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19 Cards in this Set
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the act of thinking or reflecting
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cogitation
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generalized, theoretical, or not concrete
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abstract
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a guess based on skimpy or uncertain evidence
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conjecture
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meaning, sense, or substance
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purport
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to claim or profess, often falsely
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purport
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the crucial or most important point, or a perplexing point that is difficult to explain
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crux
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pertinent, applicable, or to the point
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relevant
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relevant, apt, or bearing upon the matter in hand
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pertinent
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highly appropriate, fitting, or relevant
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apposite
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therefore or consequently
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ergo
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to found or base upon
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predicate
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truth, fact, or reality
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verity
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excessively positive in manner or utterance
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dogmatic
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an abnormality or departure from the general rule
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anomaly
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appearing to be correct or plausible without really being so
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specious
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the process of reasoning from particular facts to a general conclusion; or a conclusion reached by this process
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induction
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to disprove or demonstrate the falsity of something
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refute
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something that has existence or reality
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entity
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patient endurance, or indifference to pleasure or pain
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stoicism
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