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brevity |
<BRE vi tee> n. the quality or state of being brief in duration |
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expedient |
<ek SPEE dee ent> adj. appropriate to a purpose; speedy |
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transient |
<TRAN zhent> adj. passing quickly in time or space |
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augment |
<awg MENT> v. to make grater, as in size extent or quanity; to supplement |
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bolster |
<BOWL ster> v. to hearten, support or prop up |
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burgeon |
<BER jun> v. to grow and flourish |
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copious |
<KO pee us> adj. plentiful; having a large quanity |
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distend |
<dis TEND> v. to swell out or expand from internal pressure, as when overly full |
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grandiose |
<grand dee OHS> adj. great in scope or intent; grand |
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prodigious |
<pruh DIJ us> adj. enormous |
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profundity |
<pro FUND di tee> n. great depth of intellect, feeling, or meaning |
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redouble |
<ree DUB ul> v. to meak twice as great; to double |
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scintillating |
<SIN til ay ting> adj. brilliant |
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averse |
<uh VERS> adj. stongly disinclined |
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conspicuous |
<kun SPIK yoo us> adj. easy to notice; obvious (antonym: inconspicuous) |
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demure |
<duh MYUR> adj. modest and reserved |
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diffidence |
<DIF uh dins> n. timidity and shyness |
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docile |
<DAHS ul> adj. submissive to instruction; willing to be taught |
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innocuous |
<in NAHK yoo us> adj. having no adverse effect; harmless |
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placid |
<PLAS id> adj. calm or quiet; undisturbed |
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quiescent |
<kwee ES sint> adj. quiet, still, or at rest; inactive |
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concord |
<KON kord> n. agreement (antonym: discord) |
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concur |
<kun KUR> v. to agree |
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dogmatic |
<dog MAT ik> adj. stubbornly attached to insufficiently proven beliefs |
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fastidious |
<fas TID ee us> adj. carefully attentive to detail; difficult to please |
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intransigence |
<in TRAN zi jents> adj. refusal to mdoerate a position or to compromise |
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jocular |
<JOK yoo ler> adj. characterized by or given to joking |
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meticulous |
<muh TIK yoo lus> adj. extremely careful and precise |
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affable |
<AF uh bul> adj. easy-going; friendly |
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alacrity |
<uh LAK ruh tee> n. promptness in response; cheerful readiness; eagerness |
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amiable |
<AY mee uh bul> adj. friendly; agreeable; good-natured |
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benign |
<be NINE> adj. kind and gentle |
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sanguine |
<SAN gwin> adj. cheerfully confident; optimistic |
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belligerent |
<buh LIH her int> adj. eager to fight; hostile or aggressive |
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