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Vocab Green Lesson 5
Vocab Green Lesson 5
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English
10th Grade
02/04/2010

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apologist (n)
Definition
a person who speaks in defense of a person, an idea, or a position
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dissuade (v)
Definition
to discourage ferom doing something through persuasion
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dupe (v)
Definition
to take advantage of people by tricking or fooling them
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dupe (n)
Definition
someone tricked and taken advantage of
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fallacy (n)
Definition
1 a false belief
2 faulty and illogical reasoning
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imply (v)
Definition
to hint; to suggest indirectly
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indisputable (adj)
Definition
beyond doubt or question; certain
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infer (v)
Definition
to draw conclusion from evidence
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red herring (n)
Definition
something that draws attention away from the main isssue
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refute (v)
Definition
to prove to be false or invalid; to deny the accuracy or truth of
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substantiate (v)
Definition
to support with evidence
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