luculent /LOO-kyuh-lunt/ - clear in thought or expression
My first thought was that "lucid" is a perfectly satisfactory word for this. Then I read the write-up, and it appears that is a popular opinion. (I was also pretty sure I'd written about this word before.)
grandee /gran-DEE/ - a man of elevated rank or station; especially : a Spanish or Portuguese nobleman of the first rank
As an American, the idea that you must be of a particular rank to address a letter directly to someone is utterly alien to me. But the word's origins explain why I mispronounced it. I've taken the liberty of reducing my pronunciation by one "d."
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