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Conjecture

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Inference

Guesswork

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Candid

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Straightforward

Completely honest

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Didactic

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Instructive

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Euphemism

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

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Extrapolate

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To infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information
To infer (an unknown) from something that is known
Conjecture

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Incoherent

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Lacking cohesion or connection

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Insinuate

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To imply or communicate stealthily

To suggest or hint slyly

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Lucid

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Easily understood

Clear

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Rhetoric

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The art of using language effectively and persuasively

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Acumen

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Quickness, accuracy and keenness of judgement or insight

Acuteness

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Adroit

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Dexterous
Deft
Expert in the use of the hands or body

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Ascertain

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To find out (experiment or investigation)

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Astute

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Shrewd

Clever

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Circumspect

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Careful

Prudent

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Disseminate

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To scatter widely

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Erudition

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Deep intensive learning

ความคงแก่เรียน

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Husbandry

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The application of scientific principles to agriculture, esp. to animal breeding
การเพาะปลูก

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Pedantic

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Excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules

ชอบอวดภูมิ

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Perspicacious

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Shrewd

Clear-sighted

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Pragmatic

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Practical

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Precocious

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Exhibiting unusually early intellectual aptitude or maturity

ฉลาดเกินวัย

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Prospectus

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Formal proposal

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Rudimentary

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Basic

Elementary

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Abtruse

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Difficult to understand

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Callous

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Unfeeling

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Convoluted

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Complex

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Enigma

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Puzzle

Mystery

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Inscrutable

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Difficult to understand

Impenetrable

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Reticent

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Reserved

Inclined to keep silent

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Staid

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Unemotional

Serious

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Arcane

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Known or understood by only a few

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Assimilate

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To absorb or become absorbed

To become similar

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Autonomy

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Independence

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Cosmopolitan

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Worldly

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Derivative

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Something that comes from other source

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Entourage

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A group of attendants or associates

Follower

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Esoteric

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Intended for or understood by only a small group

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Gaffe

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A clumsy social error

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Idiosyncrasy

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Characteristic peculiar to an individual or group

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Insular

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Isolated

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Orthodox

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Traditional
Conventional
ดั้งเดิม

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Potentate

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Person who has great power as a sovereign, monarch or ruler

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Castigate

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To scold, rebuke or harshly criticize

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Censure

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To issue officially blame

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Denounce

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To condemn openly

ประณาม,ประกาศเลิก

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Reclusive

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Isolation

สันโดษ

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Relinquish

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Abandon

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Renounce

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To give up esp. by formal announcement

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Vituperative

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Full of cruel angry criticisms

49
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Circumscribe

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To draw a circle around

To restrict

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Contiguous

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Sharing boundary

Touching