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Articulate

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adj. well spoken, eloquent Joe's articulate argument was so persuasive that we all agreed with him. v. to pronounce clearly, enunciate The great actor articulated every word so clearly it was easy to understand him.

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Artifice

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1. trick, ploy, stratagem, deception, ruse Ralph's use of rubber masks proved to be a brilliant artifice. 2. ability to create or imagine; creativity, inventiveness, innovation, ingenuity, resourcefulness Many question the meaningfulness of Jamie's science fiction novel, but its fantastic images and ingenious plot cannot fail to impress one with his sheer artifice.

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Ascertain

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to find out or discover by examination; determine, unearth, find out Try though he did, the archaeologist couldn't ascertain the correct age of the Piltdown man's skeleton.

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Assailable

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able to be attacked or assulted by blows or words; vulnerable, exposed, uprotected King's built castles on hills and surrounded them with moats and guards to make them unassailable.

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Astound

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to amaze, stun The extend of his great knowledge never ceases to astound me.

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Astute

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shrewd and perceptive; able to understand clearly and quickly; keen, discerning, crafty; perceptive; foxy, shrewd, wily The novelist Judy Blume is an astute judge of human character.

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Atrocity

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horrible act; horror, outrage The Nazi's commited the world's great atrocity against the Jews.

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Audacity

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boldness, daring, impudence He had the audacity to insult the president to his face.

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Authoritative

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having great authority; masterful J.R.R. Tolkien, who had written many books about Old English poetry, was widely considered to be the most authoritative scholar in the field.

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Banal

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boringly predictable; boring, dull, bland A boring conversation is likely to be full of banal statements like, "Have a nice day."