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Clever and skillful, sometimes in a slightly deceptive way.
A vegetable with a thick stem and layers of tough, pointed leaves around an edible center.
A piece of writing on a particular subject, published in a newspaper, magazine, or online.
To express thoughts or feelings clearly in words.
Able to express thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively in speech or writing.
The clear expression of an idea in words, or the way sounds are physically produced in speech.
An object made or used by people in the past that gives clues about how they lived.
Made by people rather than occurring naturally.
A skilled worker who makes things by hand, especially using traditional methods.
Made carefully by hand using traditional skills, rather than by machine.
A person who creates art, such as paintings, drawings, or sculptures.
Having or showing skill and creativity, especially in the arts.
Simple and natural, without any trick or pretense.
Used to compare two things, or to say that one thing happened while another was happening.
To move upward or climb higher.
The act of climbing or moving upward, or a rise in status or level.
To find out or discover something for certain, usually through checking or investigation.
Avoiding physical pleasure and comfort, especially for religious or spiritual reasons.
To say that something is caused by or belongs to a particular source.
Free from harmful bacteria, especially describing medical conditions or equipment.
A way that some organisms reproduce without combining genetic material from two parents, producing offspring genetically identical to the parent.
Feeling embarrassed or guilty about something you did.
The largest continent, home to countries such as China, India, and Japan.
To one side, or apart from the main point.
To put a question to someone, or to request something.
In a state of sleep.
A vegetable with long, thin green or white stalks.
One particular part or feature of a situation, idea, or thing.
Harshness or sharpness in tone, manner, or temper.
To attack someone's reputation with false or unfair claims.
A remark that attacks someone's reputation or character.
Remarks that attack someone's character or reputation, damaging how others see them.
A strong hope or ambition to achieve something.
To have a strong desire to achieve something important or become someone significant.
A common medicine, usually in tablet form, used to relieve pain and reduce fever.
To attack someone or something forcefully, physically or with criticism.
To gather together, or to put the parts of something together.
A group of people gathered together for a meeting or purpose, or the process of putting parts together.
To state something confidently and firmly, or to insist on a right.
A confident statement that something is true, often made without offering proof.
To judge the quality, value, or condition of something after careful thought.
A judgment or evaluation of something's quality, value, or condition.
A person whose job is to judge or estimate the value, quality, or amount of something, often for tax or insurance purposes.
Something valuable that a person, company, or country owns, or a useful quality someone has.
Showing great care and steady effort in doing something.
To give someone a particular task, role, or piece of work to do.
A piece of work given to someone, often as part of school or a job.
To become fully part of a different culture or group, or to absorb and understand new information.