Challenging Words
Writing/Speaking
Thinking Words
Logical Fallacies
Research
100
Standing out so as to be clearly visible.
What is conspicuous.
100
A book or other written or printed work, regarded in terms of its content rather than its physical form.
What is text.
100
The established set of attitudes held by someone.
What is mindset.
100
Giving negative information about someone or the source of something
What is poisoning the well.
100
A word meaning able to be believed; convincing.
What is credible.
200
A thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another.
What is antecedent.
200
The beginning of a story or beginning of anything.
What is exposition.
200
________are devices of the imagination used to investigate the nature of things.
What is thought experiments.
200
When someone uses a general idea in an instance where it is unrelated or can't be properly applied.
What is misapplying a concept.
200
A noun meaning the use of a source of information in order to ascertain something.
What is a reference.
300
Me and my basketball teammates had a genuine ____ among us.
What is Camaraderie.
300
They were speaking _____, meaning their words didn't make sense.
What is jargon.
300
Finding more than one solution to a problem.
What is divergent thinking.
300
Our teacher is terrible! Can you believe she is making us practice the state test materials!
What is arguing against the person.
300
The meaning of this word is of an argument or source that makes sense or is true.
What is valid.
400
She had an attitude of disapproval towards my decisions. Her attitude was _____
What is pejorative.
400
Suzy had a basketball game tomorrow so she visualized herself on the court, and visualizing what she did wrong in previous games.
What is mental rehearsal.
400
Did you know dogs are furry, vary in size, and have 5 legs.
What is confusing the facts.
400
Synonyms include correct, precise, right, and error-free.
What is accurate.
500
My feelings were unsure, uncertain, or indecisive towards whether I wanted to go to the movies. Unsure, uncertain, and indecisive are synonymous to which vocabulary word.
What is ambivalent.
500
Her story needed much _____ because it was dull and the sentences didn't really make sense.
What is revision.
500
Sally had homework due tomorrow that she hasn't done yet, so to solve this she comes up with one solution and one only, to rush the work.
What is convergent thinking.
500
Bullying, yelling at the source, threatening.
What is appealing to force.
500
Synonyms for this word include origin, birthplace, and spring.
What is a source.
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