Reading Vocab Flashcards
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advocate
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to support a cause
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underscore
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to emphasize
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undermine
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to weaken
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anecdote
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a short story
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corroborate
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to support with evidence
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substantiate
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to support with evidence
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concede
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to admit
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skeptical
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doubtful
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reconcile
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to make things compatible
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infer
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to draw a conclusion
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innovative
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creative
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diverge
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to go off in a different direction
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contend
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to claim
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refute
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to dispute
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inevitable
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unavoidable
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shortcoming
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a weak point
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counterargument
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an argument against a prior one
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foreshadow
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to suggest what will happen in the future
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phenomenon
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any observable occurrence
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obsolete
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outdated
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indifferent
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having no opinion or interest
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ambivalent
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torn between conflicting feelings
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apprehensive
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nervous, doubtful
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dismay
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disappointed
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evoke
to bring to mind, to draw forth
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conventional
traditional
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undertake
to take on a task
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cultivate
to promote growth
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ironic
directly opposing what was expected
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hypothetical
not yet proven
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speculate
to guess or to think about
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conjecture
a guess
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