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Praxis I Reading
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abhor | To regard with honor |
| abstain | To refrain by choice |
| abstract | Not related to any object, theoretical |
| acquisition | An addition to an established group or collection |
| admonish | To correct firmly but kindly |
| adroit | Skill or nimble in difficult circumstance |
| adversary | A foe or enemy |
| advocate | To speak for an idea; a person who peaks for an idea |
| aesthetic | Pertaining to beauty |
| affective | To do with the emotional or feeling aspect of learning |
| alias | An assumed name |
| alleviate | To reduce or make more bearable |
| allude | To make an indirect reference to, hint at |
| ambiguous | Open to many interpretations |
| apathy | Absence of passion or emotion |
| apprehensive | Fear or unease about possible outcomes |
| aptitude | The ability to gain from a particular type of instruction |
| articulate | To speak clearly and distinctly, present a point of view |
| assess | To measure or determine an outcome or value |
| attest | To affirm or certify |
| augment | To increase or add to |
| belated | Past time or tardy |
| benevolent | Express goodwill or kindly feelings |
| biased | A prejudiced view or action |
| bolster | To shore up, support |
| candid | Direct and outspoken |
| caricature | Exaggerated, ludicrous, picture in words or a cartoon |
| carnivorous | Flesh eating or predatory |
| censor | A person who judges the morality of others; act on that judgment |
| censure | Expression of disapproval, reprimand |
| cessation | The act of ceasing or halting |
| chronic | Continuing and constant |
| clandestine | Concealed or secret |
| cogent | Intellectually convincing |
| cognitive | Relates to the intellectual area of learning |
| competency | Demonstrated ability |
| complacent | Unaware self-satisfaction |
| concept | A generalization |
| congenital | Existing at birth but nonhereditary |
| contemporaries | belonging in the same time period, about the same age |
| contempt | Feeling or showing disdain or scorn |
| contentious | Argumentative |
| corroborate | To make certain with other information, to confirm |
| credence | Claim to acceptance or trustworthiness |
| cursory | Surface, not in depth |
| daunt | To intimidate with fear |
| debacle | Disastrous collapse or rout |
| debilitate | To make feeble |
| decadent | Condition of decline/decay |
| deductive | Learning that proceeds from general to specific |
| demographic | Population data |
| denounce | To condemn a person or idea |
| deter | To prevent or stop an action, usually by some threat |
| diligent | A persistent effort; a person who makes such an effort |
| discern | To perceive or recognize, often by insight |
| discord | Disagreement or disharmony |
| discriminate | To distinguish among people or groups based on their characteristics |
| disdain | To show or act with contempt |
| disseminate | To send around, scatter |
| divergent | Thinking that extends in many directions, is not focused |
| diverse | Not uniform, varied |
| duress | Coercion |
| eccentric | Behaves unusually, different from the norm |
| eclectic | Drawing from several ideas or practices |
| eloquent | Vivid, articulate expression |
| emanate | To flow out, come forth |
| embellish | To make things seem more than they are |
| empirical | From observation or experiment |
| employment | A job or professional position (paid) |
| enduring | Lasting over the long term |
| enhance | To improve or build up |
| enigma | A mystery or puzzle |
| equity | Equal attention or treatment |
| equivocal | Uncertain, capable or multiple interpretations |
| expedite | To speed up, facilitate |
| exploit | Take maximum advantage of, perhaps unethically |
| extrinsic | Come from outside |
| farce | A mockery |
| feign | To pretend, make a false appearance of |
| fervent | Marked by intense feeling |
| fiasco | Total failure |
| formidable | Difficult to surmount |
| fracas | A noisy quarrel or a scrap |
| gamut | Complete range or extent |
| glib | Quickness suggesting insincerity |
| gravy | Very serious or weighty |
| guile | Cunning, craftiness, duplicity |
| handicapped | Having one or more disabilities |
| harass | Bother persistently |
| heterogenous | A group with normal variation in ability or performance |
| homogenous | A group with little variation in ability or performance |
| hypocrite | One who feigns a virtuous character or belief |
| immune | Protected or exempt from disease or harm |
| impartial | Fair and objective |
| impasse | Situation with no workable solution |
| impede | To retard or obstruct |
| implicit | Understood but not directly stated |
| indifferent | Uncaring or apathetic |
| indigenous | Native to an area |
| inductive | Learning that proceeds from specific to general |
| inevitable | Certain and unavoidable |
| infer | To reach a conclusion not explicitly stated |
| inhibit | To hold back or restrain |
| innovate | To introduce something new or change established procedure |
| nullified | Removed the importance of |
| objective | Goal |
| oblivious | Unaware and unmindful |
| obscure | Vague, unclear, uncertain |
| ominous | Threatening or menacing |
| palatable | Agreeable, acceptable |
| panorama | A comprehensive view or picture |
| pedagogy | The science of teaching |
| perpetuate | To continue or cause to be remembered |
| pompous | Exaggerated self-importance |
| precarious | Uncertain, beyond one's control |
| precedent | An act or instance that sets the standard |
| preclude | To act to make impossible or impracticable |
| precocious | Very early development |
| prognosis | A forecast or prediction |
| prolific | Abundant producer |
| provoke | To stir up or anger |
| psychomotor | Relates to the motor skill area of learning |
| quagmire | Predicament or difficult situation |
| qualm | Feeling of doubt or misgiving |
| quandry | A dilemma |
| quench | To put out, satisfy |
| rancor | Bitter continuing resentment |
| rationale | The basis or reason for something |
| reciprocal | Mutual interchange |
| refute | To prove false |
| remedial | Designed to compensate for learning deficits |
| reprove | Criticize gently |
| repudiate | To reject or disown |
| resolve | To reach a definite conclusion |
| retrospect | Contemplation of the past |
| revere | To hold in the highest regard |
| sanction | To issue authoritative approval or a penalty |
| scrutinize | To inspect with great care |
| siblings | Brothers or sisters |
| skeptical | Doubting, questing the validity |
| solace | Comfort in misfortune |
| solitude | Being alone |
| stagnant | Inert, contaminated |
| stereotype | An oversimplified generalized view or belief |
| subsidy | Financial assistance |
| subterfuge | A deceptive strategy |
| subtle | Faint, not easy to find or understand |
| superficial | Surface, not profound |
| tacit | Not spoken, inferred |
| taxonomy | Classification of levels of thinking or organisms |
| tenacious | Persistent and determined |
| tentative | Unsure, uncertain |
| terminate | To end, conclude |
| transition | Passage from one activity to another |
| trepidation | Apprehension, state of dread |
| trivial | Unimportant, ordinary |
| ubiquitous | Everywhere, omnipresent |
| ultimatum | A final demand |
| usurp | To wrongfully and forcefully seize and hold, particularly power |
| vacillate | To swing indecisively |
| valid | Logically correct |
| vehement | Forceful, passionate |
| vestige | A sign of something no longer there or existing |
| vicarious | Experience through the activities or feelings of others |
| virulent | Very poisonous or noxious |
| vital | Important and essential |
| waffle | To write or speak in a misleading way |
| wary | Watchful, on guard |
| Xanadu | An idyllic, perfect place |
| yearned | Longed or hoped for |
| zeal | Diligent devotion to a cause |
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