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Pliant

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flexible;yielding

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Lithe

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moves easily; flexible

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Supple

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flexible; compliant

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Alacrity

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cheerful willingness; eagerness

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Assiduous

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hard working; diligent

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Pragmatic

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practical; concerned with the end result

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Anthropology

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the study of human cultures and origins

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Didactic

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designed or intended to teach; moralizing

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Empirical

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based on observation or experiment

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Epilogue

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the final section of a piece of literature, music; conclusion

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Heterogeneous

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mixed; consisting of many parts

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Homogeneous

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same; uniform

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Pedagogy

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the art or profession of training

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Rudimentary

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elementary; basic

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Discrepancy

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an apparent contradiction or disagreement

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Disparity

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the condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank or degree

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Incongruous

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not harmonious; disagreeing

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Partisan

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not objective; firmly adhering to a party or cause

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Polarize

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to break into opposing groups

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Facetious

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jocular; joking; playfully

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Satirical

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sarcastic; joking

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Ascertain

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to prove; to know for certain

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Corroborate

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to support with evidence; confirm

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Discern

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to see; notice; recognize

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Ostensible

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outwardly appealing; apparent

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Substantiate

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support with proof or evidence

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Augment

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to make greater; as in size

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Copius

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plentiful

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Disemimate

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to spread

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Proliferate

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to grow or increase rapidly

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Surfeit

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excess; over-indulgence

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Curtail

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to cut short

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Deferment

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a delay or postponement

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Preclude

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to make impossible; block; stop

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Quell

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to quiet or calm; pacify

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Temper

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to moderate or restrain

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Thwart

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to stop; block

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Abstruse

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difficult to understand

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Ambiguous

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open to multiple interpretations

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Convoluted

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intricate; complex

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Cryptic

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difficult to comprehend; obscure

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Dubious

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doubtful; unlikely; questionable

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Enigma

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one that is puzzling, ambiguous

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Arbitration

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hearing and deciding a controversy

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Equitable

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fair; not favoring one party over another

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Exculpate

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to free from guilt or blame

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Exonerate

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to free from blame or burden

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Indict

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to charge formally with a crime

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Objectivity

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treating facts without personal feelings or biases

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Perjure

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to lie under oath

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