Vocabulary Review #10

What does the word "Corroborate" mean?

• To make less certain

• To confirm or make more certain

• To call witnesses to the stand

• To disagree

Which word describes things that are distinctly dissimilar?

• Pedantic

• Corroborate

• Disparate

• Salient

What does "Extrapolate" mean?

• To explain in detail

• To guess without sufficient information

• To infer something from the information you have

• To combine two variables

What does "Laconic" refer to?

• Speaking in a complex manner

• Describing the quality of relating much in few words

• Being overly concerned with details

• Being genuine and authentic

What does "Pedantic" mean?

• Being practical and realistic

• Being concerned with perfection

• Being overly concerned with small details or formalism

• Being clear and easy to understand

What is the meaning of "Pragmatic"?

• Idealistic and theoretical

• Concerned with the practical consequences of a belief

• A perfect embodiment of something

• Prominent or conspicuous

What does "Quintessential" mean?

• Being genuine and authentic

• Being practical and realistic

• Describing a perfect embodiment or pure essence of something

• Being concerned with small details or formalism

What does "Salient" mean?

• Not genuine or authentic

• Distinctly dissimilar

• Prominent or conspicuous

• A system or orderly arrangement

What does "Spurious" mean?

• A perfect embodiment or pure essence of something

• Not genuine or authentic

• Prominent or conspicuous

• Concerned with the practical consequences of a belief

What does "Syntax" refer to?

• A perfect embodiment or pure essence of something

• A system or orderly arrangement

• Being genuine and authentic

• Being overly concerned with small details or formalism