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Controversy

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A usual prolonged public dispute; an argument

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Depict

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To represent by drawing or to characterize in words. Portray; describe

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Undermine

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To weaken; sabotage; subvert; debilitate; destabilize

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Advocate

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To support or urge by argument

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Arrogant

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Having an exaggerated self opinion. egotistical or overproud

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Cynic

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One who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions

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Dispute

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To engage in argument or debate

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Provoke

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To anger or Vex

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Contradict

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To challenge; confront; counter; deny or oppose

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Empathy

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Identification with an understanding of another’s situation feelings and motives

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Perceive

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To become aware of by means of the senses; to recognize or to understand

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Phenomenon

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A fact occurrence or circumstance observed or is it observable; something remarkable or extraordinary

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Contempt

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A feeling of disdain for anything considered mean or worthless

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Resolve

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To come to a firm decision about or determine; to settle or resolve;

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Speculate

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To engage in thought

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Intricate

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Having many parts or facets; hard to understand

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Skepticism

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A questioning or doubting attitude

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Assert

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To state positively; declare

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Distinct

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Not identical; different in nature of quality; dissimilar

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Divisive

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Dissenting; at odds with; alienating

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Consume

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To expended by use; to use up

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Digress

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To wander away from the main topic or argument in speaking or writing

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Innovate

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To introduce something new

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Diminish

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To make or become smaller less or less important

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Nostalgia

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A sentimental longing for something in the past

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Practical

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Involving or resulting from practice or action; adapted or suited for actual use

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Versatile

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Capable of turning easily from one thing to another; having many uses or application

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Profound

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Showing deep insight or understanding; originating in the depths of one’s being

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Tenacity

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Persistence; strong character; perseverance

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Insight

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Intuitiveness; awareness; observation understanding; wisdom

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Endure

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To tolerate; withstand; sustain; undergo hardship

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Perplex

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To cause to be puzzled or bewildered; to confuse

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Denounce

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To condemn openly; to attack accuser criticize

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Plausibility

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Credibility, believability

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Vulnerable

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Capable of or susceptible to being wounded; open two or defenseless against criticism or attack

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Pragmatic

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Tractable; sensible; logical

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Rigor

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The quality of being strict or in flexible; harshness; severity; hardship

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Adept

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Very skilled; expert

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Disparage

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To speak of negativity; to belittle

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Aesthetic

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Having to do with the appreciation of beauty

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Superficial

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Being at on or near the surface; apparent rather than real

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Foster

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To promote the growth or development of; to bring up

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Ambivalent

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Simultaneously experiencing opposing emotions; uncertain

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Elaborate

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Worked out in great detail; painstakingly; showy or gaudy

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Beneficial

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Producing are promoting a favorable results; helpful

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embellish

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Two ornaments or decorate; to exaggerate

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Imply

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To indicate; suggest; refer; hint

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Esoteric

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Intended for or understood by only a small group

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Inevitable

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Unable to be avoided or escaped

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Resent

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To feel or show displeasure or indignation at

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Scarce

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Insufficient to satisfy a need or demand and rarely encountering

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Ingenuity

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The quality of being cleverly inventive resourceful

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Substantiate

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To support with proof and evidence; to verify

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Isolated

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Detach our separate; alone

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Subtle

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Difficult to perceive; fine or delicate; characterized by or requiring mental acuteness

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Presume

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To take for granted, assume or supposed; to undertake without write her permission

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Sentiment

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An attitude feeling or opinion; refined or tender emotion

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Rhetoric

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The art of using language effectively and persuasively

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Defiance

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A bold resistance to authority or force

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand

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Deliberate

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Studied or intentional; careful or slow in deciding

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Bolster

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To hearten, support, or prop up

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Eradicate

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To get rid of as if by tearing it up by the roots; to abolish

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Contend

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To struggle or compete

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Indifferent

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Without interest or concern; having no bias or preference

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Conventional

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Conforming to accepted standards

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