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Obstreperous
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noisily defiant
2
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Adept
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very skilled; proficient; expert
3
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Circumlocution
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talking in a round about way
4
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Affable
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pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to
5
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Pernicious
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extremely harmful
6
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Culminate
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reach a climax or point of highest development.
7
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Discern
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perceive or recognize (something), distinguish
8
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Avert
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to turn away or aside
9
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Decipher
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convert (a text written in code, or a coded signal) into normal language
10
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Agile
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nimble, quick
11
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Awry
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to stray from the planned course
12
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Docile
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ready to accept control or instruction; submissive
13
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Brisk
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active, fast, and energetic
14
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Dross
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something regarded as worthless; rubbis
15
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Clarify
A
make (a statement or situation) less confused and more clearly comprehensible
