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11 Cards in this Set
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Candid
( KAN did ) |
completely honest, straightforward
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Conjecture
( kun JEK chur ) |
inference, guesswork
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Didactic
( die DAK tik ) |
instructive
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Effusive
( ef YOO siv ) |
showing excessive emotion; overflowing
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Euphemism
( YOO fuh miz um ) |
a mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt, or offensive term
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Extrapolate
( ek STRAP uh layt ) |
to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information
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Incoherent
in ko HEAR unt ) |
lacking cohesion or connection
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Insinuate
( in SIN yoo ayte ) |
to imply or communicate stealthily
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Loquacius
( low KWAY shus ) |
very talkative
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Lucid
( LOO sid ) |
easily understood
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Rhetoric
( RET uh rik ) |
the art of using language effectively and persuasively
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