misconceive
- verb interpret in the wrong way
misinterpret; misunderstand; be amiss; misconstrue; misapprehend.
- Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism
- She misconstrued my remarks
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misapprehend
- verb interpret in the wrong way
misinterpret; misunderstand; misconceive; be amiss; misconstrue.
- Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism
- She misconstrued my remarks
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emilio's
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equivocate
- verb be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
beat around the bush; tergiversate; palter; prevaricate.
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elenctic
(Logic) Serving to refute; refutative; -- applied to indirect modes of proof, and opposed to deictic.
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misconstrue
- verb interpret in the wrong way
misinterpret; misunderstand; misconceive; be amiss; misapprehend.
- Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism
- She misconstrued my remarks
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apagogic
Proving indirectly, by showing the absurdity, or impossibility of the contrary. Bp. Berkeley.
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misapply
- verb apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly
misuse.
- The words are misapplied in this context
- You are misapplying the name of this religious group
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adducible
Capable of being adduced. Proofs innumerable, and in every imaginable manner diversified, are adducible. I. Taylor.
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arctangent
- noun the inverse function of the tangent; the angle that has a tangent equal to a given number
inverse tangent; arc tangent; arctan.
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apagogical
Proving indirectly, by showing the absurdity, or impossibility of the contrary. Bp. Berkeley.
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meritless
- adjective satellite without merit
no-good; no-account; good-for-naught; no-count; sorry; good-for-nothing.
- a sorry horse
- a sorry excuse
- a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick
- the car was a no-good piece of junk
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misread
- verb read or interpret wrongly
- verb interpret wrongly
misinterpret.
- I misread Hamlet all my life!
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diagramming
- noun providing a chart or outline of a system
schematisation; schematization.
- verb make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed
diagram; plot.
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escalate
- verb increase in extent or intensity
step up; intensify.
- The Allies escalated the bombing
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conflate
- verb mix together different elements
mix; immix; coalesce; commingle; flux; fuse; combine; merge; blend; meld.
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polygenist
(Biol.) One who maintains that animals of the same species have sprung from more than one original pair; -- opposed to monogenist.
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clinch
- noun (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
- noun a small slip noose made with seizing
clench.
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dovetail
- noun a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises
dovetail joint.
- verb fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail
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monogenist
(Anthropol.) One who maintains that the human races are all of one species; -- opposed to polygenist.
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captandum
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knockdown
- noun a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet
- adjective satellite (furniture) easily assembled and dismantled
- I bought a knockdown chest at the do-it-yourself store
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oversimplify
- verb simplify to an excessive degree
- Don't oversimplify the problem
- verb make too simple
- Don't oversimplify the instructions
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counterpoise
- noun a weight that balances another weight
equalizer; counterweight; equaliser; counterbalance; balance.
- verb constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to
counterweight; counterpose.
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sidestep
- noun a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)
- verb avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
dodge; fudge; evade; parry; elude; skirt; duck; hedge; circumvent; put off.
- He dodged the issue
- she skirted the problem
- They tend to evade their responsibilities
- he evaded the questions skillfully
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sorites
(Logic) An abridged form of stating of syllogisms in a series of propositions so arranged that the predicate of each one that precedes forms the subject of each one that follows, and the conclusion unites the subject of the first proposition with the predicate of the last proposition, as in following example; --
The soul is a thinking agent; A thinking agent can not be severed into parts; That which can not be severed can not be destroyed; Therefore the soul can not be destroyed.
✍ When the series is arranged in the reverse order, it is called the Goclenian sorites, from Goclenius, a philosopher of the sixteenth century. Sorites paradox, (philos.) The paradox that arises from the assertion that if one item is removed from a heap (sorites) of objects, what remains is still a heap. Continued application of that rule for any finite heap ultimately causes a contradiction, when the "heap" has no objects left. Similar definitional problems prompted the invention of "fuzzy logic"
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generalize
- verb draw from specific cases for more general cases
extrapolate; infer; generalise.
- verb speak or write in generalities
generalise.
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benefactive
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falter
- noun the act of pausing uncertainly
faltering; hesitation; waver.
- there was a hesitation in his speech
- verb be unsure or weak
waver.
- Their enthusiasm is faltering
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eristic
- noun a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
disputant; controversialist.
- noun the art of logical disputation (especially if specious)
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resonate
- verb sound with resonance
vibrate.
- The sound resonates well in this theater
- verb be received or understood
come across.
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inherency
- noun the state of inhering; the state of being a fixed characteristic
inherence.
- the inherence of polysemy in human language
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fallacious
- adjective satellite containing or based on a fallacy
unsound.
- fallacious reasoning
- an unsound argument
- adjective satellite intended to deceive
fraudulent; deceitful.
- deceitful advertising
- fallacious testimony
- smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge
- a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes
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colorable
Specious; plausible; having an appearance of right or justice. "
Colorable pretense for infidility."
Bp. Stillingfleet. --
Col"or*a*ble*ness, n. -- Col"or*a*bly, adv. Colorable and subtle crimes, that seldom are taken within the walk of human justice. Hooker.
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generalise
- verb speak or write in generalities
generalize.
- verb draw from specific cases for more general cases
extrapolate; generalize; infer.
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realizability
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erupt
- verb start abruptly
break out.
- After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc
- verb erupt or intensify suddenly
flare; break open; flare up; burst out; irrupt.
- Unrest erupted in the country
- Tempers flared at the meeting
- The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism
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misunderstand
- verb interpret in the wrong way
misinterpret; misconceive; be amiss; misconstrue; misapprehend.
- Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism
- She misconstrued my remarks
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berkeleian
,a.Of or relating to Bishop Berkeley or his system of idealism; as, Berkeleian philosophy. --
Berke"ley*ism, n.
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confuse
- verb mistake one thing for another
confound.
- you are confusing me with the other candidate
- I mistook her for the secretary
- verb be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
bedevil; discombobulate; fox; confound; befuddle; fuddle; throw.
- These questions confuse even the experts
- This question completely threw me
- This question befuddled even the teacher
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justificatory
- adjective satellite attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
justificative; defensive.
- adjective satellite providing justification
justificative; vindicatory.
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elide
- verb leave or strike out
- This vowel is usually elided before a single consonant
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textualist
A textman; a textuary. Lightfoot.
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unconvincing
- adjective not convincing
flimsy.
- unconvincing argument
- as unconvincing as a forced smile
- adjective satellite having a probability too low to inspire belief
improbable; unbelievable; unlikely.
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hominem
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misfire
- noun an explosion that fails to occur
dud.
- noun a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
miss.
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ignore
- verb refuse to acknowledge
disregard; cut; snub.
- She cut him dead at the meeting
- verb bar from attention or consideration
dismiss; brush aside; brush off; discount; push aside; disregard.
- She dismissed his advances
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lawyer
- noun a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
attorney.
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escalate
- verb increase in extent or intensity
step up; intensify.
- The Allies escalated the bombing
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diagonalization
- noun changing a square matrix to diagonal form (with all non-zero elements on the principal diagonal)
diagonalisation.
- the diagonalization of a normal matrix by a unitary transformation
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underplay
- verb act (a role) with great restraint
underact.
- verb play a card lower than (a held high card)
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abstruse
- adjective satellite difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
recondite; deep.
- the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them
- a deep metaphysical theory
- some recondite problem in historiography
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deductive
- adjective relating to logical deduction
- adjective involving inferences from general principles
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hinge
- noun a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
flexible joint.
- noun a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend
- his absence is the hinge of our plan
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presume
- verb take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
assume; take for granted.
- I assume his train was late
- verb take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
make bold; dare.
- How dare you call my lawyer?
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proabortion
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ampliative
(Logic) Enlarging a conception by adding to that which is already known or received. "All bodies possess power of attraction" is an ampliative judgment; because we can think of bodies without thinking of attraction as one of their immediate primary attribute. Abp. W. Thomson.
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beg
- verb call upon in supplication; entreat
pray; implore.
- verb make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
tap; solicit.
- Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce
- My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities
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cosmological
- adjective pertaining to the branch of astronomy dealing with the origin and history and structure and dynamics of the universe
cosmogonical; cosmogonic; cosmologic; cosmogenic.
- cosmologic science
- cosmological redshift
- cosmogonic theories of the origin of the universe
- adjective pertaining to the branch of philosophy dealing with the elements and laws and especially the characteristics of the universe such as space and time and causality
cosmologic.
- cosmologic philosophy
- a cosmological argument is an argument that the universe demands the admission of an adequate external cause which is God
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fiducial
- adjective relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another)
fiduciary.
- a fiduciary contract
- in a fiduciary capacity
- fiducial power
- adjective used as a fixed standard of reference for comparison or measurement
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collapse
- noun an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
prostration.
- the commander's prostration demoralized his men
- noun a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
- the roof is in danger of collapse
- the collapse of the old star under its own gravity
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strawman
- noun a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
figurehead; straw man; nominal head; front; front man.
- noun a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted
straw man.
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downplay
- verb represent as less significant or important
minimize; understate; minimise.
- verb understate the importance or quality of
play down; background.
- he played down his royal ancestry
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creationist
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backfire
- noun the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
blowback.
- noun a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
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specify
- verb specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
qualify; condition; stipulate.
- The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life
- The contract stipulates the dates of the payments
- verb decide upon or fix definitely
set; fix; limit; determine; define.
- fix the variables
- specify the parameters
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makeweight
- noun anything added to fill out a whole
filler.
- some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights
- noun a weight added to the scale to reach a required weight
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overemphasize
- verb place special or excessive emphasis on
overemphasise; overstress.
- I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book
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dp
- noun a person forced to flee from home or country
stateless person; displaced person.
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absurdum
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resonate
- verb sound with resonance
vibrate.
- The sound resonates well in this theater
- verb be received or understood
come across.
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refute
- verb overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
rebut.
- The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments
- verb prove to be false or incorrect
controvert; rebut.
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reductio
- noun (reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proof of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradiction
reductio ad absurdum.
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presuppose
- verb take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand
suppose.
- I presuppose that you have done your work
- verb require as a necessary antecedent or precondition
suppose.
- This step presupposes two prior ones
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suasive
Having power to persuade; persuasive; suasory. South. "Genial and
suasive satire."
Earle. --
Sua"sive*ly, adv.
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posit
- noun (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
postulate.
- verb put (something somewhere) firmly
fix; situate; deposit.
- She posited her hand on his shoulder
- deposit the suitcase on the bench
- fix your eyes on this spot
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instantiate
- verb represent by an instance
- This word instantiates the usage that the linguists claimed to be typical for a certain dialect
- verb find an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word)
- The linguists could not instantiate this sense of the noun that he claimed existed in a certain dialect
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unfold
- verb develop or come to a promising stage
blossom; blossom out; blossom forth.
- Youth blossomed into maturity
- verb open to the view
- A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings
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rage
- noun a feeling of intense anger
fury; madness.
- hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
- his face turned red with rage
- noun a state of extreme anger
- she fell into a rage and refused to answer
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weighty
- adjective having relatively great weight; heavy
- a weighty load
- a weighty package
- adjective satellite powerfully persuasive
telling; cogent.
- a cogent argument
- a telling presentation
- a weighty argument
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revolve
- verb turn on or around an axis or a center
go around; rotate.
- The Earth revolves around the Sun
- The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire
- verb move in an orbit
orb; orbit.
- The moon orbits around the Earth
- The planets are orbiting the sun
- electrons orbit the nucleus
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cogent
- adjective satellite powerfully persuasive
telling; weighty.
- a cogent argument
- a telling presentation
- a weighty argument
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favor
- noun an act of gracious kindness
favour.
- noun an advantage to the benefit of someone or something
favour.
- the outcome was in his favor
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