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  Word Explanations blatant, primary, potential, astute, objective, precarious, pathetic, adroit, articulate, civic


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

overly loud or offensively conspicuous

Sample of blatant
That is a blatant lie!
The existence of one education and one health service for the whole country reduces the obvious and blatant forms of inequality even if social class differences in opportunity survive substantially within it.



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

referring to the base level; fundamental; main

Sample of primary
The primary source of diamonds in the world is Africa.
This is because the mouth is a primary erotic zone of the body, and dentistry can trigger off hidden memories of sexual abuse.



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

high possibility

Sample of potential
He had the potential at one time to be the best anyone had ever seen.



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

shrewd

Sample of astute
Policemen are often astute judges of character.



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

having no prejudice; impartial; fair

Sample of objective
Newspapers are supposed to be an objective source of information.
It's difficult to be objective about a match that was as one-sided as a two-headed coin.



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

possible danger; risky

Sample of precarious
The precarious bridge had already claimed two peoples' lives that year.



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

sad-looking; pitiful

Sample of pathetic
The boy looked pathetic standing in the rain with no umbrella.



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

skillful and adept in stressful conditions; deft

Sample of adroit
On the other hand, Stanley Morison, responsible for the typographical identity of The Times in the 1930s, was not an adroit penman -- he simply had an unerring eye for good typefaces and strong composition.



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

able to express oneself clearly (e.g. a person)

Sample of articulate
The woman was a very articulate speaker on almost any subject.



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

municipal; pertaining to citizens or township

Sample of civic
The man asked if the trial was going to be civic or corporate.
Civic leaders from all parts of North Yorkshire including the High Sheriff, Sir Richard Storey, will be attending the county council's civic service at Melsonby, near Richmond, tomorrow.



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