Additional Words to Know Flashcards by Huma Khan

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Arbitrary

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done or decided randomly, without clear reason

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Bolster

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provide support for (an argument)

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Comprehensive

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thorough, complete

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Condone

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to disregard or pardon an illegal or objectionable act

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Deter

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to encourage

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Disparity

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difference, gap

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Diverge

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to seperate from

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Doctrine

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principle or set of teachings

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Empirical

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derived from experiment or oberservation

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Endeavor

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attempt

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Esteem

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(v.)-to hold in high regard

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Feasible

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doable

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Grievance

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a wrong, grounds for complaint

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Hypothesis

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educated guess

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Idealistic

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cherishing noble or high-minded principles

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Indifferent

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not caring, utterly detached

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Inevitable

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unavoidable

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Innate

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inborn

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innovation

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new invention or discovery

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Legislation

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laws

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Lofty

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high-minded, exalted

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Moral

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concerned with the rules of right and wrong

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Paradox

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apparent contradiction

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Partisan

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strong adherent to a party or idea

Phenomenon

occurrence

Pragmatic, Prudent

practical

Scrutinize

to examine closely

Skeptical

questioning, doubtful

Stagnation

failure to progress or grow

Stipulate

to specify a requirement

Subordinate

lower-ranking

Substantiate

to prove; unsubstantiated-unproven

Synthesize

to bring together, integrate

Undermine

to weaken, attack indirectly

Underscore

to emphasize