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–adjective
1. convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.
2. to the point; relevant; pertinent.
One youthful advantage they still enjoy is a simmering amorous relationship. Sad to say, this doesn't prevent Frank from having an office fling with a very available secretary, Maureen (Zoe Kazan), as a 30th birthday present to himself. Incidental as the interlude is, the brief affair serves as a cogent illustration of how the film conveys only a fraction of the nuances and layers of the book.
scathe
By the end, much has changed and no one is left [unscathed].
debacle
Skolimowski [quit] the profession in 1991 following the debacle of "Ferdyduke,"
after a handful of little-seen independent films and one Hollywood [debacle] with Get to Know Your Rabbit (1970).
rubble
they seem made for each other and dance through a romantic montage in which they gaze over a bridge into heavy traffic and sit in the [rubble] of an abandoned building.
detritus
It feels almost [voyeuristic] to watch her getting powdered into camera-ready perfection while surrounded by the [curated] detritus of her everyday existence.
detriment
falling off from an [original] condition
Overeating is a detriment to [health].
So [at] what point do the efforts of a costumed [vigilante] [cease to] have an impact on the society he vows to protect -
and when does his mere presence present a [detriment] to them when it's all said and done?
We have been informed that we will be unable to stay involved with the movie "Nailed" unless we agree to make concessions that are unfair, unprofessional and detrimental to the movie. We [applaud] David O. Russell's unique talent and tireless work, and we hope to collaborate with him again soon.
succinct
[originally] composed and is expressed in as few words as possible
Whereas future Verve masterpieces A Northern Soul and Urban Hymns would feature succinct song structures (for the most part) and instantly memorable verses and choruses,
concise
unnecessary verbiage have been [eliminated]
brevity
shortness of time or duration, briefness
Akerman turns this detail, and not-quite-perfect (and increasingly troubled attempts at) repetition into a gradually intensifying, almost purely visual tale of psychological stress and deterioration, culminating in sudden violence, shocking in its swiftness and brutality, and brevity.
terse
brevity with polish or brusqueness
a terse, almost [aphoristic], style.
a terse reply that was almost [rude].
The terse dialogue between Ben and Dan in the bar when Ben is captured is taken almost [verbatim] from the original film, although some of the lines have been given to the other man or its order in the conversation changed.
pithy
because its 16 minutes of baffling insult are [pithy], inventive, and comic.
Oliver's [pithy] dialogue also avoids obvious yucks.
As the film unfolds, the scenes begin expanding a bit, but they tend to remain unusually short, just long enough to make their pithy, often witty points and then move on.
laconic
Bowie approaches it in a [laconic] fashion (his performance flirts with the [catatonic]),
curt
He gave me a curt [answer]
that the Australian actress had "uncannily got down the [skittish] movements, wary eyes, [curt] mumble and occasional flashes of brilliance, and comes far closer than anyone else to [approximating] the Dylan the public knows."
So much of "Army of Shadows" is concerned with slips in judgment or [curt], [momentous] gestures of faith.
She instantly accepts that, nods [curtly], says "I'll report that," and leaves. To offer the slightest quarrel would [betray] them.
incontinent
contingent
contingent [liability]
Our plans are contingent [on] the weather.
Have the [Scottish] contingent arrived at the meeting yet?
concomitant
existing or occurring with something else, often in a lesser way, accompanying, concurrent
an [event] and its concomitant [circumstances].
razzmatazz, showiness, brilliance, or virtuosity in technique or effect, often without concomitant substance or worth.
And I always say that my west window has all the exuberance of Chaucer without, happily, any of the concomitant crudities of his period.
arriviste, a person who has recently acquired [un]accustomed status, wealth, or success, especially by dubious means and without earning concomitant esteem.
Robel is a good name. Poor Robel. Now they're the same one. It's oppressive loneliness. Alone. The lover cannot concomitant.
extraneous
introduced or coming from without, not belonging or proper to a thing, external, foreign
pertinent
pertaining or relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand
relevant
It might be [pertinent] for you to make the suggestion to the president.
The lawyer wanted to know all the details [pertinent] to the case.
Klaws, a nice middle-aged couple who just happen to specialize in mild S&M and bondage photographs. The [pertinent] photo shoots are represented as silly,
The publication later that year of "The Autobiography of Malcolm X," his remarkably vivid testament written with Alex Haley, eventually [consolidated] his position as a great American folk hero, someone whose life speaks with [uncanny] pertinence [to] succeeding generations, white as well as black.
The result is perfect. Evryone's comment is pertinent. But I am still shame of you.
cogent
convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation, telling
to the point, relevant, pertinent
the brief affair serves as a cogent [illustration] of how the film conveys only a fraction of the nuances and layers of the book.
His remarks were an entirely [cogent] and candid summing up of the state of affairs, and, among the [cadre] of Nixon haters,
Yet in trying to cover Malcolm's life from his boyhood to his death, it sometimes seems more [breathlessly] desperate than cogently [revealing].
dossier
documents on the same subject, esp. a complete file containing detailed information
You'll take responsibility for the dossier.
They've got your real name. They'll work up a complete dossier on you.
lt's a limited market. l've compiled 11 dossiers over three months. Only those four men seemed anywhere near right. Now that you've read the [files], what do you think?
docket
Also called trial docket. a list of cases in court for trial, or the names of the parties who have cases pending.
We will now take up the criminal docket.
apposite
suitable, well-adapted, pertinent; relevant, apt
The combination of [stilted] speeches and deft behavioral acting sometimes seems peculiar, but it is also peculiarly [apposite].
felicity
felicitous
well-suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression, apt; appropriate
felicity of [expression]
the meetings are [felicitous] and the tears very easy to understand.
While the tale of first contact between Englishmen and the "naturals," as the Brits felicitously [refer] to the Native Americans,
opportune
pat
a pat solution [to] a problem.
Unlike Steven Spielberg's jocular Catch Me If You Can, Shattered Glass doesn't offer a pat [explanation] for its anti-hero's pathological lying.
excessively glib, unconvincingly facile
His answers were [too] pat to suit the examining board.
Likewise, some dialogue is a [little] pat.
Cogent
pithy
because its 16 minutes of baffling insult are [pithy], inventive, and comic.
Oliver's [pithy] dialogue also avoids obvious yucks.
As the film unfolds, the scenes begin expanding a bit, but they tend to remain unusually short, just long enough to make their pithy, often witty points and then move on.
laconic
Bowie approaches it in a [laconic] fashion (his performance flirts with the [catatonic]),
curt
He gave me a curt [answer]
that the Australian actress had "uncannily got down the [skittish] movements, wary eyes, [curt] mumble and occasional flashes of brilliance, and comes far closer than anyone else to [approximating] the Dylan the public knows."
So much of "Army of Shadows" is concerned with slips in judgment or [curt], [momentous] gestures of faith.
She instantly accepts that, nods [curtly], says "I'll report that," and leaves. To offer the slightest quarrel would [betray] them.
incontinent
contingent
contingent [liability]
Our plans are contingent [on] the weather.
Have the [Scottish] contingent arrived at the meeting yet?
concomitant
existing or occurring with something else, often in a lesser way, accompanying, concurrent
an [event] and its concomitant [circumstances].
razzmatazz, showiness, brilliance, or virtuosity in technique or effect, often without concomitant substance or worth.
And I always say that my west window has all the exuberance of Chaucer without, happily, any of the concomitant crudities of his period.
arriviste, a person who has recently acquired [un]accustomed status, wealth, or success, especially by dubious means and without earning concomitant esteem.
Robel is a good name. Poor Robel. Now they're the same one. It's oppressive loneliness. Alone. The lover cannot concomitant.
extraneous
introduced or coming from without, not belonging or proper to a thing, external, foreign
pertinent
pertaining or relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand
relevant
It might be [pertinent] for you to make the suggestion to the president.
The lawyer wanted to know all the details [pertinent] to the case.
Klaws, a nice middle-aged couple who just happen to specialize in mild S&M and bondage photographs. The [pertinent] photo shoots are represented as silly,
The publication later that year of "The Autobiography of Malcolm X," his remarkably vivid testament written with Alex Haley, eventually [consolidated] his position as a great American folk hero, someone whose life speaks with [uncanny] pertinence [to] succeeding generations, white as well as black.
The result is perfect. Evryone's comment is pertinent. But I am still shame of you.
cogent
convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation, telling
to the point, relevant, pertinent
the brief affair serves as a cogent [illustration] of how the film conveys only a fraction of the nuances and layers of the book.
His remarks were an entirely [cogent] and candid summing up of the state of affairs, and, among the [cadre] of Nixon haters,
Yet in trying to cover Malcolm's life from his boyhood to his death, it sometimes seems more [breathlessly] desperate than cogently [revealing].
dossier
documents on the same subject, esp. a complete file containing detailed information
You'll take responsibility for the dossier.
They've got your real name. They'll work up a complete dossier on you.
lt's a limited market. l've compiled 11 dossiers over three months. Only those four men seemed anywhere near right. Now that you've read the [files], what do you think?
docket
Also called trial docket. a list of cases in court for trial, or the names of the parties who have cases pending.
We will now take up the criminal docket.
apposite
suitable, well-adapted, pertinent; relevant, apt
The combination of [stilted] speeches and deft behavioral acting sometimes seems peculiar, but it is also peculiarly [apposite].
felicity
felicitous
well-suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression, apt; appropriate
felicity of [expression]
the meetings are [felicitous] and the tears very easy to understand.
While the tale of first contact between Englishmen and the "naturals," as the Brits felicitously [refer] to the Native Americans,
opportune
pat
a pat solution [to] a problem.
Unlike Steven Spielberg's jocular Catch Me If You Can, Shattered Glass doesn't offer a pat [explanation] for its anti-hero's pathological lying.
excessively glib, unconvincingly facile
His answers were [too] pat to suit the examining board.
Likewise, some dialogue is a [little] pat.
Cogent
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