key words reading Flashcards
1
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bolsterto
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to support an idea or position
2
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delineate
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to describe or mark the edge of smth
3
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elaborate
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to add details to
4
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elaborate
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to add details to
5
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endorse
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to support or approve (statement)
6
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refute
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to prove to be false or incorrect
7
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analogy
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similarity of…
8
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assertion
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positive statement
9
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cite
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to refer to; to quote
10
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concrete
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real, actual, not abstract
11
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expository
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concerned with explaining ideas or priciple
12
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generalization
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simplification; general idea or principle
13
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persuasive
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intended to convince
14
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thesis
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the central idea in a piece of writing to be defended
15
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allusion
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an indirect reference
16
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assumption
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smth accepted as true without proof
17
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attribute
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essential quality
18
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divergent
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differing from another; tending to move apart
19
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fluctuate
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to shift continually
