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Praxis I Reading
Question | Answer |
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abhor | To regard with honor |
abstain | To refrain by choice |
abstract | Not related to any object, theoretical |
acquisition | An addition to an established group or collection |
admonish | To correct firmly but kindly |
adroit | Skill or nimble in difficult circumstance |
adversary | A foe or enemy |
advocate | To speak for an idea; a person who peaks for an idea |
aesthetic | Pertaining to beauty |
affective | To do with the emotional or feeling aspect of learning |
alias | An assumed name |
alleviate | To reduce or make more bearable |
allude | To make an indirect reference to, hint at |
ambiguous | Open to many interpretations |
apathy | Absence of passion or emotion |
apprehensive | Fear or unease about possible outcomes |
aptitude | The ability to gain from a particular type of instruction |
articulate | To speak clearly and distinctly, present a point of view |
assess | To measure or determine an outcome or value |
attest | To affirm or certify |
augment | To increase or add to |
belated | Past time or tardy |
benevolent | Express goodwill or kindly feelings |
biased | A prejudiced view or action |
bolster | To shore up, support |
candid | Direct and outspoken |
caricature | Exaggerated, ludicrous, picture in words or a cartoon |
carnivorous | Flesh eating or predatory |
censor | A person who judges the morality of others; act on that judgment |
censure | Expression of disapproval, reprimand |
cessation | The act of ceasing or halting |
chronic | Continuing and constant |
clandestine | Concealed or secret |
cogent | Intellectually convincing |
cognitive | Relates to the intellectual area of learning |
competency | Demonstrated ability |
complacent | Unaware self-satisfaction |
concept | A generalization |
congenital | Existing at birth but nonhereditary |
contemporaries | belonging in the same time period, about the same age |
contempt | Feeling or showing disdain or scorn |
contentious | Argumentative |
corroborate | To make certain with other information, to confirm |
credence | Claim to acceptance or trustworthiness |
cursory | Surface, not in depth |
daunt | To intimidate with fear |
debacle | Disastrous collapse or rout |
debilitate | To make feeble |
decadent | Condition of decline/decay |
deductive | Learning that proceeds from general to specific |
demographic | Population data |
denounce | To condemn a person or idea |
deter | To prevent or stop an action, usually by some threat |
diligent | A persistent effort; a person who makes such an effort |
discern | To perceive or recognize, often by insight |
discord | Disagreement or disharmony |
discriminate | To distinguish among people or groups based on their characteristics |
disdain | To show or act with contempt |
disseminate | To send around, scatter |
divergent | Thinking that extends in many directions, is not focused |
diverse | Not uniform, varied |
duress | Coercion |
eccentric | Behaves unusually, different from the norm |
eclectic | Drawing from several ideas or practices |
eloquent | Vivid, articulate expression |
emanate | To flow out, come forth |
embellish | To make things seem more than they are |
empirical | From observation or experiment |
employment | A job or professional position (paid) |
enduring | Lasting over the long term |
enhance | To improve or build up |
enigma | A mystery or puzzle |
equity | Equal attention or treatment |
equivocal | Uncertain, capable or multiple interpretations |
expedite | To speed up, facilitate |
exploit | Take maximum advantage of, perhaps unethically |
extrinsic | Come from outside |
farce | A mockery |
feign | To pretend, make a false appearance of |
fervent | Marked by intense feeling |
fiasco | Total failure |
formidable | Difficult to surmount |
fracas | A noisy quarrel or a scrap |
gamut | Complete range or extent |
glib | Quickness suggesting insincerity |
gravy | Very serious or weighty |
guile | Cunning, craftiness, duplicity |
handicapped | Having one or more disabilities |
harass | Bother persistently |
heterogenous | A group with normal variation in ability or performance |
homogenous | A group with little variation in ability or performance |
hypocrite | One who feigns a virtuous character or belief |
immune | Protected or exempt from disease or harm |
impartial | Fair and objective |
impasse | Situation with no workable solution |
impede | To retard or obstruct |
implicit | Understood but not directly stated |
indifferent | Uncaring or apathetic |
indigenous | Native to an area |
inductive | Learning that proceeds from specific to general |
inevitable | Certain and unavoidable |
infer | To reach a conclusion not explicitly stated |
inhibit | To hold back or restrain |
innovate | To introduce something new or change established procedure |
nullified | Removed the importance of |
objective | Goal |
oblivious | Unaware and unmindful |
obscure | Vague, unclear, uncertain |
ominous | Threatening or menacing |
palatable | Agreeable, acceptable |
panorama | A comprehensive view or picture |
pedagogy | The science of teaching |
perpetuate | To continue or cause to be remembered |
pompous | Exaggerated self-importance |
precarious | Uncertain, beyond one's control |
precedent | An act or instance that sets the standard |
preclude | To act to make impossible or impracticable |
precocious | Very early development |
prognosis | A forecast or prediction |
prolific | Abundant producer |
provoke | To stir up or anger |
psychomotor | Relates to the motor skill area of learning |
quagmire | Predicament or difficult situation |
qualm | Feeling of doubt or misgiving |
quandry | A dilemma |
quench | To put out, satisfy |
rancor | Bitter continuing resentment |
rationale | The basis or reason for something |
reciprocal | Mutual interchange |
refute | To prove false |
remedial | Designed to compensate for learning deficits |
reprove | Criticize gently |
repudiate | To reject or disown |
resolve | To reach a definite conclusion |
retrospect | Contemplation of the past |
revere | To hold in the highest regard |
sanction | To issue authoritative approval or a penalty |
scrutinize | To inspect with great care |
siblings | Brothers or sisters |
skeptical | Doubting, questing the validity |
solace | Comfort in misfortune |
solitude | Being alone |
stagnant | Inert, contaminated |
stereotype | An oversimplified generalized view or belief |
subsidy | Financial assistance |
subterfuge | A deceptive strategy |
subtle | Faint, not easy to find or understand |
superficial | Surface, not profound |
tacit | Not spoken, inferred |
taxonomy | Classification of levels of thinking or organisms |
tenacious | Persistent and determined |
tentative | Unsure, uncertain |
terminate | To end, conclude |
transition | Passage from one activity to another |
trepidation | Apprehension, state of dread |
trivial | Unimportant, ordinary |
ubiquitous | Everywhere, omnipresent |
ultimatum | A final demand |
usurp | To wrongfully and forcefully seize and hold, particularly power |
vacillate | To swing indecisively |
valid | Logically correct |
vehement | Forceful, passionate |
vestige | A sign of something no longer there or existing |
vicarious | Experience through the activities or feelings of others |
virulent | Very poisonous or noxious |
vital | Important and essential |
waffle | To write or speak in a misleading way |
wary | Watchful, on guard |
Xanadu | An idyllic, perfect place |
yearned | Longed or hoped for |
zeal | Diligent devotion to a cause |