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

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Creator katrina
Created October 12, 2007
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katrina : Changed heedful or circumstances → circumspect to circumspect → heedful of circumstances
katrina : Changed circumspect → heedful of circumstances to heedful of circumstances → circumspect
katrina : Changed a begger → medicant to mendicant → a begger
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  1. perspicuityquality of being clearly expressed - 10 misses
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  5. beseechto address an earnest or urgent request to - 6 misses
  6. cunningskill or adeptness in performance - 6 misses
  7. prospectivelikely to become or be - 6 misses