logic
/ˈɫɑdʒɪk/
noun
a field of study that deals with the ways of thinking, explaining, and reasoning
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1Logic is the philosopher’s toolbox.
2This guy's name is Logic.
3Alright, pull up Logic.
4The answer is logic.
5One of my favorite courses is logic.
logical
/ˈɫɑdʒɪkəɫ/
adjective
capable of following rules of logic and forming ideas based on facts that are true
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1Up to this point, their expansion sounds logical.
2The layout is more logical.
3Is very logical.
4Now, again, this argument sounds completely logical.
5The right thing is logical thing.
logician
/ɫoʊˈdʒɪʃən/
noun
a person skilled at symbolic logic
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1I can see the logicians in the audience are loving this.
2You must have some logicians here.
3There are now some logicians who argue that a case can be made for it, in certain contexts.
4My parents were outlaw logicians, if that's a word.
5Von Neumann, and a logician, and a mathematician from the army put this together.
logistics
/ɫəˈdʒɪstɪks/
noun
handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed
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1For the American Antarctic operations, McMurdo station operates as the logistics hub.
2This problem is a logistics problem.
3Logistics mission is mine.
4Logistics is now my fifth industry.
5My father was a logistics manager in Haifa, in Israel.
cynic
/ˈsɪnɪk/
noun
someone who is critical of the motives of others
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1For example, Bedtime Stories for Cynics, a hilarious collection os short stories presented by Nick Offerman.
2Cynics sit on the side line.
3Cynics among you might not count this as an unusual discovery.
4Because people are not born cynics and skeptics.
5Millions 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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1At the time, critics saw a more cynical motive.
2They're cynical.
3Mortgage originators sometimes got cynical.
4They become cynical.
5Yearners are pretty cynical.
cynicism
/ˈsɪnɪˌsɪzəm/
noun
a cynical feeling of distrust
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1Cynicism is totally having a moment right now.
2Cynicism is counterfeit wisdom.
3Cynicism is counterfeit strategy.
4Cynicism is a defense mechanism.
5I understand people's cynicism.
haughtiness
/hˈɔːtɪnəs/
noun
overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
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1Was that a setting, is there a haughtiness setting?
2Their 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/
adjective
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
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1He's haughty.
2He was not haughty, he was not arrogant, he did not disrespect other people.
3She may have been haughty, spiteful, and a bit of a witch, but she was also admirable in her own way.
4In war, the haughty warrior-caste showed even less regard for the lives of the farmers and fishermen who earned them their koku.
5On one row of haughty townhouses there's a bizarre anomaly to this rule, which puts the rest of the street to shame.
condensation
/ˌkɑndənˈseɪʃən/
noun
the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
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1Condensation is just the opposite.
2That is going to cause condensation.
3Yes, air will create condensation.
4The lid’s lips also catch dripping condensation from cold drinks!
5Condensation in a steam pipe is always occurring just from normal transfer of heat to the outside air.
to condense
/kənˈdɛns/
verb
make more concise
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1The oceans condensed pretty quickly from that water.
2Condense this story into two words: Lewd Improvisation.
3Condense into one word: Cheerio.
4Condensing the information.
5This one is really condensed.
to condescend
/ˌkɑndɪˈsɛnd/
verb
treat condescendingly
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1She was condescended to.
2Don't condescend, Hank.
3Don't condescend.
4Don't condescend, Hank.
5Fred 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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1You come across a little condescending in these interviews.
2It’s a very condescending attitude, by the way, toward black voters, that, oh, yes, their little church thing, whatever.
3They may be negative discouraging condescending.
4They may be negative discouraging condescending.
5They may be negative discouraging condescending.
condescension
/ˌkɑndəˈsɛnʃən/
noun
the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
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1What role has the judgment and condescension of college-educated urbanites played in spawning QAnon?
2Rachel Cormany watched the rebels arrive in Chambersburg, the county seat of Franklin County, with condescension and defiance.
3There's a little condescension, as well.
4It's a combination of what about ism, condescension, incompetence and lies.
5And, choice is the antidote to coercion and condescension.
literacy
/ˈɫɪtɝəsi/
noun
the ability to read and write; one's ability to read and write
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1You can look at this map to see what standards for financial literacy your state currently mandates.
2Media scholars refer to this skill as media literacy.
3Its main goal is to teach literacy and encourage kids to learn how to spell.
4Most European countries achieve universal literacy by the early 20th century.
5Literacy provides the foundation for all future learning.
literal
/ˈɫɪtɝəɫ/
adjective
limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
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1- Could the game be that literal?
2The game is that literal.
3I mean, literal nightmare.
4Slaves' bodies had value, literal value.
5No, seriously, this car has literal legs.
literati
/ˌɫɪtɝˈɑti/
noun
well-educated and intelligent people who deal with literature or publishing
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1And 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.
2On top of being sophisticated literati, Nubians were excellent craftsmen, producing many skilled textile weavers, carpenters, and potters.
3A 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/
noun
written works that are valued as works of art, such as novels, plays and poems
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1Literature is a corrective to the superficiality and compromises of friendship.
2Literature is my religion.
3Today's word is literature.
4Who needs literature?
5Ladies love literature.
descent
/dɪˈsɛnt/
noun
a movement downward
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1The second technique is known as static rappel, where recruits utilize the tower's wooden face to perform a controlled descent.
2This is a critical juncture where you have the power to stop your descent.
3The Japanese royal family even claimed descent from dragons.
4She claimed descent from the royal family.
5The first Web 1.0 bubble had just begun its descent.
descendant
/dɪˈsɛndənt/
adjective
going or coming down
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1Descendants, any of his future descendants might have claim as Emperor of France or King of France.
2Her descendants help in our country's ENJOYED.
3Hendrik Witbooi’s descendants are attending the reception.
4His descendants sing the praises of his heroism.
5Descendants of the Strauss family run this business to this day.

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