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English 9 Vocabulary

Flash Cards (First 25 Words)

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Euphemism the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.
Extrapolate to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture.
Incoherent without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling
Candid frank; outspoken; open and sincere
Conjecture the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof
Didactic intended for instruction; instructive
Insinuate to suggest or hint slyly
Lucid easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible
Rhetoric (in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast
Acumen keen insight; shrewdness
Adroit expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
Ascertain to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine
Astute clever; cunning; ingenious; shrewd
Circumspect watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent
Disseminate to scatter or spread widely
Erudition knowledge acquired by study, research
Husbandry the science of raising crops or food animals
Pedantic overly concerned with minute details or formalisms
Perspicacious having keen mental perception and understanding
Pragmatic of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations
Precocious unusually advanced or mature in development
Prospectus a preliminary printed statement that describes an enterprise
Rudimentary pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary
Abstruse hard to understand; recondite; esoteric
Callous insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic
Created by: aallen
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