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27 Cards in this Set
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Abstruse
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difficult to understand
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Acumen
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keeness, quickness
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Adroit
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to make certain, exact
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Astute
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shrewd; and clever
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callous
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emoctionally hardened: unfeeling
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candid
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completely honest, straightforward
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circumspect
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careful; prudent; discreet
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conjecture
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theroies; inference; guesswork
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convoluted
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intricate; complex
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didactic
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instructive
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disseminate
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to scatter widely
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Enigma
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a puzzle, mystery, or riddle
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Erudition
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deep, extensive learning
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euphemism
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The application of scientific principles to agriculture, especially to animal breeding.
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extrapolate
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to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information
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Husbandry
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a mild, indirect, of vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt, or offensive term
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Incoherent
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lacking cohesion or connection
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inscrutable
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difficult to fathom or understand; inpenetrable
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insinuate
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to imply or communicate stealthly
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lucid
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Easily understood; clear
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pedantic
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excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules.
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perspicacious
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understanding; shrewd; clear-sighted
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prospectus
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Formal proposal
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Reticent
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inclined to keep silent; reserved
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Rhetoric
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the are of using language effectively and persuasively
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Rudimentary
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Basic; elementary; in the earliest stages of development
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staid
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unemotional; serious
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