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Unit One Vocab
Question | Answer |
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bias | tendency to see things from a slanted, one |
confirm | prove as true |
contradict | assert the opposite of what was said; declare a statement as untrue |
evidence | proof |
factual | based on information that can be observed or verified |
illogical | not sensible; not reasonable |
investigate | search; inquire into |
objective | not influenced by opinions or feelings |
opinion | a personal view or attitude |
persuade | to convince |
theory | a particular view of something that has not been proven |
alibi | believable reason why a suspect could not have been at the scene of a crime |
rehabilitate | restore to working condition; restore the good name of |
retribution | punishment for wrong |
perceive | grasp mentally; see |
unobtrusively | without calling attention to oneself |
anguish | strong distress; emotional pain |
negotiation | bargaining; discussion; deal |
quaint | unusual or old |
deed | document that shows ownership |
preliminary | introductory; preparatory |
possession | ownership |
descendants | children, grandchildren, and continuing generations DOWN the family tree |
willingly | voluntarily; without needing to be forced |
serene | calm; undisturbed |
luminous | giving off light |
ascent | upward slope; climb |
conceivably | in an imaginable or believable way |
overwhelming | emotionally overpowering |
unequivocal | clear; plainly understood |
antithesis | direct opposite |
paradox | two things that seem to be at odds with each other |
exploitation | the act of using another person for selfish purposes |
devoid | completely without |
perish | die; be destroyed or wiped out |
distinction | difference between two things |
respectively | in the order previously stated |
deficiency | lack of something that is necessary |
debris | pieces remaining from something that has been destroyed |
erosion | wearing away by action of wind or water |
ravaged | devastated |