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  1. Candid
    completely honest, straightforward
  2. Conjecture
    inference, guesswork
  3. didactic
    instructive
  4. effusive
    showing excessive emotion; overflowing
  5. euphemism
    a mild, interact, or vague term by substituting for a harsh, blunt, or offensive term
  6. extrapolate
    to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information
  7. incoherent
    lacking cohesion or connection
  8. insinuate
    to imply or communicate stealthily
  9. loquacius
    very talkative
  10. lucid
    easily understood; clear
  11. rhetoric
    the art of using language effectively and persuasively
  12. acumen
    quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgement or insight
  13. adroit
    dexterous; deft
  14. ascertain
    to find out, as through investigation or experimentation
  15. astute
    shrewd; clever
  16. circumspect
    careful; prudent; discreet
  17. disseminate
    to scatter widely, as in sowing seed
  18. erudition
    deep, extensive learning
  19. pedantic
    excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules
  20. perspicacious
    shrewd, clear-sighted
  21. pragmatic
    practical
  22. precocious
    exhibiting unusually early intellectual aptitude or maturity
  23. prolific
    very productive; producing great qualities
  24. prospectus
    formal proposal
  25. rudimentary
    basic; elementary; in the earliest stages of development
  26. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  27. callous
    emotionally hardened; unfeeling
  28. convoluted
    intricate; complex
  29. disaffected
    having lost faith or loyalty; discontent
  30. enigma
    a puzzle, mystery, or riddle
  31. inscrutable
    difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable
  32. reticent
    inclined to keep silent; reserved
  33. staid
    unemotional; serious

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