Vocabulary Pg 87-94
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
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n.
likeness in some respects between things otherwise different; similarity; comparison - analogy
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adj.
autocratic; despotic; tyrannical; proceeding from a whim or fancy (ant. LEGITIMATE) - arbitrary
- ant of arbitrary
- legitimate
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v.
1) decide a dispute, acting as an arbiter or arbitrator (judge)
2) submit a dispute to arbitration - arbitrate
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self-evident truth; maxim - axiom
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adj.
self-evident; universally acccepted as true - axiomatic
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n.
opinion formed before there are grounds for it; prejudice; predilection; partiality - bias
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adj.
intolerant; narrow-minded - bigoted
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n.
views or behavior of a bigot (one intolerantly devoted to one's own beliefs and prejudices); narrow-mindedness; intolerance - bigotry
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v.
think over; consider with care; ponder - cogitate
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n.
standard; rule or test for judging
pl. criteria - criterion
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n.
most important point; essential part - crux
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v.
derive by reasoning;infer - deduce
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n.
situation requiring a choice between 2 equally bad alternatives; predicament. - dilemma
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adj.
asserting opinions as if they were facts; opinionated; asserted without proof - dogmatic
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choosing (ideas, methods, etc.) from various sources - eclectic
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based on a fallacy (erroneous idea); misleading; deceptive (ant. SOUND; VALID) - fallacious
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liable to be mistaken (ant. INFALLIBLE) - fallible
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rejecting regularly accepted beliefs or doctrines; heretical; nonconformist (ant. ORTHODOX) - heterodox
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supposed; having the characteristics of a hypothesis, a supposition made as a basis for reasoning or research. - hypothetical
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n.
misleading appearance; false impression; misconception - illusion
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certain,; incontrovertible; indisputable (ant. QUESTIONABLE; DOUBTFUL) - indubitable
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generally accepted, especially in religion; conventional; approved (ant. HETERODOX, UNORTHODOX) - orthodox
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superficially true or reasonable; apparently trustworthy - plausible
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senseless; absurd; irrational - preposterous
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adj.
1) able to think clearly; intelligent; sensible (ant. ABSURB, IRRARIONAL)
2)based on reason - rational
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v.
invent excuses for one's actions, desires, failures, etc. - rationalize
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n.
clever but deceptive reasoning - sophistry
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adj.
apparently reasonable, but not really so - specious
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v.
1) reflect; meditate; conjecture
2) buy or sell with the hope of profiting by price fluctuations - speculate
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adj.
capable of being maintained or defended (ant. UNTENABLE) - tenable
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shapeless; having no definite form; unorganized - amorphous
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curved inward, creating a hollow space (ant. CONVEX) - concave
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n.
outline of a figure - contour
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v.
1) twist out of shape
2) change from the true meaning - distort
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adj.
1) capable of being shaped by hammering, as a metal
2) adaptable - malleable
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adj.
1) rounded out; plump
2) full-toned - rotund
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bending in and out; winding; serpentine - sinuous
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balanced in arrangement; capable of division by a central line into similar haves - symmetrical
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balance; harmony - symmetry
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deserving serious attention; weighty; momentous - grave
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a little or no value; trifling; worthless; useless - nugatory
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practically worthless; trashy; piddling; petty - paltry
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chief; above others; supreme - paramount
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bearing upon the matter in hand; pertinent (ant. EXTRANEOUS) - relevant