SB Unit 2 Vocabulary Flashcard Practice

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What is 'Instinct'?

Back

Knowledge of how to act without having been taught.

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What does 'amend' mean?

Back

To revise in order to improve, to make a small change to something.

Front

Which word describes something dull and ordinary?

Back

Mundane.

Front

Who is a 'proponent'?

Back

A person who supports something (a cause, idea, plan).

Front

What is the meaning of 'Cower'?

Back

To shrink in fear.

Front

What does 'determine' mean?

Back

To find out or come to a decision.

Front

What is a 'hypothesis'?

Back

A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, to be tested.

Front

What does 'relevant' mean?

Back

Closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand.

Front

What is 'inevitable'?

Back

Certain to happen; unavoidable.

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What does 'humiliate' mean?

Back

To make someone feel ashamed or embarrassed.