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Concise
- adj - brief and to the point
- syn - succinct, terse
- ant - prolix, discursive, protracted, circumlocutory, verbose
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Laconic
- adj - disposed to using few words
- syn - taciturn reticent
- ant- garrulous, loquacious
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Succinct
- adj - spoken or written in a clear concise manner
- syn - terse, concise
- ant - prolix,
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Brusqure
- adj - rudely abrupt
- syn - curt, abrupt, petulant
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Abridge
- v - to shorten a written text
- syn - abbreviate
- ant- augment, amplify, protract
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Brevity
- n - qulaity of succinct expression
- syn - conciseness, pithiness, succinctness, laconism
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Conspire
- v - to plan together secretly to commit an illegal act
- syn -collude, collaborate
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Concur
- v - to agree
- syn - accord, harmonize, cohere
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Concord
- n - a state of harmony
- syn - unanimity, concensus
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Congenital
- adj - existing at birth
- syn - innate, inborn
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Schism
- n - a division into political or religous factions
- syn - faction, rift, divergence
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Incisive
- adj - having or indicating keen insight
- syn - acute, keen, astute, canny, perspicacious, judacious, shrewd
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Judicious
- adj - showing sound judgment, prudent
- syn - prudent, sensible, circumspect, sagacious
- ant- improvident, rash
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Adjudicate
v - to hear and judge a case
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Astute
adj - shrewd, keen
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Scrutinize
- v - to examine carefully
- syn - analyze, peruse
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Pragmatic
adj - concerned with practical outcomes
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perjure
- v - to lie under oath
- syn - prevaricate
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Prudent
- adj - using good judgment
- syn -judicious, sensible
- ant- improvident, rash
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Jurisprudence
- n - the sphere of authority or control
- syn - domain
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adjure
- v - to command solemnly, under oath
- syn - enjoin, entreet, beseech
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adjudge
- v - to determine based upon law
- syn - adjudicate
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acumen
- n - keenness of judgment
- syn - discernment, perspicacity, shrewdness
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inscrutable
- adj - beyond comprehension or examination
- syn - enimmatic, recondite, abstruse
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allegation
- n - a formal accusation
- syn - contention, assertion, charge
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benefactor
- n - one who supports or helps another
- syn - philanthropist, patron
- ant - malefactor, nemesis, antagonist, adversary
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benign
- adj - harmless
- syn - innocuous
- ant- malignant, virulent
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benevolent
- adj - gracious, altruistic, magnanimous
- ant- malevolent, malicious, inimical, pernicious
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benediction
- n - an expression of good wishes
- syn - blessing, sanction
- ant- curse, maledication, execration
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euphemism
n- substitution of an inoffensive term for an offensive one
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eulogy
- n - a praising tribute
- syn - encomium, laudation, extolment, paean
- ant- denunciation, execration, censure
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ingratiate
- v - to put oneself in good favor with another
- syn - flatter, wheedle, toady, cajole
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beneficiary
- n - one who receives benefit
- syn - heir, recipient, legatee
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gratuity
n - a small payment of gratitude
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gratis
adj - free of charge
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gratify
- v - to please
- syn - appease, mollify, indulge
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euphoria
- n - a feeling of extreme happiness
- syn - elation, rapture, jubilation, ecstasy
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euphonious
- n - sweet sounding
- syn - mellifluous, dulcet, lyrical
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hackneyed
- adj - overused, trite
- syn - trite, prosaic, banal
- ant - original, novel
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mundane
- adj - ordinary, typical
- syn - routine, workaday, banal
- ant- singular, extraordinary, sublime
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vacuous
- adj - lacking substance
- syn - inane, asinine, fatuous
- ant - profound, thoughtful, deep
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prosaic
- adj - unimaginative, ordinary
- syn - mundane, pedestrian
- ant- innovative, quixotic, whimsical
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insipid
- adj - uninteresting; dull; without flavor
- syn - bland, nondescript, vapid
- ant - engaging, enchanting, piquant
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banal
- adj - ordinary, trivial
- syn -hackneyed, trite
- ant - extraordinary, singular, sublime
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pedestrian
- adj - commonplace, ordinary
- syn - prosaic, banal, vapid
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dormant
- adj - inactive, sleeping
- syn - inert, fallow
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unanimous
- adj - in full agreement
- syn - concordant, concerted
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uniform
- adj - unvarying, always the same
- syn - homogenous
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equanimity
- n - the quality of being even-tempered
- syn - composure, imperturbability, aplomb
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magnanimous
- adj - noble of heart; generous; forgiving
- syn - philanthropic, altruistic, merciful
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