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acumen: keenness of judgment
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adjudge: to determine based upon law
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adjudicate: to hear and judge a case
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adjure: to command solemnly, as under oath
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amorphous: lacking shape; changeable in form
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anecdote: a short and often humorous story
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animosity: hostility, ill-will
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astute: shrewd; keen
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banal: ordinary, trivial
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benediction: an expression of good wishes
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beneficiary: one who receives benefits
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benevolent: kind; considerate
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benign: harmless
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brevity: quality of succinct expression
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brusque: rudely abupt
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choleric: easily angered
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circumlocution: evasive speech; talking around the subject
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colloquial: conversational; using everyday language
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concord: a state of harmony
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congenital: existing at birth
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discursive: straying from the topic
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dolorous: marked by or excessive of sorrow and pain
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elocution: expressive delivery of public speech
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equanimity: the quality of being even-tempered
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eulogy: a praising tribute
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euphemism: the substitution of an inoffensive term for an offensive one
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euphonious: sweet sounding
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fickle: likely to change opinion unpredictably
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garrulous: talkative
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grandiloquent: speaking in a pompous manner
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gratify: to please
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gratis: free of charge
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gratuity: a small payment in gratitude
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hackneyed: overused, trite
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immutable: unchangeable
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incisive: having or indicating keen insight
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ineffable: unable to be expressed in words
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ingratiate: to put oneself in good favor with another
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inscrutable: beyond comprehension or examination
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insipid: uninteresting, dull, without flavor
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judicious: showing sound judgment; prudent
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jurisdiction: the sphere of authority or control
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jurisprudence: the science or philosophy or law
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laconic: disposed to using few words
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lassitude: feeling of weakness or listlessness
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loquacious: very talkative
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magnanimous: noble of heart, generous, forgiving
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mercurial: erratic, subject yo wild changes in character
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mundane: ordinary, typical
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pedestrian: commonplace, ordinary
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perjure: to lie under oath
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phlegmatic: sluggish
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pontificate: to speak pompously
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pragmatic: concerned with practical outcomes
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prosaic: unimaginative, ordinary
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protean: capable of assuming different forms
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prudent: using good judgment
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pusillanimous: cowardly
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querulous: disposed to complaining
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recalcitrant: stubbornly resistant to authority
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sanguine: cheerfully optimistic
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schism: a division into political or religious factions
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splenetic: irritable, easily angered
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succinct: spoken or written in a clear and precise manner
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tangential: only superficially relevant; off-topic
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tout: to promote or praise energetically
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transmute: to transform
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vacillate: to change one's mind repeatedly
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vacuous: lacking substance
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verbose: wordy