vocab

Question 1

ontology

Answer 1

a branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of existence

Question 2

epistemological

Answer 2

This raises important questions that require reflection, from an ethical and epistemological standpoint.

relating to the part of philosophy that deals with knowledge

Question 3

Normative

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establishing, relating to, or deriving from a standard or norm, especially of behaviour.
“negative sanctions to enforce normative behaviour”

Question 4

syllogism

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a way of arguing in which two statements are used to prove that a third statement is true, for example: ‘All humans must die; I am a human; therefore I must die

Question 5

Agency: the sort of rules that govers our free will. Part of system.

Answer 5

the capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power : OPERATION
a person or thing through which power is exerted or an end is achieved : INSTRUMENTALITY

Question 6

derogatory

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showing a critical attitude and lack of respect for somebody
She indicated by her tone that this was only her private opinion and in no way derogatory of Colonel Ferguson.

Question 7

Demunitive

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Diminutive means small. A diminutive person is short and small. A diminutive word is a “cute” version of a word or name: for example, “duckling” is a diminutive of “duck” and Billy is a diminutive form of the name William.

Question 8

euphemistic

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the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant.

Question 9

contentious

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likely to cause people to disagree
a contentious issue/topic/subject
Both views are highly contentious.
Try to avoid any contentious wording.
The government’s treatment of refugees remains a highly contentious issue.

Question 10

succinctly

Answer 10

​using only a few words that state something clearly
SYNONYM concisely
You put that very succinctly.

Question 11

Abundant

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​existing in large quantities; more than enough
SYNONYM plentiful
Fish are abundant in the lake.

Question 12

Infer

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o reach an opinion or decide that something is true on the basis of information that is available
SYNONYM deduce
infer something (from something) Much of the meaning must be inferred from the context.

Question 13

write the work is
of ambiguity

Answer 13

ambigouosly

Question 14

imposition

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the act of introducing something such as a new law or rule, or a new tax
the imposition of martial law
the imposition of tax on domestic fuel
the unilateral imposition of import quotas

Question 15

elucidation

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​the act of making something clearer by explaining it more fully
Their objectives and methods require further elucidation.

Question 16

precedent

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an official action or decision that has happened in the past and that is seen as an example or a rule to be followed in a similar situation later
The ruling set a precedent for future libel cases.

Question 17

intelligenbility

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​the fact of being able to be easily understood
Neruda became so popular due to the quality and intelligibility of his poetry.

Question 18

inference

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something that you can find out indirectly from what you already know
SYNONYM deduction
to draw/make inferences from the data
The clear inference is that the universe is expanding.

Question 19

Pertinence

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​the quality of being appropriate to a particular situation

he fact of being directly related to, and important, for the subject being considered: This point has particular pertinence to the topic we are discussing.

Question 20

exacerbate

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exacerbate something to make something worse, especially a disease or problem
SYNONYM aggravate
His aggressive reaction only exacerbated the situation.
The symptoms may be exacerbated by certain drugs.

Question 21

connote

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connote something (of a word) to suggest a feeling, an idea, etc. as well as the main meaning
Very soon ‘Third World’ came to connote poverty.

Question 22

Amelioate:

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to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve; meliorate. SYNONYMS amend, better.

Question 23

Sequester:

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isolate

Question 24

Obsolete

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no longer produced or used; out of date.

Question 25

Relegate

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to assign to a place of insignificance or of oblivion : put out of sight or mind

Question 26

denotation

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the literal meaning. The denotation of hot…

a sign for - a very hight temp is often denotes sicness
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Question 27

Aboliation

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Aboliation: the act of officially ending or stopping something : the act of abolishing something. abolition of the death penalty. 2. : the act of officially ending slavery.

Question 28

Callocation

Answer 28

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​[countable] a combination of words in a language that happens very often and more frequently than would happen by chance
‘Resounding success’ and ‘crying shame’ are English collocations.

Question 29

Assertion

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one of the principles or beliefs that a theory or larger set of beliefs is based on

Question 30

Coalition

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a group formed by people from several different groups, especially political ones, agreeing to work together for a particular purpose

Question 31

derrive

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base a concept on an extension or modification of (another concept).
“some maintain that he derived the idea of civil disobedience from Thoreau”
(of a word) have (a specified word, usually of another language) as a root or origin.
“the word ‘punch’ derives from the Hindustani ‘pancha’

Question 32

underpinning

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something that supports or forms the basis of an argument, a claim, etc.

Question 33

dichotomy

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ichotomy (between A and B) a division or contrast between two groups or things that are completely opposite to and different from each other

Question 34

consecutive

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following one after another in a continuous series

Question 35

fuitility

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the fact of having no purpose because there is no chance of success
a sense of futility
the futility of war

Question 36

Implausable

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​not seeming reasonable or likely to be true
an implausible claim/idea/theory
It was all highly implausible.
Her explanation is not implausible.

Question 37

staunch

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lways showing strong support in your opinions and attitude
SYNONYM faithful
a staunch supporter of the monarchy
one of the president’s staunchest allies
a staunch Catholic

Question 38

pejorative

Answer 38

a word expressing contempt or disapproval.
“most of what he said was inflammatory and filled with pejoratives”