vocab 7-9
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- captious
- inclined to find fault & make criticisms
- axiomatic
- self-evident, pertaining to an accepted principle
- incongruous
- not consistent with what is logical, customary, or expected; inappropriate
- capacious
- capable of holding a large quantity; spacious; roomy
- inception
- the beginning of something
- definitive
- determining finally, decisive
- verifiable
- able to be proved true by the presentation of evidence or testimony
- cater
- to provide food, services, or entertainment
- outlandish
- conspicuously unconventional or unusual
- abberant
- deviating from what is normal or expected
- eccentricity
- odd, peculiar or whimsical behavior
- ubiquitous
- being or seeming everywhere; omnipresent
- anomaly
- deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
- receptacle
- a container
- perceptible
- capable of being grasped by the senses
- recipient
- one that recieves
- captivate
- to fascinate by special charm, wit or beauty
- endemic
- Prevalent in or peculiar to a particular locality, region, or people
- mundane
- typical of or concerned with the ordinary, of the world;
- hypothetical
- based on belief or theory, something that is not actual but assumed or supposed
- unwonted
- Not habitual, customary, or common, unusual.
- precept
- a rule that imposes a particular standard of action, guiding principle
- paragon
- model of excellence or perfection of a kind
- empirical
- relying on practical, derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
- rationalize
- make rational; devise false reasons for (one's behavior); offer an excuse
- presuppose
- A. To assume in advance; take for granted. B. To require as a necessary condition.
- synthesis
- combining parts or separate things into a whole
- concept
- a general idea or understanding
- rebuttal
- A statement of opposition; antithesis
- repudiate
- reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust