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Adroit (adj)

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Clever and skillful

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Acumen (n)

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Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgement or insight

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Anecdote (n)

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A short, usually humorous story

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Arcane (adj)

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Known or understood by only a few

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Ascertain (v)

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To find out through investigation or experimentation

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Assimilate (v)

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To absorb or become absorbed; to make or become similar

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Astute (adj)

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Shrewd; clever

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Autonomy (n)

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Independence; self-determination

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Callous (adj)

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Emotionally hardened; unfeeling

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Candid (adj)

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Completely honest, straightforward

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Catharsis (n)

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An emotional cleansing or release of emotional tensions, fears, or pity

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Circumspect (adj)

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Careful; prudent; discreet

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Conjecture (n)

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Inference; guesswork

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Convoluted (adj)

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Intricate; hard to understand

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Cosmopolitan (adj)

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Worldly; widely sophisticated

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Derivative (n)

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Something that comes from another source

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Didactic (adj)

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Instructive

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Disseminate (v)

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To scatter widely, as in sowing seed

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Enigma (n)

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A puzzle, mystery, or riddle

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Entourage (n)

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A group of associates

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Erudition (n)

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Deep, extensive learning

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Esoteric (adj)

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Intended for or understood by only a small group

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Euphemism (n)

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A mild or indirect term substituting a harsh, blunt, or offensive term

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Extrapolate (v)

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To infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information

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Gaffe (n)

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A clumsy social error, a faux-pas

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Husbandry (n)

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The application of scientific principles to agriculture

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Incoherent (adj)

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Lacking cohesion or connection

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Inscrutable (adj)

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Difficult to fathom, understand; impenetrable

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Insinuate (v)

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To imply or communicate stealthily

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Lucid (adj)

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Easily understood; clear

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Perspicacious (adj)

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Shrewd; clear-sighted

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Pragmatic (adj)

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Practical

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Precocious (adj)

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Exhibiting unusual early intellectual aptitude or maturity

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Prospectus (n)

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Formal proposal

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Reticent (adj)

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Inclined to keep silent; reserved

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Rhetorical (n)

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The art of using language effective or persuasively

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Rudimentary (adj)

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Basic or elementary; in the earliest stages of development

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Staid (adj)

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Unemotional; serious

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