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• Amendment


  A change made to an original document; alteration, change, correction
• Contradiction


  Ideas that are opposed to one another; reverse, contrary, incongruity
• Accusation


  A claim that someone is guilty of a crime; condemnation, charge, imputation
• Bias


  Prejudice for or against one person or group; favoritism, unfairness, leaning
• Privilege


  Special benefits available only to some people; advantage, benefit, prerogative
• Successor


  A person who follows next in order; inheritor, beneficiary, descendant
• Collaboration


  Working together for a common purpose; partnership, association, affiliation
• Diplomacy


  Ability to manage international relations; discretion, tactfulness, foreign policy
• Elimination


  Complete removal or destruction of something; termination, abolition, removal
• Auction


  A public sale of goods to the highest bidder; bidding, public sale, trading
• Diversity


  The state of being different or varied; variety, manifoldness, multiplicity
• Exposure


  The state of being vulnerable or exposed; susceptibility, vulnerability, contact
• Hazard


  An unavoidable danger or risk; jeopardy, imperilment, danger
• Inclination


  A person's natural tendency or urge; propensity, proneness, partiality
• Assurance


  A positive promise, pledge, or guarantee; promise, guarantee, assertion
• Conservation


  Prevention of wasteful use of a resource; preservation, protection, guarding
• Longing


  A strong desire for something or someone; desire, yearning, hankering
• Mechanism


  The technical aspects of doing something; procedure, technique, system
• Negotiation


  Discussion aimed at reaching an agreement; compromise, settlement, discussion
• Obligation


  A moral or legal duty to do something; accountability, onus, responsibility
• Persuasion


  The act of causing people to believe something; inducement, motivation, enticement
• Redundancy


  Situation where worker is no longer needed; oversupply, surplus, needlessness
• Solitude


  The state or situation of being alone; isolation, aloneness, desolation
• Triumph


  A great success, achievement, or victory; conquest, attainment, fulfillment
• Vanity


  Excessive pride in one's own abilities; egotism, pompousness, arrogance
• Adaptation


  Adjustment to environmental conditions; adjustment, modification, expansion
• Bankruptcy


  Unable to repay outstanding debts of a business; insolvency, financial ruin, failure
• Compensation


  Money given to someone in recognition of loss; remuneration, commission, payoff
• Discrimination


  Unjust treatment of diverse categories of people; inequity, injustice, one-sidedness
• Evolution


  Process of development through gradual changes; progression, emergence, development
• Hospitality


  Friendly or welcoming behavior towards guests; generosity, amiability, kindness
• Inspection


  The act of looking at something carefully; examination, analysis, observation
• Legend


  Set of popular stories from ancient times; mythology, tradition, folklore
• Optimism


  Expecting that the best will happen; hopefulness, confidence, buoyancy
• Possession


  The condition of having or owning something; belongings, asset, commodity
• Recognition


  Ability to recognize someone or something; acceptance, acknowledgment, granting
• Abuse


  To treat someone cruelly or violently; maltreatment, bullying, oppression
• Speculation


  Ideas about something that is not known; conjecture, assumption, supposition
• Allowance


  Money allotted for a particular purpose; allotment, payment, grant
• Competence


  The ability to do something successfully; aptitude, efficacy, expertise