Section 1 Flashcards

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Analyze

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(Verb) examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of (something especially information) typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation

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Contends

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(Verb) assert something as a position in an argument

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Synthesize

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(Verb) combine ( a number of things) into a coherent whole

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Reason

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(Noun) a cause explanation, or justification for an action or event

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Refute

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(Verb) prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disapprove

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Reject

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(Verb) dismiss as inadequate, inappropriate, or not to one’s taste

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Report

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(Verb) give a spoken or written account of something that one has observed, head, done, or investigation

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Respond

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(Verb) to make a return by some action as if in answer to reply

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Exhibit

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(Verb) manifest a deliberately display ( a quality or a type of behavior)

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Experience

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(Noun) practical contact with and observation of facts or events

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Consider

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(Verb) think carefully about (something), typically before making a decision

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Paradoxical

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(Adjective) an adjective that describes a paradox, something with two meanings that don’t make sense together, self contradictory

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Embody

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(Verb) be an expression of or give a tangible or visible form to (an idea, quality, or feeling)

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Idiosyncrasy

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(Noun) a mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar or an individual

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Affect

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(Verb) have an affect on, make a difference to

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Enigma

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(Noun) a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand

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Imagination

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(Noun) the faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses

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Delusion

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(Noun) An idiosyncratic belief or impression that is firmly maintained despite being contradicted by what is generally accepted as reality or rational argument, typically a symptom of mental disorder

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Fantasy

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(Noun) the faculty or activity of imagining things, especially things that are impossible or improbable

20
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Illusion

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(Noun) a thing that is or is likely to be wrongly perceived or interpreted by the senses

21
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Claim

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(Verb) state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof

22
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Believe

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(Verb) accept (something) as true; feel sure of the truth of

23
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Tangible

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(Adjective) capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial

24
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Socialist

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(Noun) a person who advocates or practices socialism

25
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Oligarchy

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(Noun) a small group of people having control of a country organization, or institution

26
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Effect

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(Noun) a charge that is a result or consequence of an action or other cause

27
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Nominalization

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(Verb) the use of a word which is not a noun eg. Verb, adjective, and adverb as a noun, or as the head of a noun phrase, with or without morphological transformation