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Mrs Hull vocab - 3
Definition/Question | Answer |
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to limit, modify, or restrict | qualify |
The team was excited when they ______________ to be in the championship. | qualified |
to acknowledge or admit; to make concessions | concede |
The teacher decided to _____________, or acknowledge, how well her students were acting | concede |
to attempt to prove that an accusation or theory is false | rebut |
The lawyer went to court to __________ that her client was guilty. | rebut |
to disprove an accusation or a theory | refute |
Christopher Columbus _____________ the accusation that the Earth is flat by sailing around the whole world. | refuted |
to weaken; subvert; hinder | undermine |
The girl _________________ herself by not trying as hard as she could have. | undermined |
to emphasize; to draw special attention to a fact, idea, or situation | underscore |
The teacher decided to ____________ in our notes what would be on the test. | underscore |
marked by an orderly, logical, and clear relationship | coherent |
It was ___________ through the girl's description that she thinks her cat is cute. | coherent |
a mental tendency or inclination; especially an unfair preference for a person or group; not objective and therefore partisane | bias |
I would be a ___________ judge on So You Think You Can Dance because I enjoy one type of dance more than the other types. | biased |
the standard of judging something | criterion |
I met the height requirement, or _____________, to ride the rollercoaster. | criterion |
a hypothesis formed from incomplete evidence; a deduction | conjecture |
I made a _________________ that something scared the people when they ran out of the room screaming. | conjecture |
confidently optimistic and cheerful | sanguine |
The _____________ girl always seemed to be in a good mood. | sanguine |
really happy and enthusiastic; joyfully unrestrained | exuberant |
The girl was really ________________, or happy, when she won the contest. | exuberant |
designed or intended to teach or instruct; serving to enlighten or inform | didactic |
The _____________________ app is supposed to teach the player how to play chess. | didactic |
marked by great conviction; forceful and clear; unambiguous | emphatic |
In court, the defendant __________________, or firmly, said that she did not rob the store. | emphatically |
marked by deep sincerity and serious intent | earnest |
The girl ________________ apologized to her friend. | earnestly |