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vocabulary
lesson 23
10
English
12th Grade
03/07/2011

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Adduce

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to cite as an example or proof in an argument

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Confound

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to cause (a person) to become confused; mixed up

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Construe

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TO place a certain meaning on interpert

 

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conumdrum

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a problem with no satisfactory solution; a riddle

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cryptic

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Having an ambiguous or hiddin meaning; enigmatic

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equivocate
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To use ambiguous misleading language intentionally; headge

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paradox
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a seemingly contraditory statement that may nonetheless be true

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patent
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obvious; plain

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perspicacity
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a cuteness of perception, disconsernment or understanding

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rudimentary
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of or relating to basic facts; in the earliest stages of development
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