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(noun) Artificial behavior adopted to impress others; pretense; a pose
EX: Since Jerry has lived only in Ohio, his English accent is an affectation. |
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a. A person who receives funds from an insurance policy or will upon another's death.
b. Anyone who receives help or advantage from something. |
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a. A flaw or imperfection
b. A deficiency.
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To desert one's country or party in order to adopt or join another. |
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(noun) The power or capacity to produce the desired effect; effectiveness
EX: A drastic reduction in cases of smallpox demonstrated the efficacy of Jenner's vaccine. |
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| (noun) A group of persons forming a united, but sometimes discontented and troublesome, minority within a larger group. |
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a. Something that helps bring about a certain result; an ingredient
b. One or two or more numbers or expressions that have a given product: two and three are factors of six. |
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a. To serve in a position of authority; to preside
b. To serve as a referee or an umpire in sports |
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(adjective) Excessively forward in offering one's services or advice to others; meddlesome
EX: Her officious new coworker insisted on rearranging Jane's furniture and the items on her desk. |
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a. Causing or maintaining abundant growth
b. Producing numberous works: a prolific writer |
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| (verb) To meet present needs; be adequate |
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(adj) Expressing a belief or opinion as if it were fact; excessively positive or emphatic
EX: The actor's dogmatic statements about the meaninng of the play mystified the producer and director. |
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| (adj) Dreamily, and often sadly, thoughtful |
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a. The study of reality based on logical reasoning rather than factual observation
b. A personal set of opinions and values by which one lives
c. A basic, practical rule or set of rules: Vince Lombardi's philosophy of coaching |
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a. Appearing true or reasonable.
b. Giving a deceptive impression of truth, acceptability, or reliability |
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a. To think about something carefully and at length; weigh an idea in the mind
b. To consider seriously and deeply |
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(verb) To assume the truth of something without proof, especially as the basis for study or argument; take something for granted.
(noun) A theory proposed as the basis of a chain of reasoning; a basic principle |
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a. Consistent with or based on reason; logical
b. Of sound mind; sane |
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a. The condition of being lost in thought
b. A daydream |
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| (adj) Doubting; questioning |
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a. An idea based on incomplete evidence; guessing
b. A conclusion, idea, or opinion reached through reasoning; a theory
c. Business dealings that involve risk but offer the chance for a quick profit |
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| (noun) A person who argues in defense or justification of an idea or cause: an apologist for high tariffs |
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a. To maintain or assert; argue (for) a point of view
b. To strive or struggle in controversy or debate; dispute
c. To strive, as ain a battle; fight
d. To compete, as in a race |
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| (verb) To discourage or keep (someone) from a purpose or course of action |
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a. An idea or opinion based on mistaken assumptions or logic; a false notion
b. False reasoning, belief, or argument
EX: The idea that every cloud has a silver lining is a fallacy |
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a. A statement that accounts for a set of facts but cannot be proved by direct supporting evidence; a theory
b. Something that is assumed as a basis for action or discussion |
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| (adj) Undeniable; true beyond all doubt |
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a. A conclusion based on evidence
b. The act or process of concluding something from evidence; a deduction |
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| (noun) Something that draws attention away from the matter or issue at hand |
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| (verb) To prove a person or idea to be wrong |
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| (verb) To support with proof or evidence; verify |
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| (adj) Aware; fully informed |
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| (noun) One knowledgeable in any area, but especially in the arts or in matters of taste and discernment |
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| (adj) Thorough and attentive; careful; painstaking |
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a. Awareness of one's thoughts and perceptions: regaining consciousness after fainting
b. The totality of attitudes or feelings held by a group: national consciousness |
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| (noun) A critical analysis of the nature of something, particularly disease |
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| (noun) Fame of an unfavorable kind |
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| (adj) Knowing all things; having total knowledge |
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a. A forecast of a probable result
b. The likelihood of recovery from a disease
EX: The prognosis for economic growth in the aircraft industry is encouraging |
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a. Acknowledgement or attention; favorable notice
b. Awareness that something has been perceived previously |
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| (adj) Unrestrained by conscience; unreasonable; unjust |
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