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dilettante
a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge. nonspecialist
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pilfer
to steal, esp in small quantities
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raconteur
person skilled in relating stories and acedotes interestingly
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supplant
replace one thing with something else
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finagle
trick, swindle, or cheat
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winnow
drive/blow(dirt) away by fanning, separate (valuable from worthless parts)
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vicarious
performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another; felt or enjoyed through imagined participation in the experience of others:
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heedless
carless, thoughtless, unmindful
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auspicious
promising success, favorable, prosperous
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radical (radical ideas)
favoring drastic political, economic, or social reforms
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heretical
unconventional, unorthodox
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meticulous
- 1.taking extreme care about minute details, precise
- 2. finnicky, fussy
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incoherent
without logical or meaningful connection, lack of unity
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sagacious
having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd;wise
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