11-16 Flashcards by Walter bright

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Adept

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Highly skilled

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Aptitude

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Natural ability; talent

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Astute

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Clever, observant, and cunning

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Finesse

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To handle with subtle skill

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Painstaking

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Demanding or requiring great care

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Precocious

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Showing early or advanced maturity

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Prodigy

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A person, often young, with exceptional talents

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Resourceful

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Practical; good at solving problems

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Virtuoso

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A master artist

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Idiosyncrasy

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An unusual habit

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Innocuous

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Harmless

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Obtrusive

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Unpleasantly; noticeable or bold

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Orthodox

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Following established beliefs

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Prevalent

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Widely existing or practiced

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Prosaic

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Unimaginative; dull

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Quaint

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Charming and old-fashioned

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Rarity

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Something that is scarce

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Singular

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The only one of a kind

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Trite

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Overused and uninteresting

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Appraisal

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Evaluation of worth

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Base

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Low or inferior in position or equality

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Candid

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Frank; honest

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Criterion

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A standard of judgment

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Dexterity

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Cleverness

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Legitimate

Lawful

Mediocre

Ordinary in quality

Meritorious

Worthy of praise

Truism

An overused saying

Validate

To confirm the truth of something

Circumlocution

Using indirect language

Cogent

Logical and convincing

Discourse

A formal speech or writing

Falter

To hesitate

Literate

Educate; knowledgeable

Prattle

To talk foolishly

Raconteur

A skilled storyteller

Sophistry

Cleverly misleading argument

Utterance

Something that is said

Verbose

Too wordy

Aficionado

An enthusiastic fan

Bravado

Boastful bravery

Embargo

An order preventing trade

Flotilla

A small fleet of boats or ships

Hacienda

A large estate or ranch

Incommunicado

Without a means of communication

Junta

A group of military rulers

Peccadillo

A small falt

Peon

An unskilled laborer

Renegade

A rebel

Appreciable

Noticeable

Breadth

A wide range

Copious

Abundant

Gargantuan

Gigantic

Innumerable

Too many to count

Inordinate

Exceeding reasonable limits

Negligible

Insignificant

Paucity

Scarcity

Pittance

An inadequate wage

Proliferate

To spread quickly

Acme

The highest point in achievement