Week 24 of 36 · 10 words · ages 16–17

11th Grade spelling words, week 24: Reasoning and evidence words

More words for weighing claims. Say each one in syllables and check the unstressed vowels, which are easy to get wrong.
conjecture
An opinion based on incomplete evidence.
empirical
Based on observation, not on theory.
axiom
A statement accepted as true without proof.
tenable
Able to be defended against attack.
spurious
False, though made to look genuine.
dichotomy
A split into two sharply opposed parts.
discrepancy
A difference between things that should match.
contention
A point claimed in an argument.
corollary
A fact that follows naturally from another.
incongruity
A mismatch between things that should fit.

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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