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cartography

/kɑːɹtˈɑːɡɹəfi/

noun

the art or process of drawing or making maps

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to contextualize

verb

*** to place (something, such as a word or activity) in a context

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to corroborate

/kɝˈɑbɝˌeɪt/

verb

support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm

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counterintuitive

/kˌaʊntɚɹɪntˈuːɪtˌɪv/

adjective

contrary to what common sense would suggest

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credibility

/ˌkɹɛdəˈbɪɫɪti/

noun

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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to crystalize

/kɹˈɪstəlˌaɪz/

verb

assume crystalline form; become crystallized

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derivative

/dɝˈɪvətɪv/, /dɝˈɪvɪtɪv/

adjective

resulting from or employing derivation

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to discredit

/dɪsˈkɹɛdət/

verb

cause to be distrusted or disbelieved

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to distill

/dɪˈstɪɫ/

verb

to purify a liquid by a process of heating and vaporization to later condense and collect it in drops

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dormant

/ˈdɔɹmənt/

adjective

inactive but capable of becoming active

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e.g.

/ˌiˈɡi/

adverb

as an example

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eclectic

/ɪˈkɫɛktɪk/

adjective

selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas

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to eclipse

/əˈkɫɪps/, /iˈkɫɪps/, /ɪˈkɫɪps/

verb

cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention

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embryonic

/ˌɛmbɹiˈɑnɪk/

adjective

in an early stage of development

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empirical

/ˌɛmˈpɪɹɪkəɫ/

adjective

based on or connected with scientific experiment or experience rather than theory or pure logic

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empiricism

/ɛmˈpɪɹəˌsɪzəm/

noun

a theory stating that all knowledge is derived from experience

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to emulate

/ˈɛmjəˌɫeɪt/

verb

strive to equal or match, especially by imitating

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erudite

/ˈɛɹəˌdaɪt/

adjective

having or showing profound knowledge

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exacting

/ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ/

adjective

severe and unremitting in making demands

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exhaustive

/ɪɡˈzɔstɪv/

adjective

performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial

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to extrapolate

/ɛkˈstɹæpəˌɫeɪt/

verb

draw from specific cases for more general cases

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incontrovertible

/ˌɪŋˌkɑntɹoʊˈvɝtɪbəɫ/

adjective

true in a way that leaves no room for denial or disagreement

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irrefutable

/ˌɪɹəfˈjutəbəɫ/

adjective

impossible to deny or disprove

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jargon

/ˈdʒɑɹɡən/

noun

words, phrases, and expressions used by a group of people, especially those who have the same profession, which are incomprehensible to others

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layperson

/ɫeɪˈpɝsɪn/

noun

someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person

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meticulous

/məˈtɪkjəɫəs/

adjective

marked by extreme care in treatment of details

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paradigm

/ˈpɛɹəˌdaɪm/

noun

the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time

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patent

/ˈpætənt/

noun

a formal document that gives someone the right to be the only one who makes, uses, or sells an invention or product, which bars others from doing so

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peripatetic

/ˌpɛɹəpəˈtɛtɪk/

adjective

traveling especially on foot

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to peruse

/pɝˈuz/

verb

examine or consider with attention and in detail

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presumptive

/pɹiˈzəmptɪv/

adjective

affording reasonable grounds for belief or acceptance

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to saturate

/ˈsætʃɝˌeɪt/

verb

cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance

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sentient

/sˈɛnʃənt/

adjective

endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness

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spectrum

/ˈspɛktɹəm/

noun

an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave

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Scientists use the term "autism spectrum" to refer to the range of abilities that autistic people display.

It's a spectrum.

Really, I never have any visitors unless it's maintenance and Spectrum

static

/ˈstætɪk/

adjective

motionless and unchanging

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to substantiate

/səbˈstænʃiˌeɪt/, /səbˈstæntʃiˌeɪt/

verb

establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

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thoroughgoing

/θʌɹˈoʊɡoʊɪŋ/

adjective

performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial

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to unearth

/əˈnɝθ/

verb

recover through digging

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untenable

/ənˈtɛnəbəɫ/

adjective

(of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified

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virtual

/ˈvɝtʃuəɫ/

adjective

existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact

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zeitgeist

/ˈtsaɪtˌɡaɪst/

noun

the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation