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  1. account
    the grounds or reason for
  2. adverse
    in an opposing direction
  3. artificial
    not arising from natural growth
  4. bilateral
    having two sides or parts
  5. climax
    the decisive moment in a novel or play
  6. commitment
    the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose
  7. condone
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
  8. correlative
    expressing a reciprocal or complementary relation
  9. criterion
    the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
  10. deter
    turn away from as by fear or persuasion
  11. detract
    take away a part from; diminish
  12. discourse
    an extended communication dealing with some particular topic
  13. dissuade
    turn away from by persuasion
  14. diverge
    move or draw apart
  15. dogma
    a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  16. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
  17. engender
    call forth
  18. ethical
    conforming to accepted standards of social behavior
  19. extrinsic
    not forming an essential part of a thing
  20. figurative
    not literal
  21. idealistic
    motivated by noble or moral beliefs rather than practicality
  22. immanent
    inherent; existing or remaining within
  23. immoral
    deliberately violating principles of right and wrong
  24. inevitable
    incapable of being avoided or prevented
  25. innovation
    the act of starting something for the first time
  26. legislation
    law enacted by an assembly
  27. literal
    limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
  28. multilateral
    having many parts or sides
  29. outset
    the time at which something is supposed to begin
  30. paradox
    a statement that contradicts itself
  31. paragon
    a perfect embodiment of a concept
  32. persuade
    cause somebody to adopt a certain position or belief
  33. practicable
    capable of being done with means at hand
  34. precedent
    an example that is used to justify similar occurrences
  35. prescriptive
    pertaining to giving directives or rules
  36. prototype
    a standard or typical example
  37. prudent
    marked by sound judgment
  38. recur
    happen or occur again
  39. scrutiny
    the act of examining something closely, as for mistakes
  40. serial
    in regular succession without gaps
  41. subset
    a group whose members are members of another group
  42. theory
    a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the world
  43. touchstone
    a basis for comparison
  44. undermine
    weaken or impair, especially gradually
  45. underpin
    confirm or support with evidence or authority
  46. unilateral
    involving only one part or side
  47. warrant
    show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for
  48. control experiment
    an experiment designed to control for variables affecting the results of another experiment
    Also 'controlled experiment'
  49. amorally
    without regard for the distinction between right and wrong
  50. truncate
    approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one
Created on Tue May 05 15:19:29 EDT 2020 (updated Tue May 05 15:24:24 EDT 2020)

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