Copy down the words and make your guess for the definition:

Axiomatic

Crux

Cogitate

Paradoxical

Orthodox

Indubitable Heterodox

Fallible

Eclectic

Dogmatic

Vocab 4:REASONING

 (Week Four)

Axiomatic Self-evident;

universally accepted as true

Example:

It’s axiomatic in politics that voters won’t throw out a current presidential candidate unless they think his challenger will clean house.

CruxMost important point; essential part

Example:Skip over the minor points and get to the crux of the matter.

CogitateThink over; consider with care; ponder

Example:Since the matter is important, I must have time to cogitate before announcing my decision.

ParadoxicalHaving the characteristics of a self-contradictory statement, which may nevertheless be true

Example:It is paradoxical but true: students can teach a teacher.

OrthodoxGenerally accepted, especially in religion; conventional; approved

Example:Boys are required to wear ties in schools, which insist on orthodox dress codes.

Indubitable•Certain; incontrovertible; indisputable

Example:The defendant’s confession, added to the witnesses’ testimony, makes his guilt indubitable.

Heterodox•Rejecting regularly accepted beliefs or doctrines

Example:Political rebels in dictatorships are often persecuted for their heterodox beliefs.

Fallible•Liable to be mistaken

Example:Umpires occasionally make mistakes; like other human beings, they too are fallible.

Eclectic•Choosing ideas or methods from various sources

Example:In some matters Odysseus follows Athena and in others he follows his instincts; he is an eclectic voyager.

DogmaticAsserting opinions as if they were acts; opinionated; asserted without proof

Example:If you keep saying the plan will not work without offering proof, you are being dogmatic.

Quiz on FridayVocab Map Due: 4th hour: Tuesday the 11th5th hour: Wednesday the 12th

1st and 6th hour: Thursday the 13th

Quiz on Friday the 14th!!