| A | B |
|---|
| abstract | theroretical; impersonal |
| analogy | a comparison of one thing to another; similarity |
| cogent | powerfully convincing |
| contrived | artificial; labored |
| criterion | standard; basis for judgment |
| digress | to stray form the main subject |
| empirical | relying on experienve or observation; not merely theoretical |
| hypothetical | uncertain; unproven |
| infer | to conclude; to deduce |
| oblique | indirect; at an angle |
| obscure | unknown; hard to understand; dark |
| pedantic | boringly scholarly or academic |
| premise | an assumption; the basis for a conclusion |
| specious | deceptively plausible or attractive |
| superficial | on the surface only; shallow; not thorough |
| synthesis | the combining of parts to form a whole |
| tenable | defensible; stubborn; not letting go |
| tenuous | flimsy; extremely thin |
| verbose | using too many words; not succinct; circumloctory |
| refute | to prove to be false; to disprove |
