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Definition of martial, brusque, literate, skeptical, intolerant, obese, sporadic, pompous, gross, grievous

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Definition of martial (adjective)
forms: martial; more martial; most martial; less martial; least martial

refers to war; warlike

Examples
Martial arts contain discipline and fighting skills.
Staff Sergeant Michael Tilghman, a security officer at Bentwaters air base in Suffolk, was convicted at a court martial of the rape of his British girlfriend against the conditions of the Visiting Forces Act which states that cases of murder and rape must be tried by domestic civilian courts.

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Definition of brusque (adjective)
forms: brusquer; brusquest; less brusque; least brusque

rudely brief

Examples
The man had an irritatingly brusque manner to him.
At first she could meet his eyes, but what she saw confused her and she looked at the floor, color creeping into her cheeks, reacting against the tenderness surprised in herself with a sense of shock that made her brusque and suspicious.

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Definition of literate (adjective)
forms: more literate; most literate; less literate; least literate

educated to the point of being able to read and write (e.g. person)

Examples
American society has the goal of making sure all children will be literate by the time they are teenagers.

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Definition of skeptical (adjective)
forms: skeptical; more skeptical; most skeptical; less skeptical; least skeptical

not believing in something; showing doubt

Examples
She was skeptical of his alibi but decided to say nothing until later.

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Definition of intolerant (adjective)
forms: more intolerant; most intolerant; less intolerant; least intolerant

narrow-minded; unwilling or unable to respect others or their beliefs

Examples
He was intolerant of any ideas that conflicted with his own.
In times of social upheaval we guard against anything that might make society fragment too precipitately and dangerously, and we try to take care that racist or intolerant literature is suppressed.

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Definition of obese (adjective)
forms: obese; more obese; most obese; less obese; least obese

very fat

Examples
Many Americans are becoming obese.
You often find, for example, that teenage girls who are just slightly overweight see themselves as massively obese.

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Definition of sporadic (adjective)
forms: sporadic; more sporadic; most sporadic; less sporadic; least sporadic

irregular; occasional; infrequent

Examples
It rained in a sporadic fashion all evening and into the next day.
Maria's husband finds whatever work he can, his income is at best, sporadic, so the couple frequently relies on her meagre income to feed and clothe 8 year old Luis and 9 year old Eveline.

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Definition of pompous (adjective)
forms: pompous; more pompous; most pompous; less pompous; least pompous

to think highly of oneself; self-important

Examples
The pompous senator quickly annoyed the crowd he was speaking to.

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Definition of gross (adjective)
forms: grosser; grossest; less gross; least gross

glaringly bad (e.g. injustice)

Examples
The drunken truck driver was sued for his gross negligence of duty.

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Definition of grievous (adjective)
forms: more grievous; most grievous; less grievous; least grievous

causing sorrow

Examples
The telegram was grievous in nature.
If the point of distinguishing murder from manslaughter is to mark out the most heinous group of killings for the extra stigma of a murder conviction, it can be argued that the "grievous bodily harm" rule draws the line too low.

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