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English
11th Grade
07/20/2009

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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
Definition
a mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt or offensive term
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extrapolate
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to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information
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insinuate
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to imply or communicate stealthily
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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 and persuasively
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acumen
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quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight
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adroit
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dextrous; deft; skillful
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circumspect
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careful, prudent, discreet
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disseminate
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to scatter widely, as in sowing a seed
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erudition
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deep, extensive learning
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husbandry
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the application of scientific principles to agriculture, especially to animal breeding
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pedantic
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excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules
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perspicacious
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shrewd; clear-sighted
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pragmatic
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practical
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precocious
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exhibiting unusually early intellectual aptitude or maturity
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prospectus
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formal proposal
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rudimentary
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basic; elementary; in the earliest stages of development
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