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cadid
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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ascertain
to find out, as through investigation or experimentation
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circumspect
careful; prudent; discreet
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disseminate
to scatter widely, as in sowing seed
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erudition
deep, extensive learning
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husbandry
the application of scientific principles to agriculture, especially to animal breeding
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pedantic
excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules
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perspicacious
shrewd; clear-sighted
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precocious
exhibiting unusually early intellectual aptitude or maturity
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prospectus
formal proposal
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rudimentary
basic, elementary; in the earliest stages of development
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abstruse
difficult to understand
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callous
emotionally hardened; unfeeling
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convoluted
intricate; complex
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enigma
a puzzle, mystery, or riddle
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inscrutable
difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable
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reticent
inclined to keep silent; reserved
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staid
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
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autonomy
independence; self-determination
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cosmopolitan
worldly; widely sophisticated
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derivative (n)
something that comes from another source
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eutourage
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
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orthodox
adhering to the traditional and established, 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, etc.) especially by formal announcement
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vituperative
marked by harshly abusive condemnation
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circumscibe
to draw a circle around; to restrict
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contiguous
sharing an edge or boundary; touching
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