English 2 Honors: Vocabulary group 5

Substantiate

To provide evidence or support for something; to prove the truth or validity of something.

Correlate

To show a mutual relationship or connection between two or more things, often measured by how much they change together.

Discrepancy

A lack of agreement or consistency between two or more facts, figures, or accounts.

Salient

Most noticeable or important; standing out prominently.

Premise

A statement or idea that forms the basis for an argument, story, or line of reasoning.

Ambivalence

The state of having mixed or conflicting feelings about something or someone.

Scrutinize

To examine something closely and carefully, especially in a critical way.

Relegate

To assign to a lower position, rank, or status; to demote or dismiss to a less important role.