Vocab Lesson 7

Question 1

Definitive

Answer 1

Adjective

a) precisely described, defined, or characterized; explicit
b) conclusive; decisive; providing a final settlement
c) authoritative and complete

Question 2

Dialectic

Answer 2

Noun

a) the practice of arriving at the truth by the exchange of opposing logical arguments

Dialectical: adjective

Question 3

Empirical

Answer 3

Adjective

a) relying on or derived from observation or experiment

Question 4

Presuppose

Answer 4

Verb

a) to believe or assume in advance; to presume; to take for granted
b) to require or involve necessarily as a pre existing condition

Presupposition: noun

Question 5

Rationalize

Answer 5

Verb

a) to devise self-satisfying but incorrect reasons for behavior
b) to make rational or to interpret from a logical, reasonable standpoint

Rationalization: noun

Question 6

Rebuttal

Answer 6

Noun

a) opposing evidence or argument or the presentation of those arguments; a refutation

Rebut: verb

Question 7

Repudiate

Answer 7

Verb

a) to reject the truth, the authority, or the validity of

Repudiation: noun

Question 8

Tenuous

Answer 8

Adjective

a) having little strength or substance; flimsy

Question 9

Verifiable

Answer 9

Adjective

a) able to be proved true by presentation of evidence or testimony

Verification: noun

Verify: verb

Question 10

Axiomatic

Answer 10

Adjective

a) self-evident; based on a universally accepted principle or rule

Axiom: noun