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Final Exam Vocabulary
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English
9th Grade
06/05/2007

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Cognizant
Definition
Aware; fully informed
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Conscientious
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Thorough and attentive; careful; painstaking
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Omniscient
Definition
Knowing all things; having total knowledge
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Contend
Definition
To maintain or assert; argue a point a view; to strive or struggle in controversy or debate; dispute
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Inference
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A conclusion based on evidence; The act or process of concluding something from evidence; a deduction
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Refute
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To prove a person or idea to be wrong
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Plausible
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Appearing true or reasonable; Giving a deceptive impression of truth, acceptability or reliability
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Rational
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Consistent with or based on reason; logical; of sound mind; sane
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Skeptical
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Doubting; questioning
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Detract
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To take away something desirable; diminish the value of
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Portray
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To make a likeness or representation of; to describe in words; to play the part of in a movie or play
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Trait
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A distinguishing quality or feature
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