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- Learned, polished, scholarly
- The erudite professor left us with something to think about.
- er-yoo-dahyt, er-oo-
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- Using the imagination
- She retained the fanciful playfulness of our youth that so many lose when entering adulthood.
- fan-si-fuh[image]l
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- Directly frank without hesitation
- Jimmy was being forthright when confronting his teacher.
- fawrth-rahyt
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- Proud and vain to the point of arrogance
- The haughty viking boasted that he has survived 25 pillagings.
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- Marked by anger aroused by injustice
- Malcolm X's speech was very indignant and enthralled many people.
- in-dig-nuh[image]nt
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