logic
/ˈɫɑdʒɪk/
nouna field of study that deals with the ways of thinking, explaining, and reasoning
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1. Logic is the philosopher’s toolbox.
2. This guy's name is Logic.
3. Alright, pull up Logic.
4. The answer is logic.
5. One of my favorite courses is logic.
logical
/ˈɫɑdʒɪkəɫ/
adjectivecapable of following rules of logic and forming ideas based on facts that are true
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1. Up to this point, their expansion sounds logical.
2. The layout is more logical.
3. Is very logical.
4. Now, again, this argument sounds completely logical.
5. The right thing is logical thing.
logician
/ɫoʊˈdʒɪʃən/
nouna person skilled at symbolic logic
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1. I can see the logicians in the audience are loving this.
2. You must have some logicians here.
3. There are now some logicians who argue that a case can be made for it, in certain contexts.
4. My parents were outlaw logicians, if that's a word.
5. Von Neumann, and a logician, and a mathematician from the army put this together.
logistics
/ɫəˈdʒɪstɪks/
nounhandling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed
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1. For the American Antarctic operations, McMurdo station operates as the logistics hub.
2. This problem is a logistics problem.
3. Logistics mission is mine.
4. Logistics is now my fifth industry.
5. My father was a logistics manager in Haifa, in Israel.
cynic
/ˈsɪnɪk/
nounsomeone who is critical of the motives of others
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1. For example, Bedtime Stories for Cynics, a hilarious collection os short stories presented by Nick Offerman.
2. Cynics sit on the side line.
3. Cynics among you might not count this as an unusual discovery.
4. Because people are not born cynics and skeptics.
5. Millions of critics and cynics who feel just like me.
cynical
/ˈsɪnɪkəɫ/
adjective(of a person) having the belief that people are dishonest and everything they do is motivated by self-interest
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1. At the time, critics saw a more cynical motive.
2. They're cynical.
3. Mortgage originators sometimes got cynical.
4. They become cynical.
5. Yearners are pretty cynical.
cynicism
/ˈsɪnɪˌsɪzəm/
nouna cynical feeling of distrust
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1. Cynicism is totally having a moment right now.
2. Cynicism is counterfeit wisdom.
3. Cynicism is counterfeit strategy.
4. Cynicism is a defense mechanism.
5. I understand people's cynicism.
haughtiness
/hˈɔːtɪnəs/
nounoverbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
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1. Was that a setting, is there a haughtiness setting?
2. Their language has nothing to do with Romance languages, and hence he speaks funny, and part of the humor in this episode is the way he speaks very broken Spanish, and how he acts with a sense of self assurance and haughtiness, and so forth, because he is Basque.
haughty
/ˈhɔti/
adjectivehaving or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
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1. He's haughty.
2. He was not haughty, he was not arrogant, he did not disrespect other people.
3. She may have been haughty, spiteful, and a bit of a witch, but she was also admirable in her own way.
4. In war, the haughty warrior-caste showed even less regard for the lives of the farmers and fishermen who earned them their koku.
5. On one row of haughty townhouses there's a bizarre anomaly to this rule, which puts the rest of the street to shame.
condensation
/ˌkɑndənˈseɪʃən/
nounthe process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
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1. Condensation is just the opposite.
2. That is going to cause condensation.
3. Yes, air will create condensation.
4. The lid’s lips also catch dripping condensation from cold drinks!
5. Condensation in a steam pipe is always occurring just from normal transfer of heat to the outside air.
to condense
/kənˈdɛns/
verbmake more concise
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1. The oceans condensed pretty quickly from that water.
2. Condense this story into two words: Lewd Improvisation.
3. Condense into one word: Cheerio.
4. Condensing the information.
5. This one is really condensed.
to condescend
/ˌkɑndɪˈsɛnd/
verbtreat condescendingly
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1. She was condescended to.
2. Don't condescend, Hank.
3. Don't condescend.
4. Don't condescend, Hank.
5. Fred Rogers never condescended to his audience.
condescending
/ˌkɑndɪˈsɛndɪŋ/
adjective(used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
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1. You come across a little condescending in these interviews.
2. It’s a very condescending attitude, by the way, toward black voters, that, oh, yes, their little church thing, whatever.
3. They may be negative discouraging condescending.
4. They may be negative discouraging condescending.
5. They may be negative discouraging condescending.
condescension
/ˌkɑndəˈsɛnʃən/
nounthe trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
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1. What role has the judgment and condescension of college-educated urbanites played in spawning QAnon?
2. Rachel Cormany watched the rebels arrive in Chambersburg, the county seat of Franklin County, with condescension and defiance.
3. There's a little condescension, as well.
4. It's a combination of what about ism, condescension, incompetence and lies.
5. And, choice is the antidote to coercion and condescension.
literacy
/ˈɫɪtɝəsi/
nounthe ability to read and write; one's ability to read and write
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1. You can look at this map to see what standards for financial literacy your state currently mandates.
2. Media scholars refer to this skill as media literacy.
3. Its main goal is to teach literacy and encourage kids to learn how to spell.
4. Most European countries achieve universal literacy by the early 20th century.
5. Literacy provides the foundation for all future learning.
literal
/ˈɫɪtɝəɫ/
adjectivelimited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
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1. - Could the game be that literal?
2. The game is that literal.
3. I mean, literal nightmare.
4. Slaves' bodies had value, literal value.
5. No, seriously, this car has literal legs.
literati
/ˌɫɪtɝˈɑti/
nounwell-educated and intelligent people who deal with literature or publishing
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1. And the thing that was so beautiful about the moment for me-- it wasn't a kind of an academic or high-brow literati occasion, it was a dinner.
2. On top of being sophisticated literati, Nubians were excellent craftsmen, producing many skilled textile weavers, carpenters, and potters.
3. A dizzying array of other Tang literati contributed to the growth of her legend in addition to Wei Yuanfu, including Du Mu with his short, four-line poem, and many, many others too numerous to list here.
literature
/ˈɫɪtɝətʃɝ/
nounwritten works that are valued as works of art, such as novels, plays and poems
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1. Literature is a corrective to the superficiality and compromises of friendship.
2. Literature is my religion.
3. Today's word is literature.
4. Who needs literature?
5. Ladies love literature.
descent
/dɪˈsɛnt/
nouna movement downward
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1. The second technique is known as static rappel, where recruits utilize the tower's wooden face to perform a controlled descent.
2. This is a critical juncture where you have the power to stop your descent.
3. The Japanese royal family even claimed descent from dragons.
4. She claimed descent from the royal family.
5. The first Web 1.0 bubble had just begun its descent.
descendant
/dɪˈsɛndənt/
adjectivegoing or coming down
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1. Descendants, any of his future descendants might have claim as Emperor of France or King of France.
2. Her descendants help in our country's ENJOYED.
3. Hendrik Witbooi’s descendants are attending the reception.
4. His descendants sing the praises of his heroism.
5. Descendants of the Strauss family run this business to this day.
