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Prominent

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Immediately noticeable; conspicuous

“a product with a prominent place in the store.”

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Pervade

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To be present throughout; permeate: synonym: imbue.

“The sweet scent of gardenias pervaded the house. A sense of fear and mistrust pervades the novel.”

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Scatter

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To cause to separate and go in different directions.
“a dog scattering a flock of pigeons.”

To distribute loosely; strew.
“Books were scattered across the floor.”

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Audacity

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Fearless daring; intrepidity

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İngenious

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Having great inventive skill and imagination.
“an ingenious negotiator.”

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Deficient

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Lacking an essential quality or element.
“deficient in common sense.”

Inadequate in amount or degree; insufficient.
“a deficient education.”

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Obscure

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Deficient in light; dark.
“the obscure depths of a cave.”

So faintly perceptible as to lack clear delineation; indistinct.
“an obscure figure in the fog.”

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Elude

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To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill: synonym: evade.
“The suspect eluded the police.”

To escape the memory or understanding of.
“a name that eludes me; a point that eluded the audience.”

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Proficient

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Good at; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.

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Assert

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To state or express positively; affirm.
“asserted his innocence.”

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