| Term | Definition |
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exigent |
requiring immediate attention or remedy |
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imperious |
arrogantly domineering or overbearing |
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injunction |
a command, directive, or order |
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mendicant |
a beggar |
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query |
a question; inquiry |
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beseech |
to address an earnest or urgent request to |
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blandishment |
the act of coaxing by flattery |
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cajole |
to coax gently and persistently |
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elicit |
to bring out; evoke |
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enjoin |
to direct with authority and emphasis |
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facile |
done or achieved with little effort; easy |
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incompetent |
not capable; not well qualified |
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inept |
awkward or clumsy |
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proficient |
performing a skill with facility |
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propensity |
an innate inclination; tendency |
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acuity |
acuteness of perception; keeness |
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consummate |
supremely accomplished or skilled |
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cunning |
skill or adeptness in performance |
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deft |
skillful; adroit |
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endowment |
a natural gift or quality |
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perspicuity |
quality of being clearly expressed |
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prospective |
likely to become or be |
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specious |
having the ring ot truth but actually false |
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specter |
a phantom; apparition |
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spectrum |
a broad range of related qualities or ideas |
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auspices |
protection or support; patronage |
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auspicious |
attended by favorable circumstances |
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circumspect |
heedful of circumstances |
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despicable |
deserving of scorn or contempt |
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introspective |
self-examining |