reading vocab Flashcards
(33 cards)
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extrapolating from
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to predict outcomes based on known facts
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corroborating
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confirm or give support to
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manifest
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display/show
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offset
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something that counterbalances/counteracts
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mediates
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- make calm
- influence
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verisimilitude
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similarity to the truth
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hew out
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carve out
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presaged
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foreshadow
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subverted
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undermine the power/authority
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inducement
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act to persuade someone, bribe
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paradigm
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standard set of ideas
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exhaustive
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thorough
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palpable
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- tangible
- noticeable
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scrupulous
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strict, very exact
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spurious
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falase, fake
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detractors
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someone who criticizes something unfairly
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vacillating
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wavering between choices
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dogmatic
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follow set of rules no matter what
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denigrate
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attack reputation of
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extraneous
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irrelevant, exterior
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ubiquitous
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present, appearing everywhere
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stymie
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prevent/hinder progress
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outstrip
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surpass, excel
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disparage
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lower in rank, degrade
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outstrip
out do, surpass
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engendering
cause, give rise to
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monetizing
convert into money
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appraising
set value on
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pernicious
highly destructive
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precipitating
1. happen suddenly/sooner than expected
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tenuous
very weak/slight
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supposition
uncertain belief
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