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10th Grade
09/22/2011
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candid
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completely honest; straightforward
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conjecture
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inference;guesswork
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didactic
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instructive
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euphemism
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indirect, or vague term
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extrapolate
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to infer or estimate
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incoherent
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lacking cohesion
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insinuate
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to ipmply
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lucid
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easily understood; clear.
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rhetoric
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the art of using language effectively
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adroit
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dexterous; deft
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ascertain
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to find out
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disseminate
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to scatter widely
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astute
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shrewd; clever
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erudition
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deep, extensive learning
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pragmatic
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practical
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rudimentary
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basic, elemntary
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callous
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emotionally hardened; unfeeling
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convoluted
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intricate; complex
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inscrutable
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difficult
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staid
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unemotional
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assimilate
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independance
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esoteric
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intended for our understood
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insular
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insolated
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castigate
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to scold
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censure
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to issue
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