| ABSTRUSE (ADJ) | Obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
SENTENCE- He had the imagination that invested with personal being and ethical qualities the most abstruse. |
| BELLIGERENT (ADJ) | Given to fighting, warlike; (N) one at war, one engaged in war.
SENTENCE- My brother was always belligerent and ready to fight. |
| CANDOR (N) | outspokenness; frankness.
SENTENCE- And now ,in token of candor ,I ask you to reveal to me your chief passion, said the latter. |
| DECORUM (N) | Proper behavior, good taste; orderliness
SENTENCE-There was decorum in the countenance he wore. |
| EFFRONTERY (N) | Shameless boldness, impudence.
SENTENCE-Despite himself, the profesor smiles at the Young effrontery before him. |
| FACET (N) | A phase or aspect, as of a topic; one of the small plane surfaces of a diamond.
SENTENCE-He shouldn´t try to control every facet of her life. |
| GAUDY (ADJ) | Ostentatiously fine; showy; now esp. tastelessly fine.
SENTENCE-We like to bait him about his gaudy ties. |
| HARASS (V) | To disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks.
SENTENCE-She was constantly harassed by the other students. |
| IMMINENT (ADJ) | About to happen, threatening.
SENTENCE-He was faced with imminent death. |
| JURISDICTION (N) | The legal right to hear and determine a cause; area of authority.
SENTENCE-The probate court has jurisdiction over the validity of wills. |
| KINDLE* (V) | Start a fire; inspire.
SENTENCE-The wet wood wouldn't kindle easily. |
| LACONIC (ADJ) | Concise, using few words.
SENTENCE-Clarke reeled before this laconic admission. |
| MALEVOLENT (ADJ) | Spiteful, showing ill will.
SENTENCE-The central character is a malevolent witch out for revenge. |
| NEBULOUS (ADJ) | Vague, confused, indistinct.
SENTENCE-After the car accident, his memories were quite nebulous. |
| PALTRY (ADJ) | Trifling, insignificant; mean, despicable.
SENTENCE-My teenage son often complains about what he considers to be a paltry allowance. |
| RATIFY* (V) | Approve formally; verify.
SENTENCE-All the members have voted to ratify the treaty. |
| SAGACIOUS* (ADJ) | Keen; shrewd; having insight.
SENTENCE-He is a sagacious businessman. |
| TACIT (ADJ) | Unspoken, silent; implied, inferred.
SENTENCE-But it seems to be ignored by tacit consent. |
| ULTIMATE (ADJ) | Most remote in space or time; extreme; last in consequence.
SENTENCE-The scholar's ultimate goal was to get his research published in a medical journal. |
| VACILLATE (V) | To swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another;
SENTENCE-Guys might also vacillate between two extremes. |
