Vocabulary: Hedging, boosting, and epistemic modality

English · C2 · Lesson 83 · 20 words

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qualify

verb

meet requirements

mitigate

verb

Make something less severe

tentative

adjective

Uncertain or provisional

assertion

noun

Strong statement or claim

understate

verb

Downplay or minimize

substantiate

verb

Provide evidence for

conjecture

noun

Educated guess

emphatic

adjective

Strong and forceful

corroborate

verb

support with evidence

amplify

verb

magnify

equivocal

adjective

Ambiguous or unclear

prevaricate

verb

Lie or mislead

categorical

adjective

Absolute or unconditional

substantiation

noun

proof or evidence

plausibility

noun

likelihood or believability

circumlocutory

adjective

using indirect language

propensity

noun

tendency or inclination

unequivocal

adjective

clear and unambiguous

certainty

noun

absolute confidence

undeniable

adjective

cannot be denied