Vocab pt. 2

dearth

lack of absence of something

debunk

to expose the falseness of a fact

defunct

extinct or no longer functioning

didactic

something that is intended to be taught

delegate

a representative; to entrust work or responsibility to another person

dispel

to drive away something (can also be a belief system)

doctrine

something that can be trusted on the basis of logic or rationale

dogma

something considered an established opinion (can be a belief or a set of moral codes)

eclectic

composed of elements drawn from various sources; can be used to refer to a person who pursues and ecl

embezzle

to take something (usually money or property) dishonestly for one’s own use

elicit

to draw out an answer or explanation often by skillful questioning or discussion

empirical

something capable of being derived, verified, or disproved by observation or experiment

emulate

try to be like or better than something

espouse

to take up and support as a cause; to marry someone

extort

to take something forcefully from a person

expedite

to speed up the process or progress of an even

extraneous

alien; something that exists or comes from outside

equivocal

something that is uncertain in its meaning

foil

a very thin sheet of metal; something or someone that serves as a contrast to another

fallacy

a false or mistaken idea

fortuitous

fortunate or lucky

flagrant

so bad as to be impossible to overlook

grandiloquent

a lofty, extravagant, or bombastic style, especially used in literature

gratuitous

something that is required by the circumstance but done or provided freely

hapless

unfortunate