13974404131 | epoch | period of time | 0 | |
13974411671 | aptitude | a natural ability to do something | 1 | |
13974414206 | dissemination | the act of spreading widely; scattering | 2 | |
13974421103 | empirical | based on observation or experiment | 3 | |
13974424823 | conjecture | a guess | 4 | |
13974439012 | ad homien | personal attack | 5 | |
13974439013 | Jargon | special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand. | 6 | |
13974463346 | laudatory | expressing praise; congratulatory | 7 | |
13974468537 | bemused | confused | 8 | |
13974470847 | morose | gloomy | 9 | |
13974476017 | flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness | 10 | |
13974487693 | brazen | bold and without shame | 11 | |
13974490157 | polemic | controversy; argument; verbal attack | 12 | |
13974493620 | tirade | long, harsh speech or verbal attack | 13 | |
13974496535 | usurped | take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force (replacing) | 14 | |
13974508525 | litotes | A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite | 15 | |
13974520189 | Syllogism | A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. logical gap | 16 | |
13974527093 | aloof | cool, reserved, distant | 17 | |
13974528669 | poignant | evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret | 18 | |
13974540552 | caustic | (adj.) able to burn or eat away by chemical action; biting, sarcastic, abbrasive | 19 | |
13974546677 | antithesis | Direct opposite | 20 | |
13974554011 | feasibility | possibility practicality | 21 | |
13974561526 | contemptuous | scornful | 22 | |
13974576931 | pedantic | tending to show off one's learning | 23 | |
13974587291 | belligerent | hostile and aggressive | 24 | |
13974588980 | evasive | deliberately vague or ambiguous | 25 | |
13974592925 | effusive | passionate | 26 | |
13974602770 | apposition | a grammar construction in which a noun (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation | 27 | |
13974606288 | adage | a proverb, wise saying | 28 | |
13974607741 | apothegm | a terse, witty saying | 29 | |
14004587714 | perspicuity | clearness | 30 | |
14004594387 | impetuous | impulsive | 31 | |
14004597122 | contingent | (adj.) likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertain events or conditions; happening by chance; (n.) a representative group forming part of a larger body | 32 | |
14004636615 | dogmatic | stubbornly opinionated | 33 |
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