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Laconic

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Marked by few words; very brief and to the point

Synonym: succinct

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Effusive

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Gushing with unrestrained enthusiasm

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Deferential

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Respectful

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Fastidious

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Marked by careful attention to details

Synonym: Meticulous

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Punctilious

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Strictly attentive to minute details of conduct, very precise

Synonym: Meticulous, Fastidious

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Myopic

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Shortsighted, lacking foresight

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Pedantic

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Characterized by being ostentatious (showy) in displaying one’s knowledge, bookish

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Dispassionate

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Unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice, Unbiased

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Succinct

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Brief & to the point, concise

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Ineffable

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Something that is hard to express and difficult to put into words

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Tenuous

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Very thin and flimsy, difficult to hold, weak

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Impugn

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To attack or assail with words, to verbally challenge something as false or wrong

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Phlegmatic

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Sluggish, lethargic, and thus not easily aroused into action

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Implacable

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Characterized by a relentless hatred that cannot be appeased, merciless and unforgiving

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Disingenuous

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Characterized by giving a false appearance of honesty, deceptive, NOT straightforward/candid, frank

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Irascible

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Easily angered, prone to outbursts of temper

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Cantankerous

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Irritable, cranky

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Churlish

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Characterized by surly and rude behavior, sullen and devoid of civility

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Perfidious

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Characterized by treacherous and deceitful behavior, traitorous

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Bombastic

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Marked by pretentious write or speech that is stilted or unnatural

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Discriminating

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Characterized by selective judgement, especially in matters of taste

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Unequivocal

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Admitting no doubt or misunderstanding, having only one meaning and interpretation, Certain

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Placate

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Describes actions invented to calm angry feelings, often by making concessions

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Pantheon

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A select group of illustrious people who have done the same thing

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Assuage

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To soothe, calm, attempt to make less painful

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