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Brusque
-abrupt in manner; blunt; rough: A brusque welcome greeted his unexpected return. |
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Adulterated
-to debase or make impure by adding inferior materials or elements; use cheaper, inferior, or less desirable goods in the production of (any professedly genuine article): to adulterate food. |
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Congenial
-agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character: congenial surroundings. |
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Debonair
-courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm: a debonair gentleman. |
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Faction
-a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like: a faction in favor of big business. |
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Fastidious
-excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater. |
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Orient
-to adjust with relation to, or bring into due relation to surroundings, circumstances, facts, etc.
-to familiarize (a person) with new surroundings or circumstances, or the like: lectures designed to orient the new students.
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Mien
-air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.: a man of noble mien. |
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Noncommittal
-not committing oneself, or not involving committal, to a particular view, course, or the like: The senator gave us a noncommittal answer. |
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Prospectus
-a document describing the major features of a proposed literary work, project, business venture, etc., in enough detail so that prospective investors, participants, or buyers may evaluate it: Don't buy the new stock offering until you read the prospectus carefully. |
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Enumerate
-to mention separately as if in counting; name one by one; specify, as in a list: Let me enumerate the many flaws in your hypothesis. |
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Resplendent
-shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid: troops resplendent in white uniforms; resplendent virtues. |
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Swathe
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-to wrap, bind, or swaddle with bands of some material; wrap up closely or fully.
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Tirade
-a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation: a tirade against smoking.
-a long, vehement speech: a tirade in the Senate.
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Tryst
-an appointed place of meeting. |
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