Vocabulary: Peer review: giving and responding to academic criticism

English · C2 · Lesson 27 · 20 words

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comprehensive

adjective

thorough

refute

promoting health or well-being

discrepancy

difference

nuanced

adjective

Having fine distinctions or complexity

synthesize

verb

Combine different elements into a unified whole

circumvent

verb

Avoid or get around something

scrutinize

verb

Examine closely

substantiate

verb

Provide evidence for

conjecture

noun

Educated guess

rigorous

adjective

strict

corroborate

verb

support with evidence

paramount

adjective

most important

cogent

adjective

compelling or convincing

rebut

verb

argue against

empirical

adjective

based on observation

astute

adjective

code-switching

meticulous

adjective

Very careful and precise

vindicate

verb

Prove correct or vindicate

caveat

noun

adversarial

methodological

adjective

opposing or combative