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29 Cards in this Set
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analogy
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likeness in some respects between things otherwise different: similarity: comparison
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arbitrary
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proceding from a whim or fancy; capricious;despotic
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arbitrate
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decide a despute, acting as arbiter(judge); submit a dispute to an arbiter
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axiomatic
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self-evident;universally accepted as true
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bias
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opinion formed before there are grounds for it; prejudice; predilection; partially
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bigoted
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intolerant; narrow-minded
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cogitate
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think over, consider with care; ponder
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criterion
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standard; rule or test for judging
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crux
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most important p[oint; essential part
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deduce
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derive by reasoning; infer
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dilemma
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situation requiring a choice between two equally bad alternatives : predicament
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dogmatic
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asserting opinions as if they were facts; opinionanted; asserted without proof
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electic
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choosing (ideas, methods, etc) from various sources
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fallacious
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bases on fallacy (erroneous idea); misleading; deceptive
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fallible
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liable to be mistaken
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heterodox
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rejecting regularly accepted beliefs or doctrines; heretical
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hypothetical
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supposed; having the characteristics; of a hypothesis, a supposition made as a basis for reasoning or research. (if supported by considerable evidence, a hypothesis becomes a theory, and eventually, if no if no exceptions are found, a law)
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illusion
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meisleading appearence; false imperssion; misconception
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indubitable
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certain; incontrovertible; indisputable
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orthodox
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generally accepted, especially in religion; conventional; approved
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paradoxical
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having the characteristics of a paradox ( a self-contradictory statement which may nevertheless be true)
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plausible
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superficially true or reasonable; apparently trustworthy
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preposterous
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senseless; absurd; irrational
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rational
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1) able to think clearly; intelligent; sensible
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rationalize
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devise excuses for ones actions, desires, failures, etc
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sophistry
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clever but deceptive reasoning
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specious
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apparently reasonable; but not really so
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speculate
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1) reflect; meditate; conjecture
2)by or sell with the hope of profiting by price fluctuation. |
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tenable
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capable of being maintained or defended
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