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acronyms
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a word formed from the initial letters or parts of a word
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initialisms
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the first letter of a word
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linguist
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a person who speaks several languages
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dialect
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the art or practice of arising at the truth by using conversation involving question and answer
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devious
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1. departing from the most direct way; circuitous; indirect: a devious course.
2. without definite course; vagrant: a devious current. 3. departing from the proper or accepted way; roundabout: a devious procedure. 4. not straightforward; shifty or crooked: a devious scheme to acquire wealth. |
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distraoght
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distracted, deeply irritated
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meager
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deficient in quantity or quality
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admonish
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to caution advise or council agents something
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advocate
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a person who pleads for or in beleaf in another
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abasement
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to be lowered in ranks
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