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1. Concealed, secret, disguised
2. Covered, sheltered
"His work is suppressed by a scientific establishment with covert political aims" |
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1. Judicious in one's conduct or speech
2. Prudent; circumspect
3. Modestly unobtrusive; unostentatious
"Watch carefully for discreet eye-rolling at faculty meetings or get-togethers" |
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1. To wipe out; erase
2. Withdraw oneself modestly or slyly
"I have tried to efface those memories" |
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1. A particular period of time marked by distinctive features or events
2. The beginning of a distinctive period
"It looks like they abandoned this place early on in the colonial epoch" |
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Exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety, or reason; highly excessive
"He accused the microfinance groups of charging exorbitant rates" |
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1. Producing or capable of producing
2. Very productive or creative intellectually
"Yet no matter how fecund nature is, humans are more so" |
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1. Very slight, gradual, or subtle
2. Not perceived by or affecting the senses
"Sometimes the movement is so minimal that it is imperceptible" |
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Incapable of being evaded; inescapable
"Chance seemed to be an ineluctable element of the quantum world" |
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1. A medium or means
Adjective
2. Being between; acting between persons or parties
"Currency is the intermediary of value between consumers" |
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Surroundings, especially of social or cultural nature
"Such ties tend to weaken or disappear in the urban milieu" |
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