Vocabulary Thinking Sections 4-7

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Vocabulary Quiz

Topic: Thinking (sections 4-7)

1. What is the NOUN form of the verb "to contradict"?

1. contraction
2. contradiction
3. contradictory
4. contrition

2. What does the verb "to deduce" mean?

1. to declare
2. to reason
3. to reach an opinion from facts or reasoning
4. to consider

3. His illness accounts ____ his absence. (=to explain the cause of sth).

1. to
2. for
3. in
4. on

4. If you" _____ to conclusions", you come to a decision too quickly, before you have thought of all the facts.

1. jump
2. leap
3. slide
4. skip

5. What is the opposite of "consistent"?

1. unconsistent
2. inconsistent

6. If somebody hasn't got a leg to stand on, he

1. is emotionally unstable
2. very indecisive
3. has nothing to support his opinion or to justify his actions.

7. Arguments for and against something. Pros and ____

1. ups
2. cons
3. cups
4. cans

8. To prove a statement or an opinion to be wrong

1. to recharge sth
2. to revise sth
3. to refuse sth
4. to refute sth

9. My car broke down and ________ I was late.

1. consequently
2. even though
3. whereas

10. I have a ________ that she didn't really want to go.

1. dogma
2. hunch
3. hinch
4. crunch

11. __________ arguments are based on facts.

1. woolly
2. well-founded

12. If you are _____ you are thinking deeply about sth, especially in a sad or serious way.

1. mindless
2. shallow
3. pensive
4. superficial