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| a mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for harsh, blunt, or offensive term |
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| to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information |
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| lacking cohesion or connection |
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| quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight |
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| to scatter widely, as in sowing seed |
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| the application of scientific principles to agriculture, especially to animal breeding |
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| excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules |
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| exhibiting unusually early intellectual aptitude or maturity |
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| basic; elementary; in the earliest stages of development |
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| emotionally hardened; unfeeling |
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| a puzzle, mystery, or riddle |
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| difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable |
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| inclined to keep silent; reserved |
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| known or understood by only a few |
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| to absorb or become absorbed; to make or become similar |
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| independence; self-determination |
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| worldly; widely sophisticated |
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| something that comes from another source |
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| a group of attendants or associates; a retinue |
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| intended for or understood by only a small group |
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| a clumsy social error; a faux pas |
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| characteristic peculiar to an individual or group |
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| isolated; narrow or provincial |
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| adhering to the traditional and established, especially in religion |
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| one who has the power and position to rule over others; monarch |
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| to scold, rebuke, or harshly criticize |
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| to retire from; give up or abandon |
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| to give up {a title, for example], especially by formal announcement |
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| to draw a circle around; to restrict |
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| sharing an edge or boundary; touching |
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