honest; free from ambiguity
The manager gave straightforward feedback about areas where the employee needed improvement.
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mark of disgrace; the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil
encourage activity or growth
something that triggers response
period, duration; subsist on a meager allowance
specify; specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement
uninteresting; heavy and starchy and hard to digest
disinterested; seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
placid; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited