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31 Cards in this Set
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analogy
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n. likeness in some respects between things otherwise different; similarity; comparison
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arbitrary
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adj. autocratic; despotic; tyrannical; proceeding from a whim or fancy
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arbitrate
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v. 1) decide a dispute; 2) submit a dispute to arbitration
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axiom
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n. self-evident truth; maxim
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axiomatic
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adj. self-evident; universally accepted as true
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bias
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n. opinion formed before there are grounds for it; prejudice; predilection; partiality
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bigoted
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adj. intolerant; narrow-minded
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bigotry
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n. views or behavior of a bigot; narrow-mindedness; intolerance
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cogitate
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v. think over; consider with care; ponder; deliberate
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criterion
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n. standard; rule or test for judging
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crux
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n. most important point; essential part
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deduce
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v. derive by reasoning; infer
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dilemma
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n. situation requiring a choice between two equally bad alternatives; predicament
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dogmatic
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adj. asserting opinions as if they were facts; opinionated; asserted without proof; doctrinaire
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eclectic
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adj. choosing from various sorces; selective
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fallacious
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adj. misleading; deceptive; not valid
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fallible
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adj. liable to be mistaken
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heterodox
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adj. rejecting regularly accepted beliefs or doctrines; heretical; nonconformist
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hypothetical
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adj. supposed; having the characteristics of a hypothesis, a supposition made as a basis for reasoning or research.
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illusion
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n. misleading appearance; false impression; misconception
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indubitable
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adj. certain; incontrovertible; indisputable
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orthodox
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adj. generally accepted, especially in religion; conventional; approved
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paradoxical
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having the characteristics of a paradox
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plausible
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apparently trustworthy; superficially true or reasonable
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preposterous
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adj. senseless; absured; irrational
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rational
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1) able to think clearly; having the power to reason; 2) based on or agreeable to reason; intelligent; sensible; sane
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rationalize
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v. invent excuses for one's actions, desires, failures, etc.
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sophistry
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n. clever but deceptive reasoning
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specious
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adj. superficially true, reasonable, attractive, or just, but not really so
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speculate
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v. 1) reflect; meditate; conjecture; 2) buy or sell with the hope of profiting by price fluctuations
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tenable
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adj. capable of being maintained or defended; defensible
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