| A | B |
| adversarial | a relationship in which two sides work against each other |
| anticipate | to address it before it is mentioned by someone else |
| allude | means to mention or refer to that thing |
| anomaly | an outlier - situation or data point that differs from what someone would expect |
| articulate | means to state it and explain some or all of the ideas |
| attribute | to say that a person is responsible for something |
| conducive | a situation makes it easier for that result to happen |
| depiction | a description of something |
| dubious | an claim that people can easily doubt |
| phenomenon | a situation or event involving something unexplained |
| lament | an author expressing that they do not like a situation |
| plausible | believable |
| refute | to prove that an idea is not correct |
| tentative | an idea that has not been firmly established |
| underscore | to highlight or emphasize an idea |
| advance a view | to provide support for an idea or perspective |
| capture | using a phase that expresses an idea |
| contend | an author saying something is true, stating his/her argument or position |
| counter | presenting facts or reasons that contradict the original idea or position |
| reservations | someone does not fully support an idea |
| substantiate | to provide support for a claim |
| undermine | to provide reasons that an idea is not correct |
| convey | means to express an idea |
| imply | something is not stated directly |
| abstract | cannot be seen or touched |
| limitation | weakness or downside |
| explicit | clearly and directly stated |
| skeptical | someone who does not believe in a particular idea |
| advance a view | means to provide support for that view |