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didactic
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designed or intended to teach
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conjecture
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inference from defective or presumptive evidence
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candid
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free from bias, prejudice, or malice
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insinuate
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to introduce (as an idea) gradually or in a subtle, indirect, or covert way
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adroit
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having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations
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disseminate
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to scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed
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perspicacious
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having keen mental perception and understanding
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extrapolate
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to infer (an unknown) from something that is known
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incoherent
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without logical or meaningful connection
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pedantic
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overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, esp. in teaching.
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circumspect
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watchful and discreet
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acumen
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keen insight
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rhetoric
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the art or science of all specialized literary uses of language in prose or verse, including the figures of speech
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astute
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clever; cunning; ingenious; shrewd
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loquacious
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talking or tending to talk much or freely
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euphemism
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the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt
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lucid
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easily understood
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ascertain
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to find out definitely
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erudition
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knowledge acquired by study, research, etc.
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pragmatic
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of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations
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