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10824762802quibbleto argue or raise objections about a trivial matter:0
10824762803hyperboleexaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally:1
10824762804jargonspecial words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand:2
10824762805personathe aspect of someone's character that is presented to or perceived by others:3
10824762806code-switchingthe practice of alternating between two or more languages or varieties of language in conversation:4
10824762807discoursewritten or spoken communication:5
10824762808rhetoric(1) the art of persuasive speaking or writing: (2) language designed to have a persuasive effect, but often regarded as lacking in sincerity:6
10824762809modestmoderate (humble) in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements:7
10824762810prudentexercising good judgment or common sense:8
10824762811contextthe circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, idea, text, etc.9
10824762812intuitivebased on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive:10
10824762813counterintuitivecontrary to common-sense expectation (but often nevertheless true):11
10824762814plausibleseeming reasonable or probable::12
10824762815coherentlogically consistent:13
10824762816quantifyto find or calculate the quantity or amount of (something):14

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