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candid
completely honest, straightforward
Candace's candidness overwhelmed her business colleagues, who were not used to such honesty.
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conjecture
inference; guesswork
At this point, Kimaya's hypothesis about single-cell biorhythms is still conjecture; She doesn't have conclusive evidence.
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didactic
instructive
The tapes were entertaining and didactic; they both amused and instructed children.
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euphemism
a mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt, or offensive term.
"To pass away" is a common euphemism for dying.
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extrapolate
to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information
Seeing the wrecked bike and his daughter's skinned knees, Heath extrapolated that she had a biking accident.
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incoherent
lacking cohesion or connection
Maury's sentences were so incoherent that nobody understood a word.
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insinuate
to imply or communicate stealthily
Sean insinuated that Grace stole the arsenic, but he never came out and said it.
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lucid
easily understood; clear
Our teacher provides lucid explanations of even the most difficult concepts so that we can all understand them.
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rhetoric
the art of using language effectively and persuasively
Since they are expected to make speeches,most politicians and lawyers are well-versed in the art of rhetoric.
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