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Flashcards in WODS 31-45 Deck (15)
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Empiricism (Noun)

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The doctrine that all knowledge is derived from sense experience.

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Skepticism (Noun)

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The position that what cannot be proved by reason should not be believed.

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Dichotomy (Noun)

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Division into two mutually exclusive, opposed, or contradictory groups.

In science, organisms are classified into different dichotomies, such as chimps and gorillas.

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Didactic (Adj)

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Intended for instruction; instructive.

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Gumption (Noun)

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Courage; spunk; guts.

The girl lacked the gumption to stand up to her bullies.

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Repudiate (Verb)

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To reject with disapproval or condemnation.

My mother frequently repudiates my offers to furnish our apartment with Pretty Little Liars themed wallpaper.

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Mendacity (Noun)

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An instance of lying; falsehood; tendency to lie.

Young children are difficult to trust due to their mendacity.

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Pathos (Noun)

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A quality that arouses pity or fear.

Smoking commercials use pathos to get people to quit smoking.

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Jaunt (Noun)

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A short journey, especially one taken for pleasure.

In Albania I love to take jaunts with my cousins to the beach.

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Zephyr (Noun)

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A gentle, mild breeze.

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Elocution (Noun)

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A person’s manner of speaking or reading aloud in public.

The girl was chosen to perform the poem because her elocution was excellent.

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Impudent (Adj)

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Mischievous, impertinent, or disrespectful; shameless or brazenly immodest.

The impudent student continued to whisper to her friend while the teacher was talking.

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Lascivious (Adj)

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Inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd.

In the movie of Beowulf, Grendel’s mother is portrayed as lascivious because she seduces all of the heroes of the land.

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Misogynist (Noun)

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A person who hates, dislikes, mistrusts, or mistreats women.

Some women experience misogyny at work because they are paid lower salaries than their male co-workers.

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Sanguinary (Adj)

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Full of or characterized by bloodshed; bloody.

Civil wars tens to be very sanguinary.