list 2-5

• What is qualitative evidence?


  Non-numerical data that is descriptive
• What does vested interest mean?


  A strong personal interest for advantage
• What does colloquial mean?


  Everyday language; conversational
• What does unequivocal refer to?


  Clear and obvious; leaves no doubt
• What does disinterested mean?

  Not involved; able to judge fairly
• What is cynicism?

  The belief that people are selfish
• What does it mean to satirize?

  To ridicule flaws to promote change
• What is a platitude?


  Something said too often; lacks imagination
• What does exacerbate mean?

  To make a problem worse
• What does vacillate mean?


  To waver or hesitate
• What is a truism?


  An obvious truth
• What does intangible mean?

  Not able to be touched or measured
• What does ineffable mean?


  Something that cannot be expressed in words
• What does it mean to preempt?

  To stop someone else's plan or action
• What is solidarity?


  Support among people with common goals
• What does sardonic mean?


  Scornfully mocking
• What does solemn mean?


  Serious or dignified
• What does admonitory mean?


  The tone used when warning someone
• What does amiable mean?


  Friendly, warm, and kind
• What does flippant mean?


  Treating a serious subject unseriously