Vocabulary: Epistemology in English: discussing knowledge and belief

English · C2 · Lesson 30 · 20 words

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refute

promoting health or well-being

contingent

adjective

Dependent on conditions

paradigm

noun

Model or framework

substantiate

verb

Provide evidence for

conjecture

noun

Educated guess

corroborate

verb

support with evidence

fallacious

adjective

logically flawed

dogmatic

adjective

rigid in beliefs

empirical

adjective

based on observation

elucidate

verb

clarify or explain

discernible

adjective

noticeable or observable

axiom

noun

Self-evident truth

epistemology

noun

Study of knowledge and how we know

postulate

verb

Suggest as a starting assumption

presuppose

verb

relating to ordinary spoken exchange

skepticism

noun

smooth and easy expression

verisimilitude

noun

Appearance of truth

corroborative

adjective

Supporting or confirming

incongruous

adjective

Out of place

certitude

noun

certainty