Verbal Advantage Vocabollary

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Paraphrase

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1. to restate- put what some one else has expressed in to different words

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ostensible

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1.apparent- appearing or seeming to be true.
2.plausible- synonym
3. specious - negative suggestion of using deception
to make something false appear true
4. real or true ( stated as true but no necessarily true)

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digress

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1.to wonder, straight from the point, deviate, go off in another direction
2.used in speaking or writing , that departs from the main point at hand and wonders off in another direction
3. (noun) digression

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Uncanny

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1. strange, wired, uncanny experience
2. beyond what is normal or expected

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Candor

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1. frankness, openness, sincere expression
2. syn straightforwardnesses, outspokennesses, forthrightnesses,- directly to the point, ingenuousnesses- speaks honestly and sincerely

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morose

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glum my, moody, ill tempered, grumpy
syn - 1.dolorous- mournful- full of sadness
2. lugubrious -extremely grumpy
3. saturnine- having a bitter disposition or sour outlook in life
(syn) solemn- refuse to speak or associate with people because in a bad mood
when depressed and silent because you are feeling bitter or resentful.
missentreppy- hatred of human kind.

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adept

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skilled, handy, clever, expert, proficient
an adept( n)- highly skilled

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Saturated

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1. soaked, full of moisture, interely wet
sodden- heavy with moisture with liquor

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Pragmatic

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1. practical,having to do with everyday practice, concerned with everyday affairs as opposed to theory or speculations

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Congemial

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sympathetic, agreeable, harmonious, compatible, having the same taste, interest or personalities.

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Capricious

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unpredictable, tending changing abruptly for no apparent reason
sudden changed of mind or emotions.

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Blatant

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noisy, disagreeably or offensively loud
Blatant- disagreable

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Obligatory

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required, necessary, mandatory,

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Negligible

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unimportant, of little consequence, very insignificant

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Adamant

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un yielding, immovable
hard substance or stone not breakable, hard not flexible

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Sporadic

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Occasional, happening from time to time.

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Vanguard

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1. the fore front of an action or movement.

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Concur

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to agree be in accord with, go along with
1. to act together ( time anc change concured in our succes
2. happened together( his pay raise concurred with together)
3. to agree

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Precociousness

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early development in mental ability
2. children whose mental ability is very advance

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Aloof

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apart, at a distant, removed, withdrawn, not wishing to speak with other
emotionally reserved and keeps a distance at others