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*to admit, yield, or accept | *to admit, yield, or accept | ||
**used on SAT as in "to accept for the sake of the argument" | **used on SAT as in "to accept for the sake of the argument" | ||
'''contend''' (v) | |||
* to hold an opinion or to make a claim | |||
* (note: "contend" can also mean to oppose, but the SAT will usually refer to it in the sense of "scientists contend" meaning they argue...) | |||
'''context, contextual'''(n, adj) | '''context, contextual'''(n, adj) | ||
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* the means or procedures by which something is done | * the means or procedures by which something is done | ||
* in the SAT, usually refers to the way an experiment or study is set up and conducted (as opposed to the hypothesis, goals or results of the study) | * in the SAT, usually refers to the way an experiment or study is set up and conducted (as opposed to the hypothesis, goals or results of the study) | ||
'''mitigate''' (v) | |||
* to make less severe, or to lessen (an impact or problem) | |||
'''nevertheless''' (adv.) | '''nevertheless''' (adv.) | ||
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elusive | elusive | ||
empirical | |||
evaluate | evaluate | ||
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contaminate | contaminate | ||
contemporary | contemporary | ||
contend | |||
contrived | contrived | ||