absolve to free someone from blame, guilt, or responsibility
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alleviate to make pain, difficulty, or a problem less severe
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alter to change something
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ambiguous unclear because it can have more than one possible meaning
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ambivalent having mixed or conflicting feelings about something
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analyze to examine something carefully by looking at its parts
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animosity strong dislike or hostility
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antagonize to cause someone to become hostile or unfriendly
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approach a way of dealing with something; or to come closer
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approximate close to the exact amount; or to estimate roughly
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arbitrary based on a choice or decision without a clear reason or rule
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arbitrate to settle a disagreement by acting as a neutral judge
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assimilate to absorb and understand information or become part of a group
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astute clever and quick to understand situations
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audacious bold and willing to take risks, sometimes shockingly so
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avert to prevent something bad from happening
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consequence a result or effect, especially one caused by an action
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consistent staying the same over time or agreeing with something else
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contrast a clear difference; or to show how things are different
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credible believable and worthy of trust
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cursory quick and not detailed or thorough
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dearth a lack or shortage of something
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deficient not having enough of something essential
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derive to get or develop something from a source
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detract to reduce the value, importance, or quality of something
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digress to move away from the main subject while speaking or writing
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distinguish to recognize or show the difference between things
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distort to twist or change the truth, meaning, or appearance of something
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elicit to draw out a response, answer, or reaction
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establish to create, set up, or show something clearly
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evaluate to judge the quality, value, or effectiveness of something
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evident clear or easy to see or understand
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exacerbate to make a problem, condition, or situation worse
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explicit stated clearly and directly, leaving no doubt
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factor something that helps cause or influence a result
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fallacy a mistaken belief or faulty idea, especially in reasoning
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fastidious very careful about details and difficult to please
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feasible possible and practical to do successfully
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foreboding a feeling that something bad is going to happen
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formulate to develop or create something carefully, such as a plan or idea
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fortify to strengthen or protect something
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grapple to struggle with or work hard to understand a difficult problem
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hindrance something that makes progress difficult
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hypothetical based on an imagined situation rather than a real one
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imperative extremely important or necessary
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indicate to show, point out, or suggest something
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inevitable certain to happen or impossible to avoid
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infer to reach a conclusion from evidence or clues
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interpret to explain or understand the meaning of something
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justify to give good reasons or evidence to show that something is reasonable
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maintain to keep something going, at the same level, or in good condition
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obtain to get or acquire something
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perspective a particular way of seeing or thinking about something
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relevant directly connected to the topic or situation
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reluctant unwilling or hesitant to do something
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require to need something or to make something necessary
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significant important or large enough to matter
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subsequent coming after something else
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sufficient enough for a particular purpose
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valid reasonable, acceptable, or supported well enough to be trusted
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