Vocab List

Question 1

Platitude

Answer 1

remark used too often

Question 2

To falsify

Answer 2

alter information

Question 3

Plausible

Answer 3

reasonable

Question 4

Implausible

Answer 4

not reasonable

Question 5

Implicited

Answer 5

suggested

Question 6

Explicit

Answer 6

clear and detailed with no room for confusion

Question 7

Defensible

Answer 7

able to be justified with an argument

Question 8

Indefensible

Answer 8

not justified

Question 9

To infer

Answer 9

fact

Question 10

To deduce

Answer 10

arrive at a conclusion based on reasoning

Question 11

Coherent

Answer 11

logical and clear

Question 12

Incoherent

Answer 12

thoughts don’t follow each other

Question 13

To corroborate

Answer 13

give evidence for

Question 14

Superficial

Answer 14

of, affecting, or being on or near the surface

Question 15

Profound

Answer 15

considering contemplating, deep insight

Question 16

i.e, e.g, ibid, cf

Answer 16

that is, for example, save space for textual references, compare

Question 17

Ubiquitous

Answer 17

present, appearing, or found anywhere

Question 18

Precise

Answer 18

accurate, exact or on target

Question 19

Concise

Answer 19

few words if necessary, short

Question 20

To distinguish

Answer 20

recognize two things are different

Question 21

Qua

Answer 21

as being

Question 22

Diction

Answer 22

appropriate word choice

Question 23

To impugn

Answer 23

dispute the truth

Question 24

Ambigious

Answer 24

unclear, can be interpreted in tow or more ways

Question 25

Equivocal

Answer 25

open to one or more interpretation

Question 26

To explicate

Answer 26

analyze/develop in detail

Question 27

To entail

Answer 27

require, need, demand