Philosophy Of Science

Question 1

Offspring

Answer 1

Noun.-(animal) Cría
Noun informal humorous.- child

Question 2

Striking

Answer 2

Adjective.- sorprendente, asombroso, llamativo 🫨

Question 3

Resemble

Answer 3

Transitive Verb.- parecerse a, asemejarse a
Example:
This explains why offspring tend to resemble their parents.

Question 4

To lag behind

Answer 4

Quedarse atrás

Question 5

Quintessentially

Answer 5

Adverb.- intrínsecamente, esencialmente
Example:
It is a quintessentially philosophical question. 🥸

Question 6

Zeal

Answer 6

Noun.- (politics or religion) fervor
The welfare state softened the proletariat and weakened their revolutionary zeal 🇦🇴

Question 7

Dubious

Answer 7

Adjective.- dudoso, discutible, turbio, sospechoso

Question 8

Cluster

Answer 8

Noun.- grupo (de personas, edificios, plantas, berries 🍒, plátanos, estrellas, plantas, etc)

Question 9

Entail

Answer 9

Verb transitive.- implicar, suponer
Ejemplo:
The premises of the inference entail the conclusion.

Question 10

watertight

Answer 10

Adjective.- hermético, irrebatible

Question 11

Nonetheless

Answer 11

Adverb.- nevertheless.- sin embargo

Question 12

Bemoan

Answer 12

Verb.- lamentarse de
Ejemplo:
He bemoaned his fate (Se lamenta de su suerte)
To seek a justification of induction or to bemoan the lack of one, is ultimately incoherent.

Question 13

Larder

Answer 13

Noun.-a small room used, especially in the past, for storing food 🥝🥑🍖in someone’s home. (Alacena, despensa)

Question 14

Depict

Answer 14

Verb.-to represent or show something in a picture or story.
Examples:
Causal graph depicting the hypothesis that low income is a common cause of both obesity and depression.
Her paintings depict the lives of ordinary people in the last century.

Question 15

Mainstay

Answer 15

Noun.-the most important thing of something, providing support for everything else (el pilar 🏛️)
Examples:
In the early 1900s, farming was a mainstay of the national economy.

Question 16

Jargon

Answer 16

Noun usually disapproving.-words and phrases used by a particular groups of people, especially in their work, that are not generally understood (Jerga)
Examples:
La jerga filosófica…

Question 17

Rear

Answer 17

Verb.-to take care of young animals or children until they are able to take care for themselves. (Criar)
Examples:
He describes how the birds rear their young.

Question 18

Proponent

Answer 18

Noun.- Defensor
Examples:
He is one of the leading proponents of capital punishment.

Question 19

Feasible

Answer 19

Adjective.- viable, posible
Examples:
With the extra resources, the project now seems feasible.
It may be feasible to clon human beings, but it is ethical?

Question 20

Obey

Answer 20

Verb.- obedecer
Examples:
The soldiers 💂 refuse to obey (orders)

Question 21

Enhance

Answer 21

Verb.-to improve the quality, amount, or strength of something 📈📈(realzar, aumentar, mejorar)
Examples:
But why should a successful prediction enhance a scientist’s confidence in a theory?

Question 22

Rule out something

Answer 22

Verb.-descartar
Examples:
It’s unlikely that he will run for president, but you can never rule anything out.