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28 Cards in this Set
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Abstruse
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hard to understand, secret
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acumen
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keeness and depth of perception: sharpness
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adroit
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showing/having skill. cleverness
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ascertain
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to make certain, be exact or precise
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astute
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smart quick, perseptive
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callous
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make hardened, thickened skin
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circumspect
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look around; curious
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candid
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honest sincere exspression
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conjecture
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the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof.
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convoluted
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twistedl;coiled
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didactic
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attend to teach a moral lesson
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disseminate
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scatter or spread widely
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enigma
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puzzling accurance or situation
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erudition
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knowledge aquired by study or research
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euphemism
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harsh or blunt exspression
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extrapolate
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to estimate/guess
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husbandry
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the science of raising crops or food animals
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incoherent
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without logical or meaningful connection
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inscrutable
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not easily understood
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lucid
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easily understood
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insinuate
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beating around the bush
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pendantic
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overly concerned with minute details or formalisms
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perspicacious
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having a keen understanding
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prespectus
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a document describing the major features of a proposed literary work, project, business venture, etc., in enough detail so that prospective investors, participants, or buyers may evaluate it:
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reticent
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silent or not to speak freely
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rhetoric
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exaggeration.
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rudimentary
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consiting in first principals
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staid
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fixed, settled, or permanent
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