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  1. accept
    receive willingly something given or offered
  2. accordingly
    in agreement with
  3. actually
    in fact
  4. additional
    further or extra
  5. adjacent
    having a common boundary or edge
  6. admit
    declare to be true or accept the reality of
  7. affirmative
    giving assent
  8. alleged
    doubtful or suspect
  9. alternative
    one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
  10. amplify
    increase the volume of
  11. analogy
    drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity
  12. analysis
    abstract separation of something into its various parts
  13. apply
    employ for a particular purpose
  14. assess
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  15. assumption
    the act of taking something for granted
  16. brief
    of short duration or distance
  17. catalogue
    a complete list of things, usually arranged systematically
  18. certainly
    definitely or positively
  19. claim
    assert or affirm strongly
  20. clarification
    an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding
  21. clarify
    make clear and comprehensible
  22. clause
    an expression including a subject and predicate
  23. coherence
    the state of sticking together
  24. compare
    examine and note the similarities or differences of
  25. comparison
    the act of examining resemblances
  26. compound
    a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
  27. conclude
    decide by reasoning
  28. conclusion
    a position or opinion reached after consideration
  29. conditional
    imposing or depending on or containing an assumption
  30. conjunction
    something that joins or connects
  31. connect
    fasten or put together two or more pieces
  32. connotation
    an idea that is implied or suggested
  33. consensus
    agreement in the judgment reached by a group as a whole
  34. consent
    give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
  35. consequence
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
  36. consequently
    as a result
  37. consider
    think about carefully; weigh
  38. consistent
    the same throughout in structure or composition
  39. contrary
    exact opposition
  40. contrast
    the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
  41. conversely
    with the terms of the relation reversed
  42. convince
    make realize the truth or validity of something
  43. coordinate
    of equal importance, rank, or degree
  44. correspond
    take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
  45. current
    occurring in or belonging to the present time
  46. decline
    grow worse
  47. deduce
    reason from the general to the particular
  48. define
    show the form or outline of
  49. definitely
    without question and beyond doubt
  50. demonstrate
    give an exhibition of to an interested audience
  51. demonstrative
    a pronoun that points out an intended referent
  52. denotation
    the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
  53. description
    the act of depicting something
  54. dubious
    fraught with uncertainty or doubt
  55. emphasis
    intensity or forcefulness of expression
  56. enumerate
    specify individually
  57. equal
    having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
  58. equivalent
    being essentially comparable to something
  59. essentially
    at bottom or by something's very nature
  60. establish
    set up or found
  61. evaluate
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  62. eventual
    expected to follow in the indefinite future
  63. eventuality
    a possible event or occurrence or result
  64. evidence
    knowledge on which to base belief
  65. evident
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  66. example
    an item of information that is typical of a class or group
  67. exception
    an instance that does not conform to a rule
  68. exclude
    prevent from entering; keep out
  69. exemplary
    worthy of imitation
  70. exemplify
    be characteristic of
  71. explain
    make plain and comprehensible
  72. explicit
    precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable
  73. expository
    serving to expound or set forth
  74. extend
    stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope
  75. extent
    the point or degree to which something extends
  76. foremost
    ranking above all others
  77. former
    the first of two or the first mentioned of two
  78. formidable
    extremely impressive in strength or excellence
  79. furthermore
    in addition
  80. generalization
    the process of abstracting common properties of instances
  81. illustrate
    depict with a visual representation
  82. implication
    something that is inferred
  83. implicit
    suggested though not directly expressed
  84. imply
    express or state indirectly
  85. include
    have as a part; be made up out of
  86. indicate
    designate a place, direction, person, or thing
  87. induce
    reason from detailed facts to general principles
  88. inevitable
    incapable of being avoided or prevented
  89. infer
    conclude by reasoning
  90. initially
    at the beginning
  91. instance
    an item of information that is typical of a class or group
  92. intend
    have in mind as a purpose
  93. introduce
    bring something new to an environment
  94. justify
    show to be right by providing proof
  95. latter
    the second of two or the second mentioned of two
  96. mention
    make reference to
  97. narrative
    an account that tells the particulars of an act or event
  98. necessarily
    in such a manner as could not be otherwise
  99. nevertheless
    despite anything to the contrary
  100. nonetheless
    despite anything to the contrary
  101. notable
    worthy of attention or interest
  102. notwithstanding
    despite anything to the contrary
  103. obviously
    unmistakably
  104. opinion
    a personal belief or judgment
  105. opposite
    being directly across from each other
  106. overall
    involving only main features
  107. paradigm
    a standard or typical example
  108. paradox
    a statement that contradicts itself
  109. paragraph
    one of several distinct subdivisions of a text
  110. parallel
    being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
  111. paramount
    more important than anything else; supreme
  112. particular
    unique or specific to a person or thing or category
  113. particularly
    to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
  114. persuasive
    intended or having the power to induce action or belief
  115. phrase
    an expression consisting of one or more words
  116. precede
    be earlier in time
  117. precede
    be earlier in time
  118. premise
    a statement that is held to be true
  119. presumably
    by reasonable assumption
  120. previous
    just preceding something else in time or order
  121. primarily
    for the most part
  122. prior
    earlier in time
  123. prove
    establish the validity of something
  124. provide
    give something useful or necessary to
  125. purpose
    what something is used for
  126. refine
    reduce to a pure state
  127. reinforce
    strengthen and support
  128. relate
    give an account of
  129. relevance
    the relation of something to the matter at hand
  130. respond
    show a reaction to something
  131. sequence
    a following of one thing after another in time
  132. significant
    rich in implication
  133. similarity
    the quality of being alike
  134. simultaneous
    occurring or operating at the same time
  135. specific
    stated explicitly or in detail
  136. specification
    the act of naming explicitly
  137. subordinate
    an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
  138. subsequently
    happening at a time later than another time
  139. suggest
    make a proposal; declare a plan for something
  140. summarize
    briefly present the main points of something
  141. summary
    a brief statement that presents the main points
  142. support
    the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
  143. synthesis
    the combination of ideas into a complex whole
  144. termination
    the act of ending something
  145. thesis
    an unproved statement advanced as a premise in an argument
  146. trace
    an indication that something has been present
  147. transition
    the act of passing from one state or place to the next
  148. upshot
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
Created on Mon Dec 10 22:01:15 EST 2012 (updated Wed Sep 09 08:29:18 EDT 2015)

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