The Language Of Ideas And Learning Flashcards
(16 cards)
1
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Abstract
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An idea but not an experience
2
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Anthropology
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The study of human culture
3
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Comprehensive
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Through
4
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Construe
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Interpret in a particular way
5
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Discerning
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Showing a keen ability to distinguish subtle elements
6
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Discriminating
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Showing good taste or judgment
7
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Disseminate
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To cast widely
Think rumors
8
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Erudite
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Showing knowledge
9
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Indoctrinate
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To teach someone to accept a set of beliefs uncritically
10
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Insular
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Isolated from culture and intellectual influences outside of ones own experience
11
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Orthodox
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Conforming strictly to traditional teachings
12
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Pedantic
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Acting like a know it all
13
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Peruse
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To read thoroughly and carefully
14
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Postulate
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Assuming the truth of something as a basis for reasoning
15
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Provincial
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Unsophisticated or narrow-minded
16
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Revelation
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A fact revealed in a surprising way
