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Shiver(hit parade)1

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Candid (adj) completely honest; straightforward. Ex: "the movie critic was very ____ with his harsh words."
Conjecture (n) inference; guesswork. Ex: "it is ____, based on the sketchy bits of evidence we have."
Didactic (adj) instructive Ex: "Dickens wrote very ____ and entertaining novels."
Euphemism (n) a mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt, or offensive term. Ex: "situational awareness is a ____ of describing the altered state."
Incoherent (adj) lacking cohesion or connection. Ex: "the man who was clearly very drunk spoke in ____ slurs."
Insinuate (v) to imply or communicate stealthily Ex: "the lawyer ____ to the jury that the man was lying."
Lucid (adj) easily understood; clear Ex: "the mad scientist had a ____ moment among his madness and figured out the key to the formula."
Rhetoric (n) the art of using language effectively and persuasively Ex: "the teachers replied not only to the actions of the students but also to their ____, the intentions."
Acumen (adj) quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgement or insight. Ex: "the club was looking for a leader that has the ____ and whits to guide them."
Adroit (adj) dexterous; deft; (expert) Ex: "the girl made an ____ excuse to not attend school for another day."
Ascertain (v) to find out, as through investigation or experimentation Ex: "the cop narrowed down the killer by ____ the facts from the crime scene."
Astute (adj) shrewd; clever Ex: "the ____ child quickly found out what was going on even before her parents told her."
Circumspect (adj) careful; prudent; discreet Ex: "the investigator was very ____ in his actions by hiding while on the job."
Disseminate (v) to scatter widely; as in sowing seed Ex: "I would rather keep all of this information to myself than ____ it to all of Carroll."
Extrapolate (v) to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information.
Created by: Kailaowens
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