reading vocab

Question 1

extrapolating from

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to predict outcomes based on known facts

Question 2

corroborating

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confirm or give support to

Question 3

manifest

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display/show

Question 4

offset

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something that counterbalances/counteracts

Question 5

mediates

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1. make calm
2. influence

Question 6

verisimilitude

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similarity to the truth

Question 7

hew out

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carve out

Question 8

presaged

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foreshadow

Question 9

subverted

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undermine the power/authority

Question 10

inducement

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act to persuade someone, bribe

Question 11

paradigm

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standard set of ideas

Question 12

exhaustive

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thorough

Question 13

palpable

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1. tangible
2. noticeable

Question 14

scrupulous

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strict, very exact

Question 15

spurious

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falase, fake

Question 16

detractors

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someone who criticizes something unfairly

Question 17

vacillating

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wavering between choices

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dogmatic

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follow set of rules no matter what

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denigrate

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attack reputation of

Question 20

extraneous

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irrelevant, exterior

Question 21

ubiquitous

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present, appearing everywhere

Question 22

stymie

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prevent/hinder progress

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outstrip

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surpass, excel

Question 24

disparage

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lower in rank, degrade

Question 25

outstrip

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out do, surpass

Question 26

engendering

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cause, give rise to

Question 27

monetizing

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convert into money

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appraising

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set value on

Question 29

pernicious

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highly destructive

Question 30

precipitating

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1. happen suddenly/sooner than expected

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tenuous

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very weak/slight

Question 32

supposition

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uncertain belief