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paraphrase
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to restate (in different words)
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to put what someone else has expressed into different wordsparaphrase (n) = restatement of a text or passage |
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ostensible
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apparent
appearing or seeming to be true (but not necessarily proved) professed or declared as true without being demonstrated or proved |
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digress
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to wander
to stray from the point to ramble, deviate, go off in another direction |
lit. to go apart, walk away archaic: to physically wander away or turn aside digression (n) |
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uncanny
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eerie
strange (in an unnatural or unearthly way OR in a remarkable or marvelous way, beyond what is normal or expected) weird mysterious |
"an uncanny experience/resemblance/ability" |
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candor
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frankness
openness sincere expression |
candid (adj) = frank, open, sincere the candid person expresses his thoughs frankly and openly, without hesitation. |
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morose
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gloomy
moody glum grumpy ill-tempered depressed (and silent because you are feeling bitter or resentful) suggests bitterness or misanthropy |
moroseness (n) = ill-tempered, bitter gloominess |
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adept
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skilled (handy, clever, able, expert)
dexterous proficient |
He was adept at managing his investments, and they always turned a handsome profit. adept (n) = a highly skilled person, an expert from the Latin adeptus = an alchemist who has learned how to do the impossible - change base metals into gold |
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saturated
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soaked
thoroughly wet full of moisture |
to saturate (v) = to soak or wet thoroughly, literally (my french fries are saturated with oil) or figuratively (the company saturated the media with ads for its new products) |
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pragmatic
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practical
having to do with actual practice concerned with practical, everyday affairs (as opposed to theory or speculation) |
from the Latin pragmaticus = skilled in business or law (lawyers are concerned with evidence and proof, businesspeople with facts and figures - both have littel time for idle speculation or harebrained schemes, both must be pragmatic) |
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congenial
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sympathetic
agreeable compatible kindred harmonious having the same taste, nature or temperament |
Congenial persons have similar or sympathetic tastes, interests, or personalities. Congenial things agree, go well together. |
