abolish: To officially put an end to
accessible: Easy to reach or use
accumulate: To pile up gradually
acknowledge: To admit or recognize
adjacent: Next to
advocate: To speak in support of
aggressive: Ready to attack or push forward
allegiance: Loyalty to a person or cause
ambiguous: Having more than one possible meaning
apprehensive: Worried about what may happen
aspire: To strongly hope to achieve
assess: To judge the size or value of
bias: An unfair leaning toward one side
candid: Honest and direct
catastrophe: A sudden disaster
cease: To stop
coincide: To happen at the same time
colleague: A person you work with
compel: To force
concise: Brief but complete
contemplate: To think deeply about
controversy: A public argument
credible: Believable
criteria: Standards for judging
deduce: To reach a conclusion by reasoning
deteriorate: To grow worse
diminish: To make or become smaller
discriminate: To treat people unfairly; to tell apart
dismal: Gloomy
dispute: An argument
drastic: Extreme
elaborate: Detailed; to add details
eloquent: Speaking clearly and with power
endeavor: A serious try
enhance: To improve
envision: To picture in the mind
equivalent: Equal in value
erode: To wear away
exploit: To use fully; to take unfair advantage of
feasible: Possible to do
fluctuate: To rise and fall unevenly
formidable: Hard to deal with because of size or strength
hinder: To hold back
humble: Not proud
impartial: Fair and not taking sides
implement: To put into action
inevitable: Certain to happen
infer: To figure out from clues
initiate: To start
inquiry: A question or investigation
isolate: To set apart
legitimate: Lawful or reasonable
manipulate: To handle or control skillfully or unfairly
mediocre: Only average
negotiate: To discuss to reach agreement
ominous: Seeming to promise bad things
persist: To keep going
perspective: A point of view
plausible: Seemingly likely to be true
prominent: Standing out; famous
rational: Based on reason
reluctant: Unwilling
undermine: To weaken gradually

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