Week1 Flashcards

(51 cards)

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Conjecture

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Inference

Guesswork

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Candid

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Straightforward

Completely honest

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Didactic

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Instructive

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Euphemism

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A mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt, or offensive term

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Extrapolate

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To infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information
To infer (an unknown) from something that is known
Conjecture

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Incoherent

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Lacking cohesion or connection

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Insinuate

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To imply or communicate stealthily

To suggest or hint slyly

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Lucid

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Easily understood

Clear

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Rhetoric

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The art of using language effectively and persuasively

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Acumen

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Quickness, accuracy and keenness of judgement or insight

Acuteness

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Adroit

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Dexterous
Deft
Expert in the use of the hands or body

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Ascertain

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To find out (experiment or investigation)

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Astute

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Shrewd

Clever

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Circumspect

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Careful

Prudent

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Disseminate

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To scatter widely

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Erudition

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Deep intensive learning

ความคงแก่เรียน

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Husbandry

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The application of scientific principles to agriculture, esp. to animal breeding
การเพาะปลูก

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Pedantic

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Excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules

ชอบอวดภูมิ

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Perspicacious

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Shrewd

Clear-sighted

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Pragmatic

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Practical

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Precocious

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Exhibiting unusually early intellectual aptitude or maturity

ฉลาดเกินวัย

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Prospectus

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Formal proposal

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Rudimentary

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Basic

Elementary

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Abtruse

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Difficult to understand

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Callous
Unfeeling
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Convoluted
Complex
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Enigma
Puzzle | Mystery
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Inscrutable
Difficult to understand | Impenetrable
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Reticent
Reserved | Inclined to keep silent
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Staid
Unemotional | Serious
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Arcane
Known or understood by only a few
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Assimilate
To absorb or become absorbed | To become similar
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Autonomy
Independence
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Cosmopolitan
Worldly
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Derivative
Something that comes from other source
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Entourage
A group of attendants or associates | Follower
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Esoteric
Intended for or understood by only a small group
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Gaffe
A clumsy social error
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Idiosyncrasy
Characteristic peculiar to an individual or group
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Insular
Isolated
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Orthodox
Traditional Conventional ดั้งเดิม
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Potentate
Person who has great power as a sovereign, monarch or ruler
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Castigate
To scold, rebuke or harshly criticize
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Censure
To issue officially blame
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Denounce
To condemn openly | ประณาม,ประกาศเลิก
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Reclusive
Isolation | สันโดษ
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Relinquish
Abandon
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Renounce
To give up esp. by formal announcement
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Vituperative
Full of cruel angry criticisms
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Circumscribe
To draw a circle around | To restrict
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Contiguous
Sharing boundary | Touching