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  Word Explanations integral, inherent, incendiary, colossal, sophisticated, derogatory, irate, implicit, curt, overt


   
Explanation of integral (adjective)
forms: more integral; most integral; less integral; least integral

essential to the whole; central

Sample of integral
A good motor is integral when rebuilding a car.
It is an integral part of modern culture that it is simply not possible to envisage a model of freedom, including that abstraction needed for the achievement of equality, which would not have as one of its component parts the tendency towards alienation.



   
Explanation of inherent (adjective)
forms: more inherent; most inherent; less inherent; least inherent

existing in someone or something

Sample of inherent
Some religions believe in the inherent goodness off all people.
A problem inherent in tests to determine the effect of light on products is that of quantifying the extent of the exposure that samples have received.



   
Explanation of incendiary (adjective)
forms: more incendiary; most incendiary; less incendiary; least incendiary

causing fire (e.g. bomb); easily combustible

Sample of incendiary
It was obviously arson; an incendiary device was found at the scene.
An old car which had been driven across in front of the shooting targets was ideal, so we attached fifteen kilos of the explosive to it in different places, fixed up the detonators, trailed fuse wire back several yards and clipped on the incendiary devices which would activate the firing process.



   
Explanation of colossal (adjective)
forms: more colossal; most colossal; less colossal; least colossal

huge

Sample of colossal
The whale was colossal.
The very year when Mary offered her kingdom to France saw the death of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, that colossal and most admired figure of the sixteenth century, who had achieved the impossible by holding together an inheritance which sprawled across Europe.



   
Explanation of sophisticated (adjective)
forms: sophisticated; more sophisticated; most sophisticated; less sophisticated; least sophisticated

cultured; wise about the world

Sample of sophisticated
The gentlemen looked quite sophisticated in their new suits at the wedding.
Because of the increasing use of complex machinery and sophisticated farming methods, many of those engaged in agriculture require managerial and supervisory skills and it is to this area of provision that the agricultural colleges should be turning in the next few years.



   
Explanation of derogatory (adjective)
forms: more derogatory; most derogatory; less derogatory; least derogatory

belittling

Sample of derogatory
The derogatory marks about his campaign were beginning to anger the politician.



   
Explanation of irate (adjective)
forms: more irate; most irate; less irate; least irate

extremely angry; having very strong feelings

Sample of irate
He was irate when he wife said she was leaving him for the postman.
A number of previous attempts to penetrate this male club had been unsuccessful, with the raiding parties being driven back by irate men.



   
Explanation of implicit (adjective)
forms: more implicit; most implicit; less implicit; least implicit

implied; understood

Sample of implicit
It was implicit that once he joined the Mafia, he would not talk about their activities to anyone.
Implicit information is held in the organizational memory (for example, the description of office routine) and is rarely recorded or preserved.



   
Explanation of curt (adjective)
forms: curt; curter; curtest; less curt; least curt

rudely brief

Sample of curt
The military is made up of many curt individuals; according to some.
Scientists who have been preparing commissioned material for publication in Western journals and books are having their manuscripts frozen, often without notification and, at best, with a curt note from the publishers.



   
Explanation of overt (adjective)
forms: overt; more overt; most overt; less overt; least overt

not hiding anything; open

Sample of overt
He conducted his campaign in an overt manner whenever possible.
Treatment of parental mental illnesses may also be seen as potential preventive approaches for childhood disturbance, as can efforts to help disadvantaged families find ways of resolving their multiple problems, and strategies to reduce overt marital discord.



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