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29 Cards in this Set
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ADVOCATE/ENDORSE/BOLSTER/MAKE A CASE FOR/ESPOUSE |
support, encourage |
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ALLEGORY FIGURATIVE METAPHORICAL |
Having a symbolic or hidden meaning, not literal |
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AMBIGUOUS/AMBIVALENT/EQUIVOCAL |
unsure,In two minds |
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ANALOGY |
Compare similar things |
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ASSERTION CONTENTION |
Declaration |
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CHALLENGE /QUESTION/ SKEPTICAL/ CALL INTO QUESTION |
Doubt |
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CITE |
Quote , give an example |
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COMMEND |
praise |
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CONCEDE |
Finally Admit something is true |
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CRITIQUE |
Analyze |
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DEPLORE |
Strong disapproval |
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DETRIMENTAL |
Harmful |
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DISPARAGE |
Find fault with |
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DISSUADE |
Persuade against |
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ELUCIDATE /EXPLICATE/ EXPOUND |
Explain |
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EVALUATE |
Judge |
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EXEMPLIFY/ ILLUSTRATE |
Give examples |
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EXPEDIENT |
Convenient and practical |
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HYPOTHESIS |
Theory that is unproved |
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INGENIOUS |
Clever and inventive |
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INTRIGUE |
Arouse curiosity |
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PARADOX/IRONY |
Self contradictory |
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PLAUSIBLE |
believable |
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PROGNOSIS |
Forecast, normally negative |
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QUALIFY |
Not 100%, conditional |
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RECONCILE |
Balance two conflicting views points |
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REFUTE DISCREDIT REPUDIATE |
Prove wrong or false |
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SUBSTANTIATE |
prove |
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JUXTAPOSE |
positioning things side by side to highlight contrast |
