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Lucid GRE Vocabulary Flashcard

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Lucid GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈluː.sɪd/ (adj) Definition easily understood and clear, vivid, intelligible, coherent, well-spoken, plain, comprehensible, articulate, understandable, transparent, cogent, explicit, limpid, straightforward – sane, rational, clear-headed, logical, sensible Example In low-income countries, evidence from some public-works schemes shows a sharper investment return-poverty reduction tradeoff: the greater the emphasis in generating high-quality investments from …

Ingenuous GRE Vocabulary Flashcard

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Ingenuous GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ɪnˈdʒen.ju.əs/ (adj) sincere and honest, trusting, artless, innocent, guileless, naive, unaffected, candid, showing childlike simplicity, straightforward, open, frank, gullible, innocuous, unsophisticated, innocent Sincere friendships with ingenuous friends take time to form and deepen. Here are some ways to nurture your friendship: Treat your friend as you would like them to treat …

Candid 1100 Words You Need Week 36 Day 1

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Candid 1100 Words You Need Week 36 Day 1 Candid 1100 Words You Need Week 36 Day 1 /ˈkæn.dɪd/ (adj) truthful and honest, straightforward, frank, outspoken, open, sincere, blunt, forthright, upfront Secrets of candid conversation Have you been dodging an important conversation? The kind of conversation that may be uncomfortable, in a situation that you …

Terse 1100 Words You Need Week 26 Day 4

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Terse 1100 Words You Need Terse 1100 Words You Need Week 26 Day 4 /tɜːs/ US /tɝːs/ (adj) brief and short in describing, succinct, concise, to the point, straightforward, brief and unfriendly, abrupt, curt, brusque, short and sweet Today’s “terse” is another word for “concise:” that is, anything terse is expressed in a very brief …

Trenchant 1100 Words You Need Week 20 Day 3

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Trenchant 1100 Words You Need Trenchant 1100 Words You Need /ˈtren.tʃənt/ (adj) expressed in a direct and incisive manner, expressing strong criticism and forceful opinions, straightforward, candid, to the point, cutting, sharp, biting, acerbic, severe, penetrating, forthright, caustic In April 1989 a trenchant critic of Roger Douglas’s economic policies, Jim Anderton, resigned from the Labour …

Blunt 1100 Words You Need Week 19 Day 4

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Blunt 1100 Words You Need Blunt 1100 Words You Need /blʌnt/ (and & verb) Adjective not sharp, rounded, dull, dulled, blunted, unsharpened straightforward and direct, outspoken, frank, candid, honest, forthright Verb: take the edge off, put a damper on, make something less sharp, weaken, undermine, dampen, dull, diminish, lessen, soothe, moderate OCR has reviewed the …

Beeline 1100 Words You Need Week 16 Day 1

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Beeline 1100 Words You Need Beeline 1100 Words You Need in a direct path or line from one place to another, a shortcut ‘She made a beeline for him’: Hollywood hunting as Mel Gibson sighted in Carleton Place: “She made a beeline for him and I was left in the wings,” Beath joked. “ … …

Explicit – English Flashcard for Explicit for IELTS

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Explicit Explicit (adj) /ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt/ expressed and portrayed in a very clear and direct way, overt, clear, definite, clear-cut, candid, specific, definitive, frank, unequivocal, straightforward, express, unambiguous As a detective, he was searching for explicit evidence in the spot that the murder had happened. Antonyms implicit, tacit, covert, equivocal, vague Parts of Speech Adverb: explicitly Noun: …

Vertical- English Flashcard for Vertical with Synonyms

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Vertical Vertical (adj &noun) /ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl/ US /ˈvɝː.ţə-/ adj: in an upright position at a right angle to a horizontal line – perpendicular – upright – straight down – straight up: The vertical and horizontal axes of the a graph In the bustling cityscape, vertical gardens have become a popular solution to combat the lack of …