Vocabulary

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candid

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1.
frank; outspoken; open and sincere: a candid critic.
2.
free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge; straightforward: a candid opinion.
3.
informal; unposed: a candid photo.

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criterion

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a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.

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mediocre

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1.
of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate.
2.
rather poor or inferior.

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meritorious

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deserving praise, reward, esteem, etc.; praiseworthy: to receive a gift for meritorious service.

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validate

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1.
to make valid; substantiate; confirm: Time validated our suspicions.
2.
to give legal force to; legalize.
3.
to give official sanction, confirmation, or approval to, as elected officials, election procedures, documents, etc.: to validate a passport.

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cogent

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1.
convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.
2.
to the point; relevant; pertinent.

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discourse

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1.
communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
2.
a formal discussion of a subject in speech or writing, as a dissertation, treatise, sermon, etc.
3.
Linguistics . any unit of connected speech or writing longer than a sentence.

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falter

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1.
to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
2.
to speak hesitatingly or brokenly.
3.
to move unsteadily; stumble.

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verbose

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characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy: a verbose report.

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aficionado

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an ardent devotee; fan, enthusiast.

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embargo

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1.
an order of a government prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its ports.
2.
an injunction from a government commerce agency to refuse freight for shipment, as in case of congestion or insufficient facilities.
3.
any restriction imposed upon commerce by edict.

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renegade

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1.
a person who deserts a party or cause for another.
2.
an apostate from a religious faith.

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appreciable

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sufficient to be readily perceived or estimated; considerable: There is an appreciable difference between socialism and communism.

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breadth

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1.
the measure of the second largest dimension of a plane or solid figure; width.
2.
an extent or piece of something of definite or full width or as measured by its width: a breadth of cloth.
3.
freedom from narrowness or restraint; liberality: a person with great breadth of view.

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copious

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1.
large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful: copious amounts of food.
2.
having or yielding an abundant supply: a copious larder; a copious harvest.
3.
exhibiting abundance or fullness, as of thoughts or words.

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inordinate

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1.
not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive: He drank an inordinate amount of wine.
2.
unrestrained in conduct, feelings, etc.: an inordinate admirer of beauty.
3.
disorderly; uncontrolled.

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negligible

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so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may safely be neglected or disregarded

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paucity

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1.
smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness: a country with a paucity of resources.
2.
smallness or insufficiency of number; fewness.

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proliferate

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1.
to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation.
2.
to increase in number or spread rapidly and often excessively.

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arbitrary

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1.
subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one's discretion: an arbitrary decision.
2.
decided by a judge or arbiter rather than by a law or statute.
3.
having unlimited power; uncontrolled or unrestricted by law; despotic; tyrannical: an arbitrary government.