| A | B |
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| Abstract | adj. theoretical, impersonal |
| Analogy | noun. a comparison of one thing to another, similarity |
| cogent | adj. powerfully convincing |
| contrived | adj. artificial, labored |
| Criterion | noun. standard, basis for judgement |
| digress | verb. to stray from the main subject |
| empucical | adj. relying on enperience or observation not merely theoretical |
| hypothetical | adj. uncertain, unproven |
| infer | verb. to concluse to deduce |
| oblique | adj. indirect, at an angle |
| obscure | adj. unknown hard to understand, dark |
| pendantic | adj. boringly scholarly or academic |
| premise | noun. an assumption the basis for a conclusion |
| refute | verb. to prove to be dalse to disaprove |
| specious | adj.deceptively plausible or attactive |
| superficial | adj. on teh surface only, shallow not thorough |
| synthesis | noun. the combining of parts to form a whole |
| tenable | adj. defensible as in one's postion in an argument |
| tenuous | adj. flimsy extremely thin |
| verbose | adj. using too many words |
