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IBengvocab
Question | Answer |
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assuage | make (unpleasant feelings) less intense |
abate | (of something perceived as hostile)become less intense or widespread |
cogent | clear, logical and convincing...a cogent argument is believable because of its clear, forceful or incisive presentation. |
incisive | intelligently analytical and clear-thinking; accurate and sharply focused |
salient | most noticeable or important |
succinct | briefly and clearly expressed. close to concise, but it emphasizes compression and compactness in addition to brevity |
impervious | not allowing anything to pass through |
permeate | to spread or seep through to penetrate completely |
conducive | contributive, helping to bring about. |
sagacious | wise, discerning |
cognizant | aware; conscious |
acute | sharp, shrewd |
urbane | poised, sophisticated, refined |
adroit | skillful, dexterous, clever, shrewd, socially at ease |
replete | completely filled; abounding |
myriad | a huge, indefinitely large number |
copious | abundant, pentiful |
dearth | extreme scarcity or shortage |
paucity | scarcity but not like dearth |
plethora | an excess overabundance; judgement implied in suggesting quantity is excessive |
pervasive | having spread widely present throughout |
immutable | unchangeable |
inherent | part of the essential nature of something |
ubiquitous | a condition of being everywhere at the same time |