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rebuttal
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NOUN [COUNTABLE/UNCOUNTABLE] FORMAL /rɪˈbʌt(ə)l/
a statement showing or saying that something is not true It would be fine for a revise-and-resubmit, because there would be a chance for clarifying and rebuttal if necessary. |
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underpin
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VERB [TRANSITIVE] /ˌʌndə(r)ˈpɪn/
to be an important basic part of something, allowing it to succeed or continue to exist the assumptions and beliefs that underpin our whole lives |
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postulate
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VERB [TRANSITIVE] FORMAL /ˈpɒstjʊleɪt/
to claim or imagine that something is true or that it exists The theory postulates two reasons for the spread of the disease. |
