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glib

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adj. easy and fluent in conversation or writing, often suggesting insincerity or deceitfulness

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subtle

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adj. not immediately obvious; hard to understand

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scurry

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v. to move with light running steps

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rabble

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n. a noisy crowd; the lowest, coarsest class of people

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tenuous

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adj. weak; thin

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glutton

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n. one who eats too much

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frenetic

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adj. wildly excited or active

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forthright

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adj. direct and without evasion; honest

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nominal

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adj. appearing in name only; negligible or of low amount

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savant

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n. a well-educated person; a scholar

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coerce

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v. to force by threat or intimidation

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prescient

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adj. knowing things before they occur

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concise

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adj. brief and to the point

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opaque

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adj. not letting in light; unintelligible

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excise

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v. to remove by or as if by cutting

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dossier

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n. group of documents

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culminate

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v. to reach the highest point

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allot

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v. to distribute; to assign as a portion

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conundrum

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n. a riddle or puzzle, esp. one without a solution

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bevy

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n. a group, esp. of birds

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frowzy

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adj. having an uncared-for appearance

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diminution

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n. a decrease or diminishing

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aplomb

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n. self-assurance; self-confidence; poise

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cower

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v. to draw back out of fear

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affable

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adj. friendly; easy to talk to