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Contentious

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Controversial

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Prerogative

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A right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class

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Fortitude

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Courage in pain or adversary

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Infallible

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Incapable of making mistakes or being wrong

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Acquiesce

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Accept something reluctantly, but without protesting

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Succinct

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(especially of something written or spoken) briefly and clearly expressed.

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Affluent

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(especially of a group or area) having a great deal of money; wealthy.

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Convene

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Come together for a meeting or activity; Assemble

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Corroborate

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To agree with or give support to (a statement, thesis, finding, etc)

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Brash

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Self assertive in a rude or cocky way

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Candid

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truthful and straightforward; frank.

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Cynic

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a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honorable or unselfish reasons.

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Idealist

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a person who is guided more by ideals than by practical considerations.

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Denotation

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the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.

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Connotation

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an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

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