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abstruse

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difficult to understand

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apt

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appropriate, inclined

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cajole

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coax

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compendious

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succinct

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concur

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agree

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delineate

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list, explain

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digress(ion)

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stray from the subject at hand

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elucidate

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clarify

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embroil(ed)

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involve in an argument or conflict

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empiric(al)

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based on observation and experiment (not theory)

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enumerate

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list

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epitome, epitomize

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representative example

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equivocal

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ambiguous

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exemplar

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representative example

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exhort

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encourage

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expedient

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useful

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fathom (v.)

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understand

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flagrant

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evident, obvious

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florid(ity)

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flushed, flowery

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incongruity, incongruous

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inappropriateness, discrepancy

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ineffable

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impossible to express in words

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innuendo

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implicit suggestion

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laconic

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concise

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lucid

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clear, easily understood

25. nebulous argument and language

vague

26. nuance argument and language

subtle difference

27. paradigm argument and language

clear example

28. prattle argument and language

babble

29. pronouncement argument and language

formal declaration

30. proponent argument and language

supporter

31. prosaic argument and language

lacking imagination, dull

32. rebuttal argument and language

defense, counterargument

33. recant argument and language

reject

34. repudiate argument and language

reject

35. rescind argument and language

annul, retract

36. rhetoric(al), rhetorician argument and language

(related to) elegant speech/writing, elegant speaker/writer

37. scrutinize, scrutiny argument and language

examine carefully

39. tangential argument and language

digressive, irrelevant

38. simile argument and language

comparison

40. treatise argument and language

extensive written argument about some topic

41. verbose argument and language

wordy, long-winded

42. aura emotions

air, feeling

43. bombastic emotions

pompous

44. buoyant emotions

cheerful, floating

45. callous emotions

insensitive

46. cantankerous(ness) emotions

irritable

47. capricious emotions

fickle

48. caustic emotions

bitter

49. convivial emotions

sociable, lively

50. demonstrative emotions

openly emotional