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concise (adj)
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brief
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Get to the point
con/cis I wrote concise paper of only two pages in length. |
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laconic
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using few words
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cut it down
cis i made my thesis laconic after my teacher telling me it was too long. |
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succinct
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expressed precisly
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make it short
cis the magazine add was made succict because of the cost of a page. |
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brusque
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abrupt
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rude about telling one to stop
brev Sally's teacher was abrupt when she was accused of cheating. |
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abridge
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cut down
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shorten a paper
brev the social studies teacher decided to abridge his students fifteen page paper that was only supposed to be four. |
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brevity
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cut down text
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shortened paper
brev the brevity paper was a lot more effective in getting Georges ideas down. |
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judicious (adj)
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good judgement
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The judicious man surprisingly made a mistake because he crossed the street right in the middle of traffic. Laura is not exactly a judicious person--she has the worst taste in men and always picks the most awful troublemakers as boyfriends. |
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adjudicate (v)
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to judge
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Sam tends to adjucate people she sees in school. |
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astute
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precise
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George is usually an astute student when it comes to homework and gets all of his work done as well.
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scrutinize
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carefully examine
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scrut
Girls at school scrutinize everyone new who comes. |
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perjure
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lie under oath
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The man promised not to perjure when he was defending his friend in court. |
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prudent
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using good judgement
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per
Kathryn promised to be prudent when she went out with her friends but sometimes broke her promises. |
