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Auspices
- n.
- Protection of support; patronage
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Auspicious
- adj.
- Attended by favorable circumstances
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Circumspect
- adj.
- Heedful of circumstances
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Despicable
- adj.
- Deserving of scorn or contempt
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Perspicuity
- n.
- Quality of being clearly expressed
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Prospective
- adj.
- Likely to become or be
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Specious
- adj.
- Having the ring of truth but actually false
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Specter
A phantom; apparition
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Spectrum
- n.
- A range of related qualities or ideas
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Acuity
- n.
- Acuteness of perception; keeness
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Consummate
- adj.
- Supremely accomplished or skilled
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Cunning
- n.
- Skill or adeptness in performance
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Endowment
- n.
- A natural gift or quality
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Facile
- adj.
- Done or achieved with little effort; easy
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Incompetent
- adj.
- Not capable; not well qualified
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Proficient
- adj.
- Performing a skill with facility
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Propensity
- n.
- An innate inclination; tendency
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Beseech
- tr. v.
- To address an earnest or urgent request to
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Blandishment
- n.
- The act of coaxing by flattery
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Cajole
- tr. v.
- To coax gently and persistently
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Elicit
- tr. v.
- To bring out; evoke
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Enjoin
- tr. v.
- To direct with authority and emphasis
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Exigent
- adj.
- Requiring immediate attention or remedy
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Imperious
- adj.
- Arrogantly domineering or overbearing
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Injunction
- n.
- A command, directive, or order
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