| Term | Definition |
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diligent |
making a persistent and painstaking effort |
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affable |
friendly |
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gambit |
carefully considered strategy |
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circumspect |
cautious |
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speculate |
to guess |
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conjecture |
conclusion to reached without complete evidence |
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astute |
shrewd |
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inexplicable |
difficult to explain |
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cardinal |
really important |
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embellish |
exaggerate |
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aesthetic |
pertaining to beauty or art |
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sensibility |
sensitivity |
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admonish |
to reprimand |
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pretentious |
to show off |
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pedantic |
having a narrow concern for book learning and technicalities |
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exotic |
strikingly unusual |
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spontaneously |
random |
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inscribed |
written |
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inopportune |
ill-timed |
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forlorn |
sad |