Erica 125 words (1) Flashcards
(125 cards)
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ADVANCE
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to put forward a claim
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ASSERT
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to put forward an argument or state that something is true
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CONJECTURE
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n., hypothesis; v., hypothesize
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(PRE)SUPPOSITION
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an idea assumed beforehand about a subject
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SURMISE
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to assume; draw a conclusion without strong evidence
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BOLSTER
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to provide support for an argument
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BUTTRESS
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to provide support for an argument
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SUBSTANTIATE
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to provide evidence to support or prove a claim
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CORROBORATE
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to confirm or support a claim
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VALIDATE
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to prove the accuracy of a claim
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CONCEDE
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to admit that an opposing claim is true or valid
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ACKNOWLEDGE
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to accept or admit the validity of a claim
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REBUT
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to offer an argument against a claim believed to be false
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REFUTE
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to prove that a claim is false
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GRAPPLE WITH
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to try to deal with or understand a difficult problem
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RUMINATE ABOUT
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to think deeply about; turn something over in one’s mind
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INFER
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to deduce or conclude from evidence and reasoning
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PROPONENT
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person who supports a claim or course of action
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DETRACTOR
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person who criticizes a claim or course of action
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SKEPTIC
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person who questions or doubts a claim
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ABRUPT
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sudden or unexpected
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ADAMANT
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extremely stubborn; fixed in one’s viewpoint
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ABUNDANT
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plentiful
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ACCENTUATE
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to make more noticeable or prominent
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ACCLAIM
enthusiastic and public praise
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ADAPTATION
a change made to accommodate new circumstances
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ADVANTAGEOUS
creating favorable circumstances
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AESTHETIC
related to the study or appreciation of beauty
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AFFECTING
touching the emotions; moving
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AFFINITY
a strong attraction or liking
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AMBIGUOUS
unclear; open to more than one interpretation
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AMBIVALENCE
having mixed feelings
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AMELIORATE
to make better; improve
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AMORPHOUS
shapeless; synonym for 'nebulous'
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ANALOGY
a comparison intended to provide clarification
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ANIMOSITY
strong feelings of dislike or hatred
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ANNOTATE
to make notes to help explain or clarify
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ANOMALY
deviation from the norm; atypical
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ANTITHETICAL
characterized by extreme contrast
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APPEASE
to make peace by giving into demands
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APPRAISE
to assess the value or quality of something
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APPROXIMATE
close but not completely accurate
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AUGMENT
to increase
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AUSTERE
very plain, without decoration
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CATALYZE
to cause or speed up a reaction
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CATASTROPHIC
utterly disastrous
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CEASE
to stop, halt
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CIRCUMVENT
to find a way around; avoid
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CITE
to quote or reference from a work to support an argument
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COALESCE
to come together to form a single mass
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COARSENESS
roughness, harshness
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COLLABORATION
the act of working with another person or people
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COMMONPLACE
common, ordinary
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COMPRISE
to include, contain
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CONFINE
to restrict within a limited area
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CONFOUND
to utterly confuse, baffle
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CONSENSUS
general agreement
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CONSPICUOUS
clearly visible; noticeable
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CONSUMPTION
the process of eating or using up
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CONTINGENT
dependent upon; subject to
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CONTRIVE
to think up
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COPIOUS
abundant; plentiful
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CREDIBLE
believable
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CREDULOUS
easily fooled
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DEBACLE
a complete failure; fiasco
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DEPLETE
to diminish
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DESPONDENT
feeling depressed
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DEVIATION
departure from what is normal
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DEXTEROUS
physically skilled, especially with one’s hands
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DISCERNIBLE
visible; detectable
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DISPARATE
very different
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DISCORD
general disagreement
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DISPERSE
to scatter
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DISPOSITION
inherent personality or character trait
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DIVERGE
to move apart
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DOMESTICATION
the process of taming an animal or cultivating a wild plant
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DRACONIAN
excessively harsh laws, rules, and punishments
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ECCENTRIC
highly odd or unconventional (person)
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ECLIPSE
to overshadow or block
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ELICIT
to draw out, usually a response
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ELUSIVE
difficult to find, catch, or achieve
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ENGENDER
to cause or give rise to
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ENGULF
to overwhelm; surround completely
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ENHANCE
to improve or intensify
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EPHEMERAL
very brief; short-lived
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EQUITABLE
fair
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ERRATIC
unpredictable; not regular
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EVADE
to escape or avoid
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EVINCE
to reveal or show one’s feelings
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EXACERBATE
to make worse
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EXCAVATION
the process of digging up, usually a historic site
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EXORBITANT
extreme and excessive
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EXPLICIT
stated directly and with complete clarity
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EXPLOIT
to take advantage of
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EXPOSURE
contact with someone or something
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FABRICATE
to invent or make up, typically with the intent to deceive
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FAÇADE
(false) exterior
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FOSTER
to encourage or promote something typically seen to be good
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FRUITFUL/FRUITLESS
productive/unproductive
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GALVANIZE
to energize, spur into action
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HAPHAZARD
random and disorganized
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HETEROGENEOUS
varied, diverse; synonym for 'multifaceted'
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HINDER
to block, prevent; synonym for 'impede'
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IDEALIZE
to imagine something as better than it is in reality
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IDIOSYNCRATIC
highly particular, unique to an individual
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ILLUSORY
not real; based on an illusion
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IMMINENT
about to happen
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IMPEDE
to delay or prevent
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IMPECCABLE
faultless, spotless
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IMPENETRABLE
impossible to pass through
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IMPERATIVE
of vital importance; crucial
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IMPERCEPTIBLE
cannot be seen or perceived
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IMPOSING
very large and impressive in appearance
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IMPOVERISHED
very poor
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INCONGRUOUS
out of place; something that contrasts with its surroundings
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INDECIPHERABLE
unable to be read or understood
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INDELIBLE
memorable; impossible to forget
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INDIFFERENT
without interest or concern; apathetic
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INDIGENOUS
native
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INDOCTRINATE
to teach a person/people to uncritically accept beliefs
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INDUCE
to persuade or influence someone to do something
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INDULGENT
overly generous; too lenient
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INELUCTABLE
inescapable; inevitable
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INFALLIBLE
incapable of making mistakes
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INFINITESIMAL
extremely small; approaching zero
