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candid |
completely honest |
can// the candid photo shows us in our true form |
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conjecture |
somewhat educated guess |
con// I did not know the answer but I made a conjecture and got the question right |
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didactic |
instructive |
tic// we had a very didactic teacher. |
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euphimism |
nice way of saying something bad |
mism// my grandma would always say "ohh you've gotten so strong" as a euphemism for telling me I'm fat. |
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extrapolate |
to figure out through examining details |
pol// detectives are very good at extrapolating a crime and finding out who is responsible. |
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incoherent |
not understandable lacking logical connections |
coh// The drunk man was incoherent. |
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insinuate |
to imply or communicate secretly |
sin// she insinuated about what really happened |
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lucid |
clear and understandable |
luc// she talked to me in a way that was nice and lucid. |
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rhetoric |
art of using language |
tor// film makers treat language rhetorically and use it as an art form. |
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acumen |
quickness of judgment or insight. |
cum// navy snipers have to be very acumen. |
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adroit |
skillful with hands |
roit// all the ladies tell me I am very adroit and good withy hands |
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astute |
clever and quick |
as// my sense of humor is very astute. |
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circumspect |
careful looking at all options |
spect// when buying a new car be careful and act with circumspect. |
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disseminate |
scatter widely |
diss// after the explosion my home was disseminated. |
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erudition |
extensive learning |
dit// Doctors have erudition and have gone to school for many years. |
