Vocab List Flashcards

1
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Platitude

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remark used too often

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2
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To falsify

A

alter information

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3
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Plausible

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reasonable

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4
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Implausible

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not reasonable

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5
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Implicited

A

suggested

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6
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Explicit

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clear and detailed with no room for confusion

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7
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Defensible

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able to be justified with an argument

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8
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Indefensible

A

not justified

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9
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To infer

A

fact

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10
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To deduce

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arrive at a conclusion based on reasoning

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11
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Coherent

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logical and clear

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12
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Incoherent

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thoughts don’t follow each other

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13
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To corroborate

A

give evidence for

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14
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Superficial

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of, affecting, or being on or near the surface

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15
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Profound

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considering contemplating, deep insight

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16
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i.e, e.g, ibid, cf

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

17
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Ubiquitous

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present, appearing, or found anywhere

18
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Precise

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accurate, exact or on target

19
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Concise

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few words if necessary, short

20
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To distinguish

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recognize two things are different

21
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Qua

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as being

22
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Diction

A

appropriate word choice

23
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To impugn

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dispute the truth

24
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Ambigious

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unclear, can be interpreted in tow or more ways

25
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Equivocal

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open to one or more interpretation

26
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To explicate

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analyze/develop in detail

27
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To entail

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require, need, demand