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Metaphysicsbranch of philosophy concerned with the nature of ultimate reality beyond the physical sciences; study of supernatural, transcending material reality
Epistemologystudy of the nature and basis of knowledge, especially with reference to its limits and validity (What can we really know and how do we know we really know?)
Circumspectexercising all round caution, considering all facts and consequences, seeing all sides of an issue
Empathycompassion, affinity, sympathy, connectedness, synergy
Extrapolateto project or expand known or experienced data into unknown areas
Cognizantbeing aware of
Plethoraflood, overabundance, surplus, glut
Dearthlack, deficiency, shortage, scarcity
Fallacyillusion, myth, false belief, error
Inferenceguess, reasonable conclusion, hypothesis, deduction
Nebulousconfused, mixed up, unclear, vague, ambiguous
Innocuousharmless, benign, inoffensive
Ramificationconsequence, outgrowth, branching out

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Creator susiebooty
Created August 28, 2008
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