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adroit
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adept, dexterous, skillful.
ANT: maladroit - clumsy Baron Ex.:Her ADROID handling of the delicate situation pleased her employers. SH: spretan, okretan |
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arcane
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mysterious, abstruse, esoteric, knowable only to initiates.
Baron Ex: "ARCANE rituals of secret brotherhoods". SH: tajno |
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apprise
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give notice to, inform;
Ex: During the arrest, the policeman APRISED her of her rights. |
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abash
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embarrass.
Baron ex: "He was not at all ABASHED by her open admiration". SH: sramiti se, osramotiti se |
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abet
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assist, usually in doing somethng wrong; encourage
Baron ex: "She was unwilling to ABET him in the windle he had planned." |
