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paraphrase
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to re-state, but what someone else has expressed into different words
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ostensible
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apparent, appearing or seeming to be true
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digress
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to wander, straight from the point -- ramble
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uncanny
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eerie, strange, weird, mysterious
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candor
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frankness,openness, sincere expression
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morose
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gloomy, moody, glum, grumpy
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adept
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skilled
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saturated
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soaked, thoroughly wet, full of moisture.
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pragmatic
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Practical, having to do with actual practice, concerned with everyday affairs
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congenial
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sympathetic, agreeable, compatible, kindred, harmonious, having the same taste, nature or temperament
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capricious
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unpredictable,tending to change abruptly for no apparent or logical reason
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synonyms include flighty, changeable, impulsive, and fickle
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blatant
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noisy, disagreeably or offensively loud,boisterous, clamorous
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blatant is also used to mean sticking out in a glaring way
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obligatory
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required, necessary, binding, mandatory
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obligatory duties are those you must perform to fulfill an obligation or responsibility
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negligible
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unimportant, trifling, of little consequence
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that which is negligible can be neglected
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adamant
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unyielding, immovable, inflexible, refusing to give in
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the adjective adamant comes from the noun adamant which refers to a hard substance or stone
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sporadic
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occasional, infrequent, irregular, not coonstant
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antonyms of sporadic include constant, incessant, and unremitting
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vanguard
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the forefront of inaction or movvement, leading position or persons in a movement
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in its strict military sense, vanguard means the troops moving at the head of an Army
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concur
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to agree, be in accord with, unite in opinion
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concur literally means to run, float together, go along with
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precociousness
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early development or maturity, especially in mental ability
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precocious means ripening before its time
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aloof
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apart, at a distance, remove, withdrawn, not wishing to speak or associate with others
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synonyms include unsympathetic, unapproachable, standoffish, and indifferent
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