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Arbitrary

A

done or decided randomly, without clear reason

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Bolster

A

provide support for (an argument)

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Comprehensive

A

thorough, complete

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Condone

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to disregard or pardon an illegal or objectionable act

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Deter

A

to encourage

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Disparity

A

difference, gap

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Diverge

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to seperate from

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Doctrine

A

principle or set of teachings

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Empirical

A

derived from experiment or oberservation

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Endeavor

A

attempt

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Esteem

A

(v.)-to hold in high regard

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Feasible

A

doable

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Grievance

A

a wrong, grounds for complaint

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Hypothesis

A

educated guess

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Idealistic

A

cherishing noble or high-minded principles

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Indifferent

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not caring, utterly detached

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Inevitable

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unavoidable

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Innate

A

inborn

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innovation

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new invention or discovery

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Legislation

A

laws

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Lofty

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high-minded, exalted

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Moral

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concerned with the rules of right and wrong

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Paradox

A

apparent contradiction

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Partisan

A

strong adherent to a party or idea

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Phenomenon

A

occurrence

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Pragmatic, Prudent

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practical

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Scrutinize

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to examine closely

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Skeptical

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questioning, doubtful

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Stagnation

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failure to progress or grow

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Stipulate

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to specify a requirement

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Subordinate

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lower-ranking

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Substantiate

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to prove; unsubstantiated-unproven

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Synthesize

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to bring together, integrate

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Undermine

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to weaken, attack indirectly

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Underscore

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to emphasize