Week 23 of 36 · 10 words · ages 16–17

11th Grade spelling words, week 23: Argument and logic words

Essays and debates rely on these words. Break each one into its Latin or Greek parts to hold on to its spelling.
extrapolate
To project known facts to guess at what is unknown.
substantiate
To support with proof.
syllogism
An argument that draws a conclusion from two linked statements.
criterion
A standard used to judge something.
presuppose
To assume beforehand as true.
hypothetical
Based on an imagined situation, not a real one.
postulate
To assume as the basis of an argument.
proposition
A statement offered to be argued for or against.
equivocate
To speak vaguely in order to dodge the truth.
corroboration
Added evidence that confirms a claim.

Ten minutes a day this week

Short and daily beats long and once. A word met on five separate days is remembered; a word met five times on Thursday night mostly is not.

  1. Monday

    Read the list together. Say each word, clap its syllables and find the pattern in it.

  2. Tuesday

    Look, say, cover, write, check — each word once from memory, then check the letters.

  3. Wednesday

    Use every word in a sentence, out loud or on paper, so each one means something.

  4. Thursday

    Practice test: a grown-up reads each word aloud. Circle the misses for tomorrow.

  5. Friday

    The test. One try per word, no letters given. The circled words go first.

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