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SAT Vocab 1
Arguments, Agreements, and Support
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| advocate | to publicly recommend or support |
| assert | to state a fact or belief condently |
| bolster | to support or strengthen; prop up |
| concede | to admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it |
| dispute | to engage in an argument or cast doubt upon |
| proponent | a person who argues for a theory, proposal, or concept |
| refute | to prove a statement or theory to be wrong or false; disprove |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept or be associated with |
| skeptical | not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations |
| undermine | to lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of a person or idea |
| adhere | to believe in and follow the practices of |
| buttress | to increase the strength of or jactitation for; to reinforce |
| cohesion | the action of forming a united whole |
| consensus | a general agreement |
| converge | to come together to form a new whole |
| corroborate | to confirm or give support to a statement, theory, or finding |
| foster | to encourage or promote the development of |
| reconcile | to restore friendly relations between |
| substantiate | to provide evidence to support or prove the truth of |
| supplement | something that completes or enhances something else when added to it |