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Candid
completely honest, straightforward
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Conjecture
inference, guesswork
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effusive
showing excessive emotion; overflowing
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euphemism
a mild, interact, or vague term by substituting for a harsh, blunt, or offensive term
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extrapolate
to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information
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incoherent
lacking cohesion or connection
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insinuate
to imply or communicate stealthily
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lucid
easily understood; clear
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rhetoric
the art of using language effectively and persuasively
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acumen
quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgement or insight
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ascertain
to find out, as through investigation or experimentation
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circumspect
careful; prudent; discreet
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disseminate
to scatter widely, as in sowing seed
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erudition
deep, extensive learning
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pedantic
excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules
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perspicacious
shrewd, clear-sighted
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precocious
exhibiting unusually early intellectual aptitude or maturity
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prolific
very productive; producing great qualities
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prospectus
formal proposal
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rudimentary
basic; elementary; in the earliest stages of development
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abstruse
difficult to understand
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callous
emotionally hardened; unfeeling
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convoluted
intricate; complex
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disaffected
having lost faith or loyalty; discontent
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enigma
a puzzle, mystery, or riddle
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inscrutable
difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable
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reticent
inclined to keep silent; reserved
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staid
unemotional; serious
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