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Vocab 19
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| convincing | believable |
| discount | to regard something as false or not worthy of examination; to dismiss |
| firsthand | direct from experience or the original source; eyewitness |
| guardedness | caution |
| infernal | hellish |
| inkling | a vague idea; a hint |
| polymath | a person with wide knowledge in many subject areas; an academic |
| reconnoiter | to make observations for military purposes |
| skepticism | questioning attitude; doubt |
| subcontinent | a large recognizable part of a continent |