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Vocabulary 10 Ap
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Generalized,theoretical, not concrete |
| Anomaly | an Abnormality or departure from the general rule |
| Apposite | highly appropriate of fitting; very pertinent; perfect |
| Canvass | to examine fully or survey in detail |
| Cogitation | the act of thinking or reflecting |
| Conjecture | a guess based on skimpy or uncertain evidence |
| Crux | the crucial or most important point |
| Dogmatic | excessively positive in matter or utterance |
| Educe | to bring out or draw forth |
| ergo | therefore |
| etymology | the study if the orgin and development of words |
| ferret | to investigate, search out, or bring to light |
| histrionic | theatrical, melodramatic, artifical |
| inscrutable | so mysterious as to not be understood |
| pertinent | relevant, apt, or bearing upon the matter at hand |
| purport | to claim or profess, often falsely; inicate doubt |
| specious | appearing to be correct without really being so |
| stoicism | patient endurance; indifference to suffering or pain |
| verity | truth,fact, or reality |
| Zenith | the highest point |