History extended vocab terms

purportedly

claimed to be true

nominally

in name only

ostensibly

on the surface

tacitly

implied rather than stated. (This passage shows how the civilians _______ acknowledged the inhabitance of the allies)

equivocal

ambiguous, open to multiple interpretations

incongruous

out of place or inconsistent

salient

most noticeable or important

epiphenomenal

a secondary effect rather than a primary cause

axiomatic

taken as self-evidently true

idiosyncratic

highly individual or unusual

putatively

supposedly or generally considered to be…

concomitant

occurring at the same time as something else

ameliorated

improved or made better

perspicacious

having a ready insight into and understanding of things