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Mores

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HABITS, MANNERS

Ex: organized dancing developed a whole set of mores and practices of its own
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Hocus Pocus

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nonsense or sham used especially to cloak deception

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Sagacious

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of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : DISCERNING

Ex: sagacious judge of character

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Perspicuous

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plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation

Ex: a perspicuous argument

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Rap sheet

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a police arrest record especially for an individual

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Labile

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readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : UNSTABLE

Ex:a labile mineral

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Sensible

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having, containing, or indicative of good sense or reason : RATIONAL, REASONABLE

Ex:sensible people
made a sensible answer

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Dapper

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neat and trim in appearance

Ex:looked very dapper in their uniforms

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Pluperfect

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utterly perfect or complete

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Debility

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WEAKNESS, INFIRMITY

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