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| Ricky, try to be more CONCISE in this paper; the assignment was for a three-page paper; yours was 106. |
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| I've known Lucy for ten years, but she's so LACONIC that I hardly know anything about her past. |
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| Because commercial time during the Super Bowl runs over $3 million per minute, it's good to be SUCCINCT. |
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| spoken or written in a clear and precise manner |
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| My girlfriend tends to be BRUSQUE when she's mad; she tells me to talk to the hand."" |
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| The dictionary was 1,400 pages long before it was ABRIDGED by the publishers to 850 pages. |
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| to shorten a written text |
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| Speeches at the Academy Awards are not known for their BREVITY; they often go long past their allotted time. |
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| brief; succinct expression |
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| The assassins of Caesar CONSPIRED to murder him at the Ides of March. |
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| to plan something in secret with others |
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| The Board of Directors CONCURRED that they needed to fire the CEO. |
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| The members of the assembly had at last reached a CONCORD and were able to pass the bill. |
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| a state of harmony and agreement |
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| It turned out that the cause of his cancer was CONGENITAL; many members of his family had also suffered from it. |
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| The early history of the Roman Catholic Church told the story of many SCHISMS between rival groups over the correct interpretation of its tradition. |
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| a division into political or religious factions |
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| She had INCISIVE judgment about which employees were likely to excel in their jobs. |
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| having or indicating keen insight |
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