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Which word BEST describes a situation that causes extreme emotional distress?
Which word BEST describes a situation that causes extreme emotional distress?
- Pernicious
- Credible
- Harrowing (correct)
- Manifest
In what context would 'faculty' refer to an inherent talent rather than an academic group?
In what context would 'faculty' refer to an inherent talent rather than an academic group?
- Praising someone's natural ability to play the piano. (correct)
- Discussing university governance.
- Analyzing the structure of an educational institution.
- Describing the teaching staff of a school.
If a detective uses clues to form a theory about a crime, which of the following actions did the detective perform?
If a detective uses clues to form a theory about a crime, which of the following actions did the detective perform?
- Empathized with the victim
- Manifested the evidence
- Solaced the witnesses
- Inferred a conclusion (correct)
A significant drop in sales would be a form of what?
A significant drop in sales would be a form of what?
Which situation exemplifies the meaning of 'manifest' as 'to make clear or reveal'?
Which situation exemplifies the meaning of 'manifest' as 'to make clear or reveal'?
Which of the following is LEAST likely to impair someone's ability to drive safely?
Which of the following is LEAST likely to impair someone's ability to drive safely?
What does it mean to say an idea is in 'vogue'?
What does it mean to say an idea is in 'vogue'?
Which action BEST demonstrates 'empathizing' with a friend who has lost their job?
Which action BEST demonstrates 'empathizing' with a friend who has lost their job?
Which situation would most likely require someone to provide 'solace'?
Which situation would most likely require someone to provide 'solace'?
In what context would something be described as 'cardinal?'
In what context would something be described as 'cardinal?'
Which of the following is the BEST example of 'intuition'?
Which of the following is the BEST example of 'intuition'?
In which scenario would the credibility of a witness be MOST important?
In which scenario would the credibility of a witness be MOST important?
What type of book would most likely be called a 'treatise'?
What type of book would most likely be called a 'treatise'?
Which of the following BEST illustrates a situation in which a 'pernicious' influence is at play?
Which of the following BEST illustrates a situation in which a 'pernicious' influence is at play?
What are you noticing when you observe a 'nuance'?
What are you noticing when you observe a 'nuance'?
Flashcards
Adversity
Adversity
Misfortune; hardship.
Cardinal
Cardinal
Most important; chief.
Credible
Credible
Believable; reliable.
Empathize
Empathize
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Faculty
Faculty
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Harrowing
Harrowing
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Impair
Impair
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Infer
Infer
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Manifest
Manifest
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Nuance
Nuance
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Pernicious
Pernicious
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Solace
Solace
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Vogue
Vogue
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Study Notes
- Adversity means misfortune or hardship.
- Cardinal means most important or chief.
- Credible means believable or reliable.
- Empathize means to show or feel understanding of another’s feelings or problems.
- Faculty has multiple meanings:
- Any of the natural powers of the mind and body, like sight or hearing.
- An inborn ability or knack.
- All the teachers of a school.
- Harrowing means very distressing or acutely painful.
- Impair means to damage, weaken, or lessen.
- Infer means to reach a conclusion through reasoning.
- Institution means knowing or sensing something without the use of reason; an insight.
- Manifest has two forms:
- As an adjective, it means plain to see or evident.
- As a verb, it means to make clear or reveal.
- Nuance means a very slight change in feeling or meaning; a gradation.
- Pernicious means very destructive or harmful.
- Solace means comfort or relief in sorrow or distress; consolation.
- Treatise means a methodically and thoroughly written discussion of a topic.
- Vogue means the popular fashion of the time; wide acceptance or favor.
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