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4874806096eloquentable to express your ideas and opinions well, especially in a way that influences people: "The preacher made an eloquent speech about helping others."0
4874810037lucidexpressed in a way that is clear and easy to understand: "You must write in a clear and lucid style."1
4874813406alienateto do something that makes someone unfriendly or unwilling to support you: "The latest tax proposals will alienate many voters."2
4874830448obscure (adj.)(1) not well known and usually not very important; "...an obscure poet." (2) difficult to understand: "For some obscure reason, the group is very popular."3
4874837382listlessfeeling tired and not interested in things: "The heat was making me listless."4
4874839162disparitya great difference: "...a disparity between salaries for men and women." "...economic disparities between different regions of the country." "...the great disparity of weight between the sun and the planets."5
4874845963ostentatiouscharacterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract attention: "...books that people buy and display ostentatiously but never actually finish."6
4874850404pretentiousattempting to impress by faking greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed: "The film was so pretentious."7
4874858513astutehaving or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage: "She's an astute businesswoman."8
4874861211fabricateto invent a story, piece of information etc. in order to deceive: "The police were accused of fabricating evidence."9
4892234545subjective(1) existing only in a person's mind. (2) influenced by personal feelings or opinions. "The sensation of pain is a highly subjective experience." "His views about right and wrong are highly subjective."10
4892252810objective(1) existing independent of or external to the mind. (2) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions. "Historians try to be objective."11

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