SAT Vocab Unit 2

to expose the falseness of a belief

• circumscribe

• debunk

• bolster

• cajole

to strengthen or support

• circumscribe

• debunk

• bolster

• cajole

-to define the limits of something, often an issue or problem

• circumscribe

• debunk

• bolster

• cajole

to persuade someone through flattery or coaxing

• circumscribe

• debunk

• bolster

• cajole

hasty and superficial

• cohesive

• credulous

• contentious

• cursory

causing or likely to provoke an argument

• cohesive

• credulous

• contentious

• cursory

willing to believe

• cohesive

• credulous

• contentious

• cursory

forming a united whole

• cohesive

• credulous

• contentious

• cursory

principles or standards by which something is judged or decided

• consensus

• criteria

• buttress

• conjecture

a projecting support for a building, usually stone or brick

• consensus

• criteria

• buttress

• conjecture