Gre Prep (201 - 300)

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obdurate

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adj

unyielding

hardhearted

intractable

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obsequious

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adj

exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

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occlude

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v

to obstruct or block

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opprobrium

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n

disgrace

contempt

scorn

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pedagogy

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n

the profession of teaching, or instructing

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pedantic

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adj
overly concerned with trivial details of learning or education

show-offish about one's knowledge

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penury

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n

poverty

destitution

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pervasive

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adj

having the tendancy to permeate or spread throughout

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pine

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v

to yearn intensely

to languish

to lose vigor

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pirate

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v

to illegally use or reproduce

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pith

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n

the essential or central part

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pithy

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ad

precise and brief

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placate

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v

to appease

to calm by making concessions

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platitude

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n

a superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful

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plummet

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v

to plunge or drop straight down

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polemical

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adj

controversial

argumentative

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prodigal

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adj

recklessly wasteful

extravagant

profuse

lavish

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profuse

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adj

given or coming forth abudantly

extravagant

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proliferate

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v

to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly

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queries

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n

questions

inquiries

doubts in the mind

reservations

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querulous

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adj

prone to complaining or grumbling

peevish

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rancorous

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adj

characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment

(n = rancor)

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recalcitrant

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adj

obstinately deiant of authority

difficult to manage

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repudiate

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v

to refuse to have anything to do with

disown

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rescind

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v

to invalidate

to repeal

to retract

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reverent

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adj

marked by, feeling, or expresisng a feeling of profound awe and respect

(n = reverence)

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rhetoric

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n

the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion

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salubrious

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adj

promoting health or well-being

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solvent

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adj

able to meet financial obligations

able to dissolve another substance

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specious

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adj

seeming true, but actually being fallacious

misleadingly attractive

plausible but false

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spurious

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adj

lacking authenticity or validity

false

counterfeit

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subpoena

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n

a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony

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succinct

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brief

concise

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superfluous

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adj

exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

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surfeit

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n/v

an overabundant supply

excess

to feed or supply to excess

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tenacity

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n

the quality of adherance or persistence to something valued

persistent determination

(adj = tenacious)

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tenuous

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adj

having little substance or strength

flimsy

weak

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tirade

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n

a long and extremely critical speech

a harsh denunciation

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transient

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adj

fleeting

passing quickly

brief

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zealous

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adj

fervent

ardent

impassioned, devoted to cause

- a zealot is a zealous person

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acerbic

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adj

having a sour or bitter taste or character

sharp

biting

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aggrandize

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v

to increase in intensity, power, influence or prestige

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alchemy

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n

a medieval science aimed as the transmutation of metals, esp, base metals into gold

- an alchemist is one who practices alchemy

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amenable

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adj

agreeable

responsive to suggestion

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anachronism

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n

something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context

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astringent

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adj/n

having a tightening effect on living tissue

harse

severe

something with a tightening effect on tissue

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contiguous

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adj

sharing a border

touching

adjacent

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convention

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n

a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude

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credulous

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adj

tending to believe too readily

gullible

(n = credulity)

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cynicism

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n

an attitude or quality of belief that all people or motivated by selfishness

(adj = cynical)

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decorum

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n

polite or appropriate conduct or behavior

(adj = decorous)

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derision

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n

scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment

(adj = derisive)
(v = deride)

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desiccate

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v

to dry our or dehydrate

to make dry or dull

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dilittante

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n

one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or branch of knowledge

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disparage

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v

to slight or belittle

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divulge

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v

to disclose something secret

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fawn

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v

to flatter or praise excessively

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flout

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v

to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention

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garrulous

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adj

pointlessly talkative, talking too much

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glib

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adj

marked by ease or informality

nonchalant

lacking in depth

superficial

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hubris

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n

overbearing presumption or prise

arrogance

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imminent

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adj

about to happen

impending

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immutable

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adj

not capable or change

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impetuous

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adj

hastily or rashly energetic

impulsive and vehement

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indifferent

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adj

having no interest or concern

showing no bias or prejudice

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inimical

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adj

damaging

harmful

injurious

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intractable

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adh
not easily managed or directed

stubborn

obstinate

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intrepid

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adj

steadfast and courageous

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laconic

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adj

using few words

terse

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maverick

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n

an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party

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mercurial

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adj

characterized by rapid an unpredictable change in mood

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neophyte

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n

a recent convert

a beginner

novice

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mollify

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v

to calm or sooth

to reduce in emotional intensity

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obfuscate

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v

to deliberately obscure

to make confusing

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obstinate

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adj

stubborn

hardheaded

uncompromising

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ostentatious

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adj

characterized by or given to pretentious display

showy

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pervade

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v

to permeate throughout

(adj = pervasive)

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phlegmatic

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adj

calm

sluggish

unemotional

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plethora

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n

an overabundance

a surplus

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pragmatic

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adj

practical rather than idealistic

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presumptuous

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adj

overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy)

taking liberties

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pristine

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adj

pure

uncorrupted

clean

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probity

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n

adherence to highest principles

complete and confirmed integrity

uprightness

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proclivity

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n

a natural predisposition or inclination

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profligate

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adj

excessively wasteful

recklessly extravagant

(n = profligacy)

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propensity

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n

a natural inclination or tendency, penchant

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prosaic

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adj

dull

lacking in spirit or imagination

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pungent

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adj

characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste

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quixotic

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adj

foolishly impractical

marked by lofty romantic ideals

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quotidian

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adj

occurring or recurring daily

commonplace

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rarefy

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v

to make or become thin, less dense

to refine

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recondite

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adj

hidden

concealed

difficult to understand

obscure

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refulgent

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adj

radiant

shiny

brilliant

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renege

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v

to fail to honor a commitment

to go back on a promise

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sedulous

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adj

diligent

persistent

hard-working

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shard

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n

a piece of broken pottery or glass

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sparse

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adj

thin

not dense

arranged at widely spaced intervals

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spendthrift

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n

one who spends money wastefully

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subtle

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adj

not obvious

elusive

difficult to discern

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tacit

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adj

implied

not explicitly stated