3 Flashcards
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Complacency
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a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements.
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Auspicious
A
conducive to success; favorable.
“it was not the most auspicious moment to hold an election”
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Elucidate
A
make (something) clear; explain.
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Guileless
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devoid of guile; innocent and without deception.
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ingenuity
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the quality of being clever, original, and inventive.
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Oblique
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neither parallel nor at a right angle to a specified or implied line; slanting.
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Placid
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adjective
(of a person or animal) not easily upset or excited.
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Recluse
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a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people.
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Succinct
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(especially of something written or spoken) briefly and clearly expressed.
