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Details Title: English Vocabulary Description: Vocab Words Total Flash Cards: 26 Created: 09/09/2004 14:17:35	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term approbation Definition praise; commendation Term trifle Definition a small amount of something Term statuesque Definition suggestive of a statue as in proportion, grace, or dignity Term comely Definition attractive; graceful Term caste Definition any social class separated from others by heredity, rank, profession and the like Term reprisal Definition retaliation for an injury with the intent of inflicting at least as much injury in return Term prone Definition lying with the front or face downward; prostrate Term magnanimous Definition noble of heart and mind; generous in forgiving; above revenge or resentment Term cogitation Definition the act of thinking or reflecting Term abstract Definition generalized, theoretical, or not concrete Term conjecture Definition a guess based on skimpy or uncertain evidence Term purport Definition meaning, sense, or substance Term crux Definition the crucial or most important point, or a perplexing point that is difficult to explain Term relevant Definition pertinent, applicable, or to the point Term pertinent Definition relevant, apt, or bearing upon the matter in hand Term apposite Definition highly appropriate, fitting, or relevant Term ergo Definition therefore or consequently Term predicate Definition to found or base upon Term verity Definition truth, fact, or reality Term dogmatic Definition excessively positive in manner or utterance Term anomaly Definition an abnormality or departure from the general rule Term specious Definition appearing to be correct or plausible without really being so Term induction Definition the process of reasoning from particular facts to a general conclusion; or a conclusion reached by this process Term refute Definition to disprove or demonstrate the falsity of something Term entity Definition something that has existence or reality Term stoicism Definition patient endurance, or indifference to pleasure or pain.