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Eminent(Adjective)

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Used to emphasize the presence of a positive quality.

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Agility(Noun)

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The ability to be quick and graceful. Agility can be used for both mental and physical skills. Your mental agility might allow you to follow both conversations at once.

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Accrue(Verb)

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To accumulate or receive (such as payments or benefits)

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Arbitrate(Verb)

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(Of an independent person or body) reach and authority to judgment or settlement.

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Benign(Adjective)

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Gentle; kindly.

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Guile(Noun)

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Sly or cunning intelligence.

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Obstinate(Adjective)

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Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so.

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Frugal(Adjective)

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Sparing or economical with regard to money or food.

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Duress(Noun)

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Threats, violence , constraints, or other action brought to bear on someone to do something against their will or better judgment.

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Conceit(Noun)

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Excessive pride in oneself.

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Consonance(Noun)

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The recurrence of similar sounds, especially consonants, enclosed proximity (chiefly as used in prosody).

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Couplet(Noun)

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Two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit.

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Dactylic Meter

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A long syllable followed by too short syllables, as determined by syllable weight.

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Dialect(Noun)

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A particular form of language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group.

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