Vocab V6

Question 1

insidious

Answer 1

proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.

“sexually transmitted diseases can be insidious and sometimes without symptoms”

Question 2

backsliding

Answer 2

relapsing into bad ways

Question 3

Statement

Answer 3

A sentence that is either true or false

Question 4

prerogative

Answer 4

a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class

“owning an automobile was still the prerogative of the rich”

“the monarch retained the formal prerogative power to appoint the Prime Minister”

“I’m a woman; I have the prerogative to change my mind, especially after sleeping on it.”

Question 5

vicariously

Answer 5

in a way that is experienced in the imagination through the actions of another person

Question 6

Flagship

Answer 6

the best or most important product, idea, building, etc. that an organization owns or produces

Question 7

premise

Answer 7

Evidence that supports a conclusion

Question 8

Conclusion

Answer 8

The statement that is implied by the premise

Question 9

Speculative market

Answer 9

the purchase of an asset (a commodity, goods, or real estate) with the hope that it will become more valuable in the near future.