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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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Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgement or insight
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Adroit
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Dexterous; deft; to make certain, exact
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Astute
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Shrewd; clever
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Callous
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Emotionally hardened; unfeeling
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Candid
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Completely honest, staightforward
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Circumspect
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Careful; prudent; discreet
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Conjecture
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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, as in sowing seed
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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; impenetrable
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Insinuate
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To imply or communicate stealthily.
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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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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 art 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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