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Glossary of difficult words

candor - the quality of being open and honest in expression;

to have something in one - to have the strength of mind or character to do something;

hyperbole - exaggerated statements or claims not to be taken literally;

to be spared - to be left unharmed;

to saddle oneself with something - to burden oneself with a responsibility or task;

bright idea - a clever thought or new idea (often used ironically);

to retard - to delay or hold back in terms of progress or development;

to stem - to stop or restrict (the flow of something).