SAT Vocab Unit 2

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Criteria

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Principles or standards by which something is judged or decided.

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Debunk

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To expose the falseness of a belief.

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Appease

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To yield to demands in order to conciliate.

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Bolster

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To strengthen or support.

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Contentious

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Causing or likely to provoke an argument.

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Consensus

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General agreement among a group.

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Circumscribe

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To restrict something within limits.

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Cajole

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To persuade someone to do something through flattery.

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Advocate

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To publicly support or recommend a particular cause or policy.

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Apologist

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A person who offers an argument in defense of something controversial.