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45 Cards in this Set
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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
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ant of arbitrary
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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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n.
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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adj.
choosing (ideas, methods, etc.) from various sources |
eclectic
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adj.
based on a fallacy (erroneous idea); misleading; deceptive (ant. SOUND; VALID) |
fallacious
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adj.
liable to be mistaken (ant. INFALLIBLE) |
fallible
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adj.
rejecting regularly accepted beliefs or doctrines; heretical; nonconformist (ant. ORTHODOX) |
heterodox
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adj.
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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adj.
certain,; incontrovertible; indisputable (ant. QUESTIONABLE; DOUBTFUL) |
indubitable
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adj.
generally accepted, especially in religion; conventional; approved (ant. HETERODOX, UNORTHODOX) |
orthodox
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adj.
superficially true or reasonable; apparently trustworthy |
plausible
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adj.
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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adj.
shapeless; having no definite form; unorganized |
amorphous
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adj.
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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adj.
bending in and out; winding; serpentine |
sinuous
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adj.
balanced in arrangement; capable of division by a central line into similar haves |
symmetrical
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adj.
balance; harmony |
symmetry
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adj.
deserving serious attention; weighty; momentous |
grave
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adj.
a little or no value; trifling; worthless; useless |
nugatory
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adj.
practically worthless; trashy; piddling; petty |
paltry
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adj.
chief; above others; supreme |
paramount
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adj.
bearing upon the matter in hand; pertinent (ant. EXTRANEOUS) |
relevant
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