retract
verbTo withdraw a statement or claim previously made.
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nounA statement withdrawing or correcting something previously asserted.
A question asked for effect, without expecting an answer.
sententious
adjectiveExpressing compact statements of supposed wisdom, often with excessive moralizing.
tacit
adjectiveUnderstood without being stated directly.
Understood without direct statement
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