Vocab - Sets 1-4

Advocate

to publicly recommend or support

Assert

to state a fact or belief confidently

Bolster

to support or strengthen; prop up

concede

to admit something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it

dispute

to engage in an argument or cast doubt upon

proponent

a person who argues for a theory, proposal, or concept

refute

to prove a statement or theory to be wrong or false

repudiate

to refuse to accept or be associated with

skeptical

not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations

undermine

to lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of a person or idea

adhere

to believe in and follow the practices of

buttress

to increase the strength of or justification for; to reinforce

cohesion

the act or forming a united whole

consensus

a general agreement

converge

to come together to form a new whole

corroborate

to confirm or give support to a theory, statement, or finding

foster

to encourage or promote the development of

reconcile

to restore friendly relations between

substantiate

to provide evidence to support or prove the truth of

supplement

something that completes or enhances something else when added to it

curtail

to reduce in extent or quantity

degrade

to treat or regard someone with contempt or disrespect

denounce

to publicly declare to be wrong or evil

impede

to delay or prevent someone or something by obstructing; to hinder

impose

to force a rule or punishment to be accepted or obeyed

mandate

to order something to be done or someone behave in a certain way

obstruct

to block or deliberately make something difficult

oppressive

unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint; weighing heavily on the mind or spirits

preclude

to make impossible

repression

the restraint, prevention, or inhibition of a, feeling, quality, etc

bias

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair

decisive

settling an issue, producing a definitive result

deduce

to arrive at a conclusion through reasoning

equity

the quality of being fair or impatial

pragmatic

dealing with things in a sensible or realistic manner; practical

renounce

to formally declare one’s abandonment of a claim, right, or possession

speculate

to form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence

validate

to check or prove the validity or accuracy of something

vindicate

to clear something of blame or suspicion

culpable

guilty or worthy of blame