Hard english words

Question 1

indignation noun
/ˌɪndɪɡˈneɪʃn/
/ˌɪndɪɡˈneɪʃn/
[uncountable]

Answer 1

​a feeling of anger and surprise caused by something that you think is unfair or unreasonable

Question 2

assignation noun
/ˌæsɪɡˈneɪʃn/
/ˌæsɪɡˈneɪʃn/
(formal or humorous

Answer 2

​a meeting, especially a secret one, often for sexual or romantic reasons

Question 3

redound to phrasal verb

Answer 3

(formal) to improve the impression that people have of you

Question 4

provident adjective
/ˈprɑvədənt/
(formal)

Answer 4

Careful planning of the future, especially by saving moneys

Question 5

emic
/ˈiːmɪk/

Answer 5

adjective: emic
relating to or denoting an approach to the study or description of a particular language or culture in terms of its internal elements and their functioning rather than in terms of any existing external scheme.
“accurate ethnographic description from an internal or emic perspective, from the native point of view”

Question 6

Abductive reasoning

Answer 6

Abductive reasoning: it yields a plausible conclusion, but it does not definitively verify it.
Inference to the best explanation

Question 7

Inference

Answer 7

​[uncountable] the act or process of forming an opinion, based on what you already know
[countable] something that you can find out indirectly from what you already know
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