vocab Flashcards
ontology
a branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of existence
epistemological
This raises important questions that require reflection, from an ethical and epistemological standpoint.
relating to the part of philosophy that deals with knowledge
Normative
establishing, relating to, or deriving from a standard or norm, especially of behaviour.
“negative sanctions to enforce normative behaviour”
syllogism
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
Agency: the sort of rules that govers our free will. Part of system.
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
derogatory
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.
Demunitive
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.
euphemistic
the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant.
contentious
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.
succinctly
using only a few words that state something clearly
SYNONYM concisely
You put that very succinctly.
Abundant
existing in large quantities; more than enough
SYNONYM plentiful
Fish are abundant in the lake.
Infer
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.
write the work is
of ambiguity
ambigouosly
imposition
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
elucidation
the act of making something clearer by explaining it more fully
Their objectives and methods require further elucidation.
precedent
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.
intelligenbility
the fact of being able to be easily understood
Neruda became so popular due to the quality and intelligibility of his poetry.
inference
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.
Pertinence
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.
exacerbate
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.
connote
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.
Amelioate:
to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve; meliorate. SYNONYMS amend, better.
Sequester:
isolate
Obsolete
no longer produced or used; out of date.
Relegate
to assign to a place of insignificance or of oblivion : put out of sight or mind
denotation
the literal meaning. The denotation of hot…
a sign for - a very hight temp is often denotes sicness
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Aboliation
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.
Callocation
stics)
[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.
Assertion
one of the principles or beliefs that a theory or larger set of beliefs is based on
Coalition
a group formed by people from several different groups, especially political ones, agreeing to work together for a particular purpose
derrive
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’
underpinning
something that supports or forms the basis of an argument, a claim, etc.
dichotomy
ichotomy (between A and B) a division or contrast between two groups or things that are completely opposite to and different from each other
consecutive
following one after another in a continuous series
fuitility
the fact of having no purpose because there is no chance of success
a sense of futility
the futility of war
Implausable
not seeming reasonable or likely to be true
an implausible claim/idea/theory
It was all highly implausible.
Her explanation is not implausible.
staunch
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
pejorative
a word expressing contempt or disapproval.
“most of what he said was inflammatory and filled with pejoratives”
