HW1: Definitions Quiz

baseless

not substantiated

consistent

not contradictory

consistent

able to coexist

equivocal

having more than one possible meaning

equivocal

unclear

improbably

not likely

proportional

commensurate

sanction

to support

sanction

to authorize

assertion

contention

considerable

appreciable

prescribe

to lay something down as law

repudiate

rebut

criterion

a basis for judgement

deleterious

harmful

equivocation

ambiguity

explicate

to explain something in a detailed way to clarify or make something clear in detail

implausible

not believable

inadvertent

unintentional

supposition

an unstated premise

position

statement

analogy

a comparison between two different things that are similar in certain respects

anomaly

a rare exception

bolster

undergrid

disallow

prevent

mechanism

the process by which something is accomplished

non-negligible

appreciable

rarely

the temporal version of few

warrant

justify

decry

to criticize openly

enumerate

to list one by one

improbable

not likely

phenomena

things

piecemeal

in separate parts

purport

to seek to do something

unsubstantiated

not supported