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Word Group 2
Clever and Stupid
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English
10th Grade
10/11/2009
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Dolt
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idiot, dimwit, foolish person
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scrutinize
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to observe carefully
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precocious
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unusually advanced or talented at an early age
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mundane
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ordinary, commonplace
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inept
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clumsy, awkward; foolish, nonsensical
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hackneyed
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cliched, worn out by overuse
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exemplary
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outstanding, an example to others
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wary
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careful, cautious
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intuitive
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instinctive, untaught
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prescient
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having foresight
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prudent
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careful, cautious
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assiduous
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persistent, hard-working
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clairvoyant
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exceptionally insightful, able to foresee the future
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty or the arts
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buffoon
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clown or fool
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diligent
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careful and hard working
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egregious
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conspicuously bad
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eminent
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celebrated, distinguished; outstanding, towering
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incisive
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perceptive, penetrating intuitive instinct, untaught
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perspicacious
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shrewd, astute, keenwitted
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prosaic
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relating to prose; dull, commonplace
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sagacious
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wise, shrewd
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urbane
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courteous, refined, suave
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vacuous
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empty, void, lacking intelligence
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vapid
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insipid, dull, flat
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