aggregate to combine separate amounts, items, or data into a total or whole
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anomaly something that differs from what is normal, expected, or typical
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autonomous independent and able to govern or control itself
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conclusive strong enough to prove something or settle a question
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concurrent happening or existing at the same time
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correlate to show or have a relationship in which two things change or occur together
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cumulative increasing or growing through repeated additions over time
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dissent disagreement with an accepted or majority opinion
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empirical based on observation, experience, or experiment rather than theory alone
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equivocal unclear or open to more than one interpretation, often deliberately
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exhaustive complete and thorough, including all or nearly all possibilities
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hierarchy a system in which people or things are ranked by level or importance
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implicit suggested or understood without being directly stated
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indispensable absolutely necessary and impossible to do without
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invoke to refer to or call upon a rule, authority, idea, or power for support
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magnitude the great size, extent, or importance of something
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precedent an earlier example or decision used to guide similar cases later
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predominant more common, powerful, or important than all others
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proponent a person who supports or argues in favor of an idea or plan
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rebut to respond to an argument by showing that it is wrong or weak
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relinquish to give up possession, control, or a claim voluntarily
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rigorous extremely thorough, careful, or strict
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substantiate to support a claim with evidence or proof
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synthesize to combine different ideas or information into a new, unified whole
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transcend to go beyond the usual limits of something
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unprecedented never known, done, or experienced before
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viable capable of working successfully or continuing to exist
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volatile likely to change suddenly and unpredictably, especially in an unstable way
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warrant to justify an action or make it necessary or appropriate
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withstand to resist or endure a difficult force, condition, or attack
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