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1 : to give a detailed explanation of 2 : to develop the implications of : analyze logically
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| having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |
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| 1: having or showing discernment or good judgment in conduct and especially in speech : prudent; especially : capable of preserving prudent silence2: unpretentious, modest <the warmth and discreet elegance of a civilized home — Joseph Wechsberg>3: unobtrusive, unnoticeable <followed at a discreet distance> |
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| 1: constituting a separate entity : individually distinct <several discrete sections>2 a: consisting of distinct or unconnected elements : noncontinuous b: taking on or having a finite or countably infinite number of values <discrete probabilities> <a discrete random variable> |
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| 1 a (1): composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu <an extemporaneous comment> (2): carefully prepared but delivered without notes or text b: skilled at or given to extemporaneous utterance c: happening suddenly and often unexpectedly and usually without clearly known causes or relationships <a great deal of criminal and delinquent behavior is…extemporaneous — W. C. Reckless>2: provided, made, or put to use as an expedient : makeshift <an extemporaneous shelter> |
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| 1 a: darken b: to make obscure <obfuscate the issue>2: confuse <obfuscate the reader>intransitive verb: to be evasive, unclear, or confusing |
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| 2 a: showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness <her ingenuous thirst for experience — Christopher Rawson> b: lacking craft or subtlety <ingenuous in their brutality> |
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| Etymology: Latin Dracon-, Draco, from Greek Drakōn Draco (Athenian lawgiver) Date: 1775 1: of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him2: cruel; also : severe <draconian littering fines> |
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| 1 a: stern and cold in appearance or manner b: somber, grave <an austere critic>2: morally strict : ascetic3: markedly simple or unadorned <an austere office> <an austere style of writing>4: giving little or no scope for pleasure <austere diets>5of a wine : having the flavor of acid or tannin predominant over fruit flavors usually indicating a capacity for aging |
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1 : an admirer or lover of the arts 2 : a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
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| : a servile self-seeking flatterer |
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: a model of excellence or perfection |
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| 1 : exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics 2 : a representation especially in literature or art that has the qualities of caricature 3 : a distortion so gross as to seem like caricature |
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