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ILLEGIBLE

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not clear enough to be read.

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COPIOUS

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abundant in supply or quantity; plentiful

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AUDIBLE

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able to be heard; perceptible

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DEMOGRAPHY

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relating to the structure of populations; statistics

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PRAGMATIC

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concerned more with matters of fact than with what could or should be; practical; realistic

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PUERILE

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childish, silly, and trivial; immature

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PROGNOSIS

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a forecast of the likely course of a disease or ailment; prediction

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EUPHEMISM

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the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant

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FIDELITY

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faithfulness; loyal; commitment

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ANOMALY

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something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified

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PARITY

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being equal or equivalent; equality

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FURTIVE

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done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed; secret

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AUDACIOUS

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showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks; bold; daring

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ACME

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pinnacle; highest point

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TENET

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princple; belief

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ADDLE

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unable to think clearly, muddle; confuse

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ERUDITE

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having or showing great knowledge or learning; scholarly; knowledgeable

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SCURRILOUS

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disparaging; slanderous

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APOCRYPHAL

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fictitious; untrue; false; made-up

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PAUCITY

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he presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity; insufficient