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contentious- The action of contending or striving together in opposition; strife, dispute, verbal controversy
concession- action of conceding, granting, or yielding something requested or required
scrutiny- The formal taking of individual votes, as a method of electing to an office or dignity, or of deciding some question proposed to a deliberative assembly; an instance of this procedure
dogmatism- Belief in or assertion of dogma; dogmatic character; (more generally) positiveness in the assertion of opinion, now esp. the tendency to lay down principles as undeniably true, without consideration of evidence or the opinions of others
fallacy- Deception, guile, trickery; a deception, trick; a false statement, a lie
ape- to imitate, mimic
reify- to make (something abstract) more concrete or real; to regard or treat (an idea, concept, etc.) as if having material existence
constative- A statement that is capable of being true or false
piecemeal- With break, cut, tear, etc. Into pieces or fragments; piece from piece
parti pris- A preconceived view; a bias or prejudice
hitherto- Up to this time, until now, as yet
auxiliaries- One who renders help or gives assistance; a helper, assistant, confederate, ally; also, that which gives help, a source or means of assistance
dubious- Objectively doubtful; fraught with doubt or uncertainty; uncertain, undetermined; indistinct, ambiguous, vague
illocutionary- An act such as ordering, warning, undertaking, performed in saying something
presupposition-A fact or condition implied by a sentence and assumed to be understood by the addressee, but not stated explicitly
semantical- Relating to divination through the interpretation of signs
antecedently- Previously in time, before; first or earlier in a causal, connectional, or implicational relation
imperatives- the theory of logical reasoning based on the commands and obligations contained in the imperative mood
paradigms- In the traditional grammar of Latin, Greek, and other inflected languages: a pattern or table showing all the inflected forms of a particular verb, noun, or adjective, serving as a model for other words of the same conjugation or declension
tautological- Of an argument or definition: merely restating in different words the very thing which is to be explained, shown, or defined
subsidiary- A subsidiary or subordinate thing; something which provides additional support or assistance; an auxiliary, an aid
morphemes- A grammatical element such as a prefix, suffix, preposition, conjunction, or stress pattern considered in terms of its functional relations in a linguistic system
perlocutionary- Of or designating an act of speaking or writing that is intended to persuade or convince
contingently- As a possibility that may or may not befall
deviant- That diverts or causes to turn aside
elliptical- Of sentences and phrases: Defective, lacking a word or words which must be supplied to complete the sense. Of style, etc.
locution- A form of expression; a phrase, an expression
procure- To prevail upon, induce, persuade, get (a person) to do something
alluding- The action of mocking or making fun of someone
concomitant- Going together, accompanying, concurrent, attendant
pithy- Of language or style: full of concentrated meaning; conveying meaning forcibly through brevity of expression; concise, succinct; condensed in style; pointed, terse, aphoristic
ruminations- The action of revolving something in one’s mind; meditation, contemplation
ephemeral- In more extended application: That is in existence, power, favour, popularity, etc. for a short time only; short-lived; transitory
prose- Language in the form in which it is typically written (or spoken), usually characterized as having no deliberate metrical structure (in contrast with verse or poetry)
cadence- The measure or beat of music, dancing, or any rhythmical movement; e.g. of marching
arbitrary- Relating to, or dependent on, the discretion of an arbiter, arbitrator, or other legally-recognized authority; discretionary, not fixed
tacit- Not openly expressed or stated, but implied; understood, inferred
punitively- inflicting or intended to inflict punishment; retributive, punishing
ostensibly- avowedly, declaredly, professedly. Usually distinguished from, and often implicitly or explicitly opposed to, actually or really: apparently, but not necessarily or really
