25 words Flashcards
(verb) - Assume as true for argument.
Postulate
(noun) - Where two things join together.
Confluence
(adj) - Everywhere; widespread.
Ubiquitous
(noun) - Formal discussion or conversation.
Discourse
(noun) - typical example or pattern.
Paradigm
(verb) - Find out definitely; learn.
Ascertain
(noun) - natural tendency or inclination.
Propensity
(adj) - open to one or more interpretation.
Equivocal
(adj) - Out of place.
Incongruous
(verb) - Place side by side for comparison.
Juxtapose
(verb) - Confuse; make obscure or unclear.
Obfuscate
(adj) - Overly detailed.
Pedantic
(verb) - Prevent from happening; exclude.
Preclude
(noun) - a state of doubt or dilemma.
Quandary
(adj) - Stubbornly resistant to authority.
Recalcitrant
(adj) - reserved; not revealing one’s thoughts.
Reticent
(adj) - grimly mocking or cynical.
Sardonic
(verb) - Examine closely.
Scrutinize
(adj) - showing little emotion;impassive.
Stolid
(adj) - Understood without words.
Tacit
(adj) - very weak or slight.
Tenuous
(adj) - Easy to control.
Tractable
(verb) - Shorten by cutting of the end.
Truncate
(verb) - alternate aver or waver between opinions.
Vacillate