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Abstract
Existing as an idea rather than having a physical existence
Acknowledge
To accept or admit the existence or truth of something
Adversary
An opponent or enemy
Advocate
A person who publicly supports a particular cause or policy
Ambivalent
Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something
Anecdote
A short, interesting story about a real incident or person
Assertion
A confident and forceful statement of fact or belief
Bias
Prejudice in favor of or against something; unfair preference
Brevity
Concise and exact use of words; shortness of time
Candor
The quality of being open and honest in expression
Compile
To produce by assembling information from various sources
Comprehensive
Complete; including all or nearly all elements or aspects
Concur
To agree; to have the same opinion
Contemplate
To think deeply or carefully about something
Conventional
Based on what is generally done or believed; traditional
Convey
To communicate or make known; to transport
Credible
Able to be believed; convincing
Criterion
A standard by which something is judged (plural: criteria)
Crucial
Of great importance; critical
Deception
The act of causing someone to accept as true something that is false
Deficiency
A lack or shortage of something
Depict
To show or represent by drawing, painting, or describing
Derive
To obtain something from a specified source
Diminish
To make or become less; to reduce
Discrepancy
A lack of compatibility or similarity between facts or claims
Disparity
A great difference; inequality
Diverse
Showing a great deal of variety; different
Elaborate
Detailed and complicated in design; to develop in detail
Elicit
To draw out a response or reaction from someone
Empathy
The ability to understand and share the feelings of another
Endorse
To declare one's public approval or support of something
Enhance
To intensify, increase, or improve the quality of something
Excerpt
A short extract from a larger work
Fluctuate
To rise and fall irregularly in number or amount
Fundamental
Forming a necessary base or core; of central importance
Generate
To cause something to arise or come about; to produce
Hypothesis
A proposed explanation based on limited evidence; an educated guess
Illustrate
To explain or make clear by using examples or comparisons
Impartial
Treating all rivals or disputants equally; fair and just
Implication
A conclusion that can be drawn from something not explicitly stated
Inevitable
Certain to happen; unavoidable
Integrity
The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles
Juxtapose
To place close together for contrasting effect
Mandatory
Required by law or rules; compulsory
Nostalgia
A sentimental longing for the past
Perspective
A particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view
Plausible
Seeming reasonable or probable
Prevalent
Widespread in a particular area at a particular time
Relevant
Closely connected or appropriate to what is being discussed
Substantiate
To provide evidence to support or prove the truth of something
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