ENGLISH VOCAB Flashcards
IMPARTIAL
to treat someone or something equally
CYNIC
a person who belives you are motivated purely by self interest rather than acting for honorable or unselfish reasons.
RATIONALE
!!!a set of reasons!!! or a logical basis for a course of action or a particular belief : an underlying reason.
HYPOTHETICAL
based on, or serving as a hypothesis statement
CURSORY
hasty and therefore not through or detailed
PROPONENT
a person who advocates a theory, proposal, or object
FORMULATE
to create or devise methodically
CONNOTATION
an idea or feeling that invokes in addition to it’s literal or primary meaning
PREVALENT
widespread in a particular area or at a certain time
FLUCTUATE
rise and fall irregularly in number or amount (differ)
PUNITIVE
inflicting or intended as a punishment
GENERATE
cause (something, exspecially an emotion or situation) to arise or come about
GIST
the substance or meaning of a speech or text
CREDIBLE
able to be believed, convincing
RAPPORT
a close relationship that understands each other’s feelings or ideas and communicate well