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| adj. self-examining; thinking about one's own thoughts and feelings |
introspective |
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n. a) a broad sequence or range of related qualities, ideas, or activities
b) a range of values of a quantity or set of related quantities |
spectrum |
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n. a) a phantom; apparition
b) a threatening or haunting possibility |
specter |
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| adj. having the ring of truth but actually false |
specious |
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adj. a) likely to become or be
b) likely to happen; expected |
prospective |
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n. a) the quality of being clearly expressed or easily understood
b) the ability to perceive or understand keenly |
perspicuity |
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| adj. deserving of scorn or contempt; vile |
despicable |
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| adj. heedful of circumstances or consequences; prudent |
circumspect |
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| adj. attended by favorable circumstances |
auspicious |
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n. protection or support; patronage
b) a portent, omen, or augury, especially when based on the action of birds |
auspices |
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| n. an innate inclination; tendency |
propensity |
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| adj. performing in a given art, skill, or branch of learning with expert correctness and facility; adept |
proficient |
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adj. a) awkward or clumsy
b) not suitable to the circumstances or occasion; inappropriate
c) lacking in judgment, sense, or reason; foolish |
inept |
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adj. a) not capable; not properly or well qualified
b) not adequate for the purpose; not sufficient
n. a person who is not capable or qualified for a particular task |
incompetent |
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adj. a) done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; easy
b) working, acting, or speaking effortlessly; fluent
c) arrived at without due care, effort, or examination; superficial |
facile |
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n. a) a natural gift or quality
b) funds or property donated to an institution, individual, or group as a source of income |
endowment |
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| adj. skillful; adroit |
deft |
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n. a) skill or adeptness in performance; dexterity
b) skill in deception; guile
adj. a) shrewd or crafty in manipulation or deception
b) executed with or exhibiting ingenuity |
cunning |
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adj. a) supremely accomplished or skilled
b) complete or perfect in every respect
c) complete; utter |
consummate |
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| n. acuteness of perception; keenness |
acuity |
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n. a) a question; inquiry
b) a doubt in the mind
v. a) to express doubt or uncertainty about; question
b) to put a question to |
query |
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n. a beggar
adj. depending upon alms for a living; practicing begging |
mendicant |
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n. a) a command, directive, or order
b) a court order enjoining or prohibiting a party from a specific course of action |
injunction |
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| adj. arrogantly domineering or overbearing |
imperious |
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adj. a) requiring immediate attention or remedy; urgent
b) requiring or demanding a great deal |
exigent |
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v. a) to direct with authority and emphasis; command
b) to prohibit or forbid |
enjoin |
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v. a) to bring out; evoke
b) to call forth |
elicit |
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| v. to coax gently and persistently; wheedle |
cajole |
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| n. the act of coaxing by flattery or wheedling |
blandishment |
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v. a) to address an earnest or urgent request to; implore
b) to request earnestly; beg for |
beseech |
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