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candid
completely honest; straightforward
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conjecture
inference; guesswork
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euphemism
a mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt, or offensive term
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extrapolate
to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information
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incoherent
lacking cohesion or connection
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insinuate
to imply or communicate stealthily
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lucid
easily understood; clear
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rhetoric
the art of using language effectively and persuasively
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acumen
quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight
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adroit
dexterous; deft; expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body
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ascertain
to find out, as through investivation or experimentation
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circumspect
careful; prudent; discreet
discreet, vigilant, careful, guarded
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disseminate
to scatter widely, as in sowing seed; to distribute or scatter about
broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse
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erudition
deep, extensive learning; knowledge acquired by study, research, etc.
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husbandry
the cultivation and production of edible crops or of animals for food; agriculture; farming
agriculture, farming
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pedantic
- excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules
- academic, donnish, didactic, doctrinaire
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perspicacious
shrewd; clear-sighted
perceptive, acute, sagacious, sapient
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pragmatic
of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations.
practical; matter-of-fact
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precocious
exhibiting unusually early intellectural or maturity
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prospectus
formal proposal; a document describing the major features, attractions, or services of a place, institution, or business to prospective patrons, clients, owners, or members
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rudimentary
basic; elementary; in the earliest stages of development
fundamental, underlying, vestigial
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abstruse
difficult to understand
recondite, esoteric, arcane
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callous
emotionally hardened; unfeeling
indurate, pachydermatous, thick-skinned, cauterise, cauterize, indifferent
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convoluted
intricate; complex; complicated; intricately involved
Byzantine, intricate, involved, knotty, labyrinthine
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enigma
a puzzle, mystery, or riddle
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inscrutable
- difficult to fathom or understand; incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized
- cryptic, impenetrable
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reticent
inclined to keep silent; disposed to be silent or not to speak freely
reserved, taciturn, quiet, uncommunicative
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staid
of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious
unemotional, serious
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arcane
known or understood by only a few
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assimilate
to absorb or become absorbed; to make or become similar
adapt; adjust
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automony
independence; self-determination
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cosmopolitan
worldly; widely sophisticated
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derivative (n)
something that comes from another source; secondary
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entourage
a group of attendants or associates; a retinue
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esoteric
intended for or understood by only a small group
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gaffe
a clumsy social error; a faux pas
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idiosyncrasy
characteristic peculiar to an individual or group
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insular
isolated; narrow or provincial; narrow-minded
parochial
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orthodox
adhering to the traditional and establish, especially in religion
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potentate
one who has the power and position to rule over others; monarch
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castigate
to scold, rebuke, or harshly criticize
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censure
to issue official blame
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denounce
to condemn openly
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reclusive
seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation
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relinquish
to retire from; give up or abandon
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renounce
to give up (a title, for example), especially by a formal announcement
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vituperative
marked by harshly abusive condemnation; abusive language
blistering, scalding, scathing
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circumscribe
to draw a circle around; to restrict
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contiguous
sharing an edge or boundary; touching
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