RC VOCABULARY Flashcards
(55 cards)
1
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Advocate / Endorse / Bolster / Make a case for/ Espouse
A
Support, Encourage
2
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Allay
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Relieve concern
3
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Alleviate
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Relieve discomfort
4
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Ambiguous / Ambivalent / Equivocal
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Unsure, In two minds
5
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Amplify
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Elaborate upon
6
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Analogy
A
Compare similar things
7
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Approbation
A
Approval
8
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Arbitrary
A
Random
9
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Articulate
A
Express clearly
10
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Assertion / Contention
A
Declaration
11
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Challenge / Question / Skeptical / Call into question
A
Doubt
12
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Chronicle
A
Note down time-wise
13
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Chronology
A
Time-wise order
14
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Cite
A
Quote, Give an example
15
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Clarify
A
To make clear
16
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Commend
A
Praise
17
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Conventional
A
Traditional
18
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Counter
A
Oppose
19
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Critique
A
Analyze (not criticize)
20
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Debunk
A
Remove a false belief
21
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Derivative
A
Unoriginal
22
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Dilemma
A
A difficult situation
23
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Disparage
A
Find fault with
24
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Empirical
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Statistical
25
Enumerate
To list
26
Erode
Weaken
27
Evaluate
Judge
28
Exemplify / Illustrate
Give examples
29
Fallacy
False, Misleading
30
Hypothesis
Theory that is unproved
31
Inadvertent
By mistake
32
Juxtaposition
Place side by side to contrast
33
Laudable
Praiseworthy
34
Mitigate
Make better
35
Oversight
Overlooked
36
Paradox / Irony
Self Contradictory
37
Plausible
Believable
38
Pragmatic
Practical
39
Preclude
Stop, Prohibit
40
Presupposition
Assumption
41
Qualify
Not 100%, Conditional
42
+
+
43
Reconcile
Balance two conflicting view points
44
Refute / Discredit / Repudiate
Prove wrong or false
45
Rescind / Annul
Cancel
46
Rhetoric
Effective and persuasive speech
47
Simulate
Imitate
48
Speculate
Guess
49
Stipulate
Specify a condition
50
Substantiate
Prove
51
Susceptible
Vulnerable
52
Tentative
Provisional
53
Underlying
Basis of something
54
Undermine
Weaken
55
Underscore
Emphasize
