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vocab 15 brent
lesson 15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a prejudice; a tendency toward a highly personal and unreasoned judgment | bias |
| appealing to intellectual appreciation | cerebral |
| marked by vastness or intensity | cosmic |
| to indicate | denote |
| clearly and precisely stated | explicit |
| to explore and come to understand | fathom |
| reasonably possible | feasible |
| a statement that is vague or imprecise; an idea based on typical rather than specific conditions | generality |
| the main point of a matter | gist |
| constant, unchanging | immutable |
| to place side by side | juxtapose |
| a mistake in interpretation | misconception |
| not clearly or easily understood; little-known | obscure |
| thick-headed; insensitive; not sharp | obtuse |
| limited; confined to a relatively small area | parochial |
| far-reaching; marked by intensity; intellectually deep | profound |
| an explanation to make something seem reasonable | rationalization |
| a careful consideration of something; a thinking about | reflection |
| existing below the threshold of conscious awareness | subliminal |
| un unpredictable action or notion | vagary |