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- ambiguitynoun · 700-800 · Priority 1+ Save
The quality of having more than one possible meaning, causing confusion.
- anomalynoun · 700-800 · Priority 1+ Save
Something that deviates from what is standard or expected.
- articulateadjective · 400-500 · Priority 1+ Save
Able to express ideas clearly, or to express clearly.
- comprehendverb · 400-500 · Priority 1+ Save
To understand something fully.
- condoneverb · 400-500 · Priority 1+ Save
To accept or approve of behavior, often implicitly.
- corroborateverb · 700-800 · Priority 1+ Save
To confirm or support a statement or theory with additional evidence.
- disparateadjective · 700-800 · Priority 1+ Save
Fundamentally different; not comparable.
- facetiousadjective · 600-700 · Priority 1+ Save
Treating a serious matter with inappropriate humor.
- poignantadjective · 600-700 · Priority 1+ Save
Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.
- pragmatismnoun · 500-600 · Priority 1+ Save
An approach that deals with things sensibly and realistically.
- pretentiousadjective · 500-600 · Priority 1+ Save
Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance than one has.
- rectifyverb · 600-700 · Priority 1+ Save
To correct or fix something that is wrong.
- resiliencenoun · 500-600 · Priority 1+ Save
The capacity to recover quickly from difficulty.
- rhetoricnoun · 400-500 · Priority 1+ Save
The art of persuasive speaking or writing, sometimes used dismissively for empty language.
- rudimentaryadjective · 600-700 · Priority 1+ Save
Basic and undeveloped.
- sanctimoniousadjective · 700-800 · Priority 1+ Save
Making a show of being morally superior.
- transientadjective · 600-700 · Priority 1+ Save
Lasting only a short time; temporary.
- unassumingadjective · 500-600 · Priority 1+ Save
Modest and not seeking attention.
- unscrupulousadjective · 500-600 · Priority 1+ Save
Having no moral principles; dishonest.
- widespreadadjective · 400-500 · Priority 1+ Save
Happening or existing in many places at once.