Vocabulary Flashcards

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Adhere(verb)

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to believe in and follow the practices of

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Advocate(verb)

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to publicly recommend or support

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Allude (verb)

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to suggest or call attention to indirectly; to hint at

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Ambivalence (noun)

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the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

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Analogous (adjative)

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comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared

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Anecdote(noun)

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a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

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Apprehensive (adjative)

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anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen

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Arbitrary (adj)

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based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system

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Assert (verb)

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to state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully

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Bias (noun)

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prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair

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Brevity(noun)

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concise and exact use of words in writing or speech

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Buttress(verb)

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to increase the strength of or justification for; to reinforce

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Concede (verb)

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to admit that something is true or valid after first
concede
verb
denying or resisting it

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Consensus (noun)

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a general agreement

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Corroborate

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to confirm or give support to a statement, theory, or finding

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Decisive

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settling an issue; producing a definite result

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Deference

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humble submission and respect

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Degrade

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to treat or regard (someone) with contempt or disrespect

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Denounce

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to publicly declare to be wrong or evil

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Dispute

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a disagreement, argument, or debate

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Divergent

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rending to be different or develop in different directions

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Dormant

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having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; in of as if in a deep sleep

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Eloquant

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Auent or persuasive in speaking or writing

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Evoke

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to bring or recall to the conscious mind

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Exert
to make a physical or mental effort
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Explicit
stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt
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Imminent
About to happen
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Impede
to delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing; to hinder
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Implicit
implied but not plainly expressed
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Impose
to take advantage of someone by demanding attention or commitment
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Indifference
lack of interest, concern, or sympathy
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Inevitable
certain to happen; unavoidable
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Invoke
to cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument
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Ironic
happening in the opposite way from what is expected and typically causing amusement because of this
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Novel
new or unusual in an interesting way
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Abscure
not discovered or known about; uncertain
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Obsolete
No longer produced or used (out of date)
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Oppressive
unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint; weighing heavily on the mind or spirits
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Pervasive
spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people, especially in an unpleasant way
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Prevalence
the fact or condition of being prevalent; commonness
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Prominent
important; famous
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Provoke
to stimulate or give rise to a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one in someone
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Reciprocate
to respond to (a gesture or action) by making a corresponding one
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Reconcile
to restore friendly relations between
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Refute
to prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false verb refute disprove
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Renounce
to formally declare one's abandonment of (a claim, right, or possession)
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Repression
the restraint, prevention, or inhibition of a feeling, quality, etc.
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Retrain
to continue to have (something); keep possession of
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Skeptical
not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations
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Speculate
to form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence
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Substantiate
to provide evidence to support or prove the truth of
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Subtle
so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe
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Supplement
something that completes or enhances something else when added to it
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Tenuous
very weak or slight
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Undermine
to lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of
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Underscore
to emphasize or draw attention to
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Unobtrusive
not conspicuous or attracting attention
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Validate
to check or prove the validity or accuracy of (something)
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Verisimilitude
the appearance of being true or real
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Viable
capable of working successfully; feasible