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* state of not caring between options | * state of not caring between options | ||
'''ameliorate''' | '''ameliorate (v)''' | ||
* to make better | |||
'''analysis (n.)''' | '''analysis (n.)''' | ||
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** analysis wants to know "how" something works, etc., whereas, "evaluation" seeks its overall worth or value | ** analysis wants to know "how" something works, etc., whereas, "evaluation" seeks its overall worth or value | ||
'''anomaly''' (n) | |||
* note | * not normal, a deviation from what is usual or expected | ||
* note, the adverb '''anomalously''' (with deviation) is not to be confused with "'''anonymously'''" (without being identified) | |||
'''antecedent''' | '''antecedent''' | ||
* what comes before, as a prior event or condition (not necessarily a cause) | |||
'''assert / assertion''' | '''assert / assertion''' | ||
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* v: to make unclear, to conceal | * v: to make unclear, to conceal | ||
* adj: unclear, uncertain, dark, remote | * adj: unclear, uncertain, dark, remote | ||
'''postulate''' | '''postulate''' (v or n) | ||
* verb: to theorize or hypothesize' to put forth a proposition, usually based on logic | |||
* noun: a hypothesis or proposal, usually based on logic | |||
'''proponent''' (n) | '''proponent''' (n) | ||
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* "associated with", "connected to", "important for" | * "associated with", "connected to", "important for" | ||
* "matters" (as in, "what matters" = "what is relevant") | * "matters" (as in, "what matters" = "what is relevant") | ||
'''sanction''' | '''sanction''' (v or n) | ||
* verb: 1) to require or give approval to; or 2) to impose a penalty upon | |||
* noun: a rule or decree, usually in the form of a penalty | |||
'''satirical''' (adj) | '''satirical''' (adj) | ||