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| Description of petty (adjective: petty; more petty; most petty; less petty; least petty) small or of no importance Samples of petty The man received one year in jail for petty theft. The disagreements between Charman and Allison were amplified in the airtight atmosphere of the studio, but they were always petty and did not run to bitterness.
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| Description of diverge (verb: diverged; diverging; diverges) to go in different directions Samples of diverge I decided to diverge from the group because they wanted to go shopping instead of go swimming.
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| Description of apt (adjective: apter; aptest: less apt; least apt) suitable or quick to learn and attentive Samples of apt The Combat Lifesaver class was full of apt pupils. In British political life of the previous twenty years, latent anti-Jewish feeling had been apt to surface in response to particular events.
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| Description of marine (adjective: marine; more marine; most marine; less marine; least marine) referring to the ocean or sea Samples of marine The marine life seemed happy in the aquarium.
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| Description of detergent (noun: plural: detergents) cleaning product or agent Samples of detergent Having a good detergent is necessary when your clothes are stained by oil. When originally introduced it was thought that the availability of a detergent with inherent bactericidal characteristics would solve many of the problems associated with both cleaning and disinfection.
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| Description of distort (verb: distorted; distorting; distorts) to present incorrectly (e.g. facts) Samples of distort The newspaper is known to distort facts people that advertise in their paper. Much of the anxiety among Members, particularly the opponents of televising, arose from fears that the broadcasters would not preserve a proper balance in their selection of matter to be covered and that they would, in their desire to present newsworthy stories, distort the public presentation of the House.
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| Description of deplore (verb: deplored; deploring; deplores) to be sorry about Samples of deplore He will deplore his decision someday. In many parts of the country, leading Tories were not far behind the Whigs in sending in loyal addresses deploring the threat which the rebellion posed to their religion and liberties.
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| Description of despise (verb: despised; despising; despises) to scorn; to hate Samples of despise "I despise you!" said the fed-up woman.
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| Description of intermittent (adjective: more intermittent; most intermittent; less intermittent; least intermittent) sporadic; starting and stopping (e.g. rain) Samples of intermittent The intermittent snow allowed people to still work outdoors. Although Britain has been occupied by man for more than 25,000 years, in a form of intermittent visits over long periods between glaciations, it is only for the last 12,000 years or so that the country has been continuously occupied, with people moving into Britain permanently to exploit what resources were available.
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| Description of effect (verb: effected; effecting; effects) to bring about; to cause; to influence someone or something Samples of effect He was not sure what the effect of his actions would be.
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