COLLEGE VOCAB

Corroborate:

V to make more certain

Disparate:

ADJ distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar

Extrapolate:

V to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture.

Laconic:

ADJ using few words; expressing much in few words; concise.

Pedantic:

ADJ ostentatious in one’s learning.

Pragmatic:

ADJ of or relating to a practical point of view or practical considerations.

Quintessential:

ADJ of the pure and essential essence of something.

Salient:

ADJ prominent or conspicuous.

Spurious:

ADJ not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.

Syntax:

N the study or the rules and patterns by which sentences and phrases are formed in a language.

Paradigm:

N a framework containing the basic assumptions, ways of thinking, and methodology that are commonly accepted by members of a scientific community.

Premise:

N a tract of land including its buildings.

Obscure:

ADJ (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain.

Precedent:

N a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases.

Incremental:

ADJ increasing or adding on, especially in a regular series.

Impetus:

N a moving force.

Ideation:

N the process of forming ideas or images.

Equivocal:

ADJ allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, especially with intent to deceive or misguide; susceptible of double interpretation; deliberately ambiguous.

Arbitrary:

ADJ subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one’s discretion.

Nuance:

N a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response.