | pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters; practical (as opposed to idealistic): | 115 | |
| 6572215496 | facile | (1) too simple; not showing enough thought or effort: (2) working, moving, or performing well and very easily: | 116 | |
| 6572215497 | partisan | (1) a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person. (2) prejudiced in favor of a particular cause. | 117 | |
| 6572215498 | polarize | to break up into opposing factions or groupings: | 118 | |
| 6572215499 | obfuscate | to render obscure, unclear, or confusing (sometimes done on purpose to be evasive): | 119 | |
| 6572215500 | substantive | having substance; having a firm basis in reality and therefore important, meaningful, or considerable: | 120 | |
| 6572215501 | vacuous | empty; lacking ideas or intelligence: | 121 | |
| 6572215502 | exponent | a person who believes in and promotes the truth or benefits of an idea or theory: | 122 | |
| 6572215503 | wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy: | 123 | |
| 6572215504 | litmus test | a test in which a single factor (as an attitude, event, or fact) is decisive: | 124 | |
| 6572215505 | arbitrary | based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system: | 125 | |
| 6572215506 | flippant | not showing a serious or respectful attitude: | 126 | |
| 6572215507 | premise | a statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion: | 127 | |
| 6572215508 | contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument: | 128 | |
| 6572215509 | expound | to explain by setting forth in careful and often elaborate detail: | 129 | |
| 6572215510 | articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, or effectively: | 130 | |
| 6572215511 | differentiate | recognize or ascertain what makes (someone or something) different; to make or become different: | 131 | |
| 6572215512 | correlate | to have a mutual relationship or connection, in which one thing affects or depends on another: | 132 | |
| 6572215513 | erroneous | wrong; incorrect; mistaken: | 133 | |
| 6572215514 | amenable | open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled: | 134 | |
| 6572215515 | post hoc | occurring or done after the event: | 135 | |
| 6572215516 | dubious | giving rise to uncertainty; questionable; suspect: | 136 | |
| 6572215517 | preface | to introduce or begin (a speech, remark, or event, etc.) by saying doing something: | 137 | |
| 6572215518 | disenfranchise | deprived of power; marginalized: | 138 | |
| 6572215519 | vicissitude | a fluctuation of state or condition: | 139 | |
| 6572215520 | sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout: | 140 | |
| 6572215521 | propriety | conformity to what is socially acceptable in conduct or speech; proper: | 141 | |
| 6572215522 | scrutinize | examine or inspect closely and thoroughly: | 142 | |
| 6572215523 | etymology | the origin of a word and the historical development of its meaning; the study of the origin of words: | 143 | |
| 6572215524 | cohort | a group of people banded together or treated as a group: | 144 | |
| 6572215525 | arbiter | a person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter: | 145 | |
| 6572215526 | mollify | to soothe or appease the anger or anxiety of someone: | 146 | |
| 6572215527 | flout | to openly disregard (often with contempt or scorn): |  | 147 |
| 6572215528 | invoke | to cite or appeal to someone or something as an authority for an action or in support of an argument; to call on or summon; to give rise to: |  | 148 |
| 6572215529 | indict | to accuse or charge with a fault, offense, or serious crime: |  | 149 |
| 6572215530 | contingent | occurring or existing only if certain other circumstances are the case: |  | 150 |
| 6572215531 | vehement | showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense: |  | 151 |
| 6572215532 | holistic | relating to or concerned with wholes or with complete systems rather than parts: |  | 152 |
| 6572215533 | onus | a disagreeable necessity; the burden of proving something: |  | 153 |
| 6572215534 | moot | subject to debate and typically not admitting of a final decision (therefore often having little practical significance because the subject is too uncertain): |  | 154 |
| 6572215535 | caricature | a ludicrous, grotesque, or comically exaggerated representation of someone or something: |  | 155 |
| 6572215536 | propagate | to breed, spread, and promote widely (ideas, specimens, offspring, etc.): |  | 156 |
