Humanities Vocab

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astute

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adj, showing practical wisdom, shrewd, crafty, clever

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culpaple

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adj, deserving of blame, worthy of condemnation

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dilatory

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adj, not on time,not prompt, late

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egregious

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adj, standing out from the rest, conspicious

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evanescent

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adj, soon passing away, vanishing

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irresolute

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adj, unable to make up one's mind, hesitant

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adulation

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n, praise or flattery that is excessive

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anathema

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n, an object of intense dislike, curse, denunciation

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avarice

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n, a greedy desire particularly for money

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abate

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v, to make less in amount or degree

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equivocate

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v, to speak in a way that allows for more than one intepretation, to be deliberately vague

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covert

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adj, concealed, hidden, secret

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equanimity

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n, quality or characteristic of being calm and even tempered

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accrue

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v, to come to someone or something as a gain, increase, or increment; to increase or accumulate

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antediluvian

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adj, belonging to the era before the flood, very old, atiquated, primitive (my grandmother)

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jist

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n, central idea or an argument or speech, essence

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dun

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v, to importune a debtor consistently for payment

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annotation

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n, a critical or explanatory note, commentary

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bedlam

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n, any place or situation of noisy uproar and confusion

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fortuitous

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adj, happening by accident or chance, unplanned

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debonair

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adj, happening by acident or chance, unplanned

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efficacious

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adj, capable of producing the desired effect, effective

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specious

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adj, decptive, apparently good or valid, but lacking real merit

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perceptive

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adj, having sympathetic insight or understanding, capble of keen appreciation, persepicacious

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palpable

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adj, capable of being touched or felt, easily seen, heard, or recongnized, tangible, corporeal

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satiate

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v, to satisfy completely, to fill to excess, sate, gorge, cloy

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gauche

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adj, awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy, borrish uncouth

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inculcate

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v, to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly, instill, indoctrinate

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sear

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v, to make become dry and withered, to char or scorch the surface

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heresy

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n, an opinion different form the accepted belief

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pernicious

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adj, extemely harmful, deadly, fatal, baneful, ruinous, virulent

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quail

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v, to shrink back in fear, lose heart in a difficult/dangerous situation, cower, flinch

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salient

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adj, prominent, standing out, conspicuous

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adenizen

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n, one who frequents a place, a "regular," an inhapbitan, resident

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contingint

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adj, likely but not certain to happen, dependent on certain event or condition, provisional, possible

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foist

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v, to impose by fraud, pass off as worthy or genuine, misrepresent or falsify

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corroborate

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v, to make certain, confirm

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abstemious

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adj, characterized by abstinence and self discipline, moderate, sparing in eating and drinking

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disseminate

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v, to scatter widely

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florid

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v, Matt (jk) highly colored or reddish, excessively ornate over decorated

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censurable

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adj, deserving blame or correction, infamous

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discursive

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adj, passing aimlessly from one subject to another, rambling

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dowdy

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adj, poorly dressed, shabby, frumpish

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accentuate

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v, to emphasize or place stess on, accent

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nonplused

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adj, puzzled, not knowing what to do

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prolific

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adj, abundantly fruitful, bountiful, fertile

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opportune

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adj, suitable or convenient

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incontrovertible

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adj, unquestionable, beyond dispute, irrefutable

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grisly

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adj, frightful horrible, ghastly

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rejoinder

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n, a reply to a reply, especially from a defendent in a legal suit

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predilection

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n, liking, preference

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magniloquent (wtf?)

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adj, expressed in lofty or high flowing lagnuage

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inauspicious

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adj, unfavorable, unlucky, ill-fated, hapless

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impassive

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adj, showing no feeling or emotion, phlegmatic, stoical

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herculean

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adj, characterized by great strength, titanic

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slovenly

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adj, careless about one's appearence, untidy

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supposition

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n, something which is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence

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recapitulate

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v, to review a series of facts, to sum up in an orderly way

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nebulous

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adj, vague, confused indistinct

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torpid

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adj, inactive, sluggish, dull, indolent, languid

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resuscitate

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v, to revive

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novice

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n, one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skills and experience, neophyte

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penury

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n, extreme poverty, barrenness

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modicum

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n, small or moderate amount

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prententious

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adj, done for show, striving to make a big impression, claiming unjutifiable merit, pompous, grandiloquent

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provacative

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adj, tending to produce a strong feeling or responce

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sedentary

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adj, characterized by continued sitting, remaining in one place

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imperious

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adj, seeking to dominate, overbearing

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gratuitous

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v, freely given, not called for by the circumstances, unwarrented

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procrastinate

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v, to delay, defer, or put off unill later

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recondite

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adj, exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding, profound abstruse

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munificent

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adj, extemely generous, lavish, prodigal

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inimical

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adj, unfriendly, hostile, harmful, rancorous

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motley

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adj, showing great diversity or variety, composed of many different elements or many colors

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invective

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n, a strong denunceiation, condemnation, abusive language

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reprobate

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n, a depraved, vicous, unprincipled person

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clangor

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n, a loud ringing sound

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deleterious

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adj, harmful, injurious, detrimental

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absolve

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v, to clear from blame

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enhance

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v, to raise to a higher degree, to increase the value

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caricature

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n, a representation in which a subjects features are deliberately exaggerated

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extenuate

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v, to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making a partial excuse

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contiguous

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adj, side by side, touching

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exude

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v, to ooze out, discharge through the pores

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implicit

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adj, implied or understood though unexpressed, without doubt or reservations, tacit

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cupidity

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n, an eager desire for something, greed, avarice

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enthrall

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v, to captivate, charm, hold spellbound

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scintillating

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adj, sparkling, twinkling

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redundant

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adj, more than is needed

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winsome

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adj, charming, attractive

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preeminent

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adj, superior, outstanding

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paragon

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n, a model of excellecne or perfection

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politic

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adj, prudent, shrewed, judicious

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sanctimonious

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adj, showy virtuousness or righteousness, hypocritical moralism, unctuous

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incisive

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adj, sharp, keen, penetrating, acute

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prosaic

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adj, dull, ordinary, lacking distinction

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paraphrase

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v, to restate in other words

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ostentatious

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adj, marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, flamboyant

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Succinct

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adj, expressed briefly and clearly, concise, pithy