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paraphrase
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to restate (in different words)
to put what someone else has expressed into different words paraphrase (n) = restatement of a text or passage |
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ostensible
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apparent
appearing or seeming to be true (but not necessarily proved) professed or declared as true without being demonstrated or proved |
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digress
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to wander
to stray from the point to ramble, deviate, go off in another direction lit. to go apart, walk away archaic: to physically wander away or turn aside digression (n) |
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uncanny
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eerie
strange (in an unnatural or unearthly way OR in a remarkable or marvelous way, beyond what is normal or expected) weird mysterious "an uncanny experience/resemblance/ability" |
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candor
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frankness
openness sincere expression candid (adj) = frank, open, sincere the candid person expresses his thoughs frankly and openly, without hesitation. |
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morose
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gloomy
moody glum grumpy ill-tempered depressed (and silent because you are feeling bitter or resentful) suggests bitterness or misanthropy moroseness (n) = ill-tempered, bitter gloominess |
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adept
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skilled (handy, clever, able, expert)
dexterous proficient He was adept at managing his investments, and they always turned a handsome profit. adept (n) = a highly skilled person, an expert from the Latin adeptus = an alchemist who has learned how to do the impossible - change base metals into gold |
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saturated
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soaked
thoroughly wet full of moisture to saturate (v) = to soak or wet thoroughly, literally (my french fries are saturated with oil) or figuratively (the company saturated the media with ads for its new products) |
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pragmatic
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practical
having to do with actual practice concerned with practical, everyday affairs (as opposed to theory or speculation from the Latin pragmaticus = skilled in business or law (lawyers are concerned with evidence and proof, businesspeople with facts and figures - both have littel time for idle speculation or harebrained schemes, both must be pragmatic) |
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congenial
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sympathetic
agreeable compatible kindred harmonious having the same taste, nature or temperament Congenial persons have similar or sympathetic tastes, interests, or personalities. Congenial things agree, go well together. |
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quote
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to use or repeat the words of someone else, giving acknowledgment to the source
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plausible
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having an appearance of truth or reason
seeingly worthy of approval or acceptance credible believable a plausible excuse/plot 2. well-spoken and apparently, but often deceptively, worthy of confidence or trust - a plausible commentator |
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specious
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apparently good or right though lacking real merit
superficially pleasing or plausible using deception to make something false appear true A specious argument is one that looks good on the surface but is flawed underneath. 2. pleasing to the eye but deceptive 3. obsolete: pleasing to the eye, fair |
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ingress
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the place you walk in
the entrance |
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egress
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the place you walk out
the exit |
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straightforward
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1. going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze
2. direct, not roundabout: a straightforward approach to a problem 3. free from crookedness or deceit honest: straightforward in one's dealings straightforwardness (n) |
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outspoken
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1. uttered or expressed with frankness or without reserve: outspoken criticism
2. free or unreserved in speech outspokenness (n) |
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forthright
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1. going straight to the point
frank direct oustpoken the forthright person speaks directly to the point, plainly and sometimes bluntly, in a no-nonsense manner. It's sometimes difficult to be forthright and not give offense. 2. proceeding in a straight course direct straightforward: a forthright glance forthrightness (n) |
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ingenuous
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1. free from reserve, restraint or dissimulation
candid sincere the ingenuous person speaks honestly and sincerely, with no hint of evasiveness or deception 2. artless innocent naive 3. obsolete: honorable or noble ingenuousness (n) |
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dolorous
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mournful
full of sadness full of, expressing, or causing pain or sorrow grievous a dolorous melody / dolorous news |
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quote
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to use or repeat the words of someone else, giving acknowledgment to the source
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plausible
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having an appearance of truth or reason
seeingly worthy of approval or acceptance credible believable a plausible excuse/plot 2. well-spoken and apparently, but often deceptively, worthy of confidence or trust - a plausible commentator |
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specious
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apparently good or right though lacking real merit
superficially pleasing or plausible using deception to make something false appear true A specious argument is one that looks good on the surface but is flawed underneath. 2. pleasing to the eye but deceptive 3. obsolete: pleasing to the eye, fair |
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ingress
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the place you walk in
the entrance |
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egress
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the place you walk out
the exit |
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straightforward
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1. going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze
2. direct, not roundabout: a straightforward approach to a problem 3. free from crookedness or deceit honest: straightforward in one's dealings straightforwardness (n) |
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outspoken
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1. uttered or expressed with frankness or without reserve: outspoken criticism
2. free or unreserved in speech outspokenness (n) |
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forthright
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1. going straight to the point
frank direct oustpoken the forthright person speaks directly to the point, plainly and sometimes bluntly, in a no-nonsense manner. It's sometimes difficult to be forthright and not give offense. 2. proceeding in a straight course direct straightforward: a forthright glance forthrightness (n) |
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ingenuous
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1. free from reserve, restraint or dissimulation
candid sincere the ingenuous person speaks honestly and sincerely, with no hint of evasiveness or deception 2. artless innocent naive 3. obsolete: honorable or noble ingenuousness (n) |
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dolorous
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mournful
full of sadness full of, expressing, or causing pain or sorrow grievous a dolorous melody / dolorous news |
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lugubrious
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extremely gloomy or dismal
mournful, dismal or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated or unrelieved manner: lugubrious songs of lost love |
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saturnine
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having a bitter disposition or sour outlook on life
1. sluggish in temperament gloomy taciturn 2. suffering from lead poisoning, as a person 3. due to absorption of lead, as bodily disorders |
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optimistic
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disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome
reflecting optimism: an optimistic plan |
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jovial
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endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host
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sanguine
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having a cheerful, confident outlook on life
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sullen
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1. showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve
when you refuse to speak or associate with people because you're in a bad mood, you are being sullen 2. persistently and silently ill-humored; morose 3. indicative of gloomy ill humor 4. gloomy or dismal, as weather or a sound 5. sluggish, as a stream 6. obsolete: malignant (causing harm), as planets or influences |
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misanthropy
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hatred of humankind
a spiteful or pessimistic attitude about the human race |
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deft
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dexterous
nimble skillful clever: deft hands, a deft mechanic |
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adroit
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1. expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body
2. cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious: an adroit debater |
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dexterous
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1. skillful or adroit in the use of the hands or body
2. having mental adroitness or skill clever 3. done with skill or adroitness 4. right-handed |
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proficient
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well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject
skilled: a proficient swimmer (n) = an expert |
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drenched
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1. wet through and through; thoroughly wet
2. abundantly covered or supplied with "drenched in moonlight" "moon-drenched meadows" |
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steeped
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1. soaked in liquid in order to cleanse, soften or extract a given property from
2. infused or subjecte thoroughly to 3. made thoroughly wet, saturated |
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permeated
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ocurring throughout
having been spread or flowed throughout, pervaded (our thinking is permeated by our historical myths) having had its openings or interstices passed through (liquid permeating a membrane) |
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impregnated
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1. made pregnant
2. fertilized 3. infused or permeated throughout, as with a substance; saturated: a handkerchief impregnated with cheap perfume 4. its interstices filled with a substance 5. furnished with some actuating (activating) or modifying element infused or introduced imbued infected tinctured |
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imbued
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1. inspired or influenced thoroughly, pervaded (work imbued wih the revolutionary spirit)
2. permeated or saturated 3. deeply stained or dyed |
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sodden
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heavy with moisture, soggy
dull, stupefied, expressionless, as from drinking too much liquor |
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alien
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1. residing under a government or in a country other than that of one's birth without having or obtaining the status of citizenship there
2. belongin or relating to aliens: alien property 3. unlike one's own, strange, not beloning to one: alien speech 4. adverse, hostile, opposed (to/from): ideas alien to modern thinking 5. extraterrestrial |
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dissident
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diagreeing or dissenting, as in opinion or attitude: a ban on dissident magazines
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incongruous
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1. out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming: an incongruous effect; incongruous behavior
2. not harmonious in character; inconsonant; lacking harmony of parts: an incongruous mixture of architectural styles 3. inconsistent: actions that were incongruous with their professed principles |
