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Loud;
Insistent |
Noisy and
insistent about what you want This suggests a strident, urgent way of
driving your point home. |
Taciturn |
Vociferous (voh-SIF-ih-rus) |
Gerard vociferously
insists to be shown to his seat immediately, even though the performance
had already begun and policy required that he wait until the next break. |
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Unnecessary;
Additional
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Something
that isn't an important part of what you are currently doing. This is when it
is more than what is required or needed. |
Essential |
Extraneous
(ek-STRAY-nee-us) |
Bill's speech
on the deficit contained a lot of extraneous references
to baseball. |
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Rapid |
Describes growth that occurs rapidly, at an
ever-accelerating rate. The key isn't so much the amount of growth but the
fact that development passes from one stage to the next with very little time in between. |
Steady |
Exponential
(ek-spoh-NEN-shul) |
Exponential growth The exponential
growth of the new company exceeded everyone's expectations. |
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Dodge;Evade |
To use unclear
wording in order to hide your real meaning. You aren't making an out an out
lie but you aren't standing for what you believe either. |
Tell the truth |
Equivocate(ee-KWIV-oh-kayt) |
When asked for his stand on
the controversial new policy, the candidate equivocates by answering
that it addressed an issue of utmost concern to him. |
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Approve; Support |
To publicly voice your approval of someone or something. This is when
you're willing to go on record supporting someone's statements or opinions. |
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Endorse(en-DORS) |
Endorse a candidate Endorse a product Endorse a check The teacher endorses the student's
efforts to involve the community in his neighborhood clean-up campaign. |
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Different |
Describes
a group of things that are very different from each other. This usually
describes a degree of difference that makes the people or things
incompatible. |
Harmonious |
Disparate
(DIS-puh-rit) |
The group's
efficacy was hampered by the disparate agendas of the members. |
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Feign;Dull |
To hide your
true motives. Usually this is
when you pretend to feel or think or be something that you're not. |
Tell the truth |
Dissemble(dih-SEM-bul) |
The speaker dissembled his
hurt at the vicious attack on his theories and attempted to answer the
question in a neutral tone of voice. |
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Meaning of synoym |
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Hidden; Puzzling |
Something that is
plain and ordinary. This is when
the emphasis is on the lack of imagination or beauty of the thing. |
Clear;
Easy to understand |
Cryptic(KRIP-tik) |
At the
scene of the crime this cryptic message was found: "The penguin has
flown". No one was sure what it meant. |
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Mysterious; Secret |
Describes
knowledge or information that is kept secret and hidden. |
Accessible |
Arcane(ar-KAYN --
rhymes with "rain") |
The arcane
practices of the cult were the subject of wild rumor and suspicion. |
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Ability; Strength |
A particular
gift or talent that you possess This is
something that you like to do and are able to do easily and well. |
Weakness |
Aptitude(AP-tih-tood) |
From an early
age, Ronald displayed an unusual aptitude for
music. He could repeat tunes in perfect key from the age of two. |