| Term | Definition |
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| Inductive Reasoning | reasoning from specific to general, SNY: Generalization |
| Deductive Reasoning | reasoning from general to particular |
| Pernicious (adj) | evil, wicked, cause harm |
| Epistemological (noun) | a branch of philosophy that investigates the origin, nature, methods, and limits of human knowledge |
| Trope (noun) | any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense. |
| Sophist (noun) | any of a class of professional teachers in ancient Greece who gave instruction in various fields, as in general culture, rhetoric, politics, or disputation. |
| Relativism (noun)_ | any theory holding that criteria of judgment are relative, varying with individuals and their environments. |
| Upbraid (verb) | to scold sharply, SYN: berate, chide, rebuke |
| Tangential (adj) | digressing, diverting, SYN: digressive, irrelevant |
| Hapless (adj) | unfortunate, SYN: ill fated, jinxed, unlucky |
| Innocuous (adj) | Harmless, SYN: benign, inoffensive, insipid |
| Belfry (noun) | bell tower, SYN: spire, steeple |
| Impervious (adj) | Impossible to penetrate, SYN: Impregnable, resistant |
| Sybarite (noun) | A person dedicated to pleasure, SYN: hedonist, sensualist |
| Bombastic (adj) | pompous in speech, SYN: bloated, grandiose |
| Vernal (adj) | related to spring, fresh, SYN: springlike, youthful |
| August (adj) | dignified, SYN: admirable, grand |
| Assuage (verb) | to make something unpleasant less severe, SYN: alleviate, comfort, placate |
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