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Definition of divert, patent, divulge, indigent, nocturnal, buttress, mercenary, irrational, inept, dissect

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Definition of divert (verb)
forms: diverted; diverting; diverts

to turn from a course (e.g. a stream)

Examples
A dam, if placed properly, can divert a river to a desired destination.

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

very easy to see; obvious

Examples
It was a patent attempt of extortion from his work.
The right coronary artery is a little irregular and not quite normal, but it is certainly patent and no surgeon would operate if shown that picture.

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Definition of divulge (verb)
forms: divulged; divulging; divulges

to reveal

Examples
He couldn't make the man divulge any more information.
Our manager replied that it was not company policy to divulge personal details of employees and that if she wanted to take it further, she should write in.

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

poor; humble

Examples
The population of that country is mostly made up of indigent farmers.
Europe was first to industrialize and thereby throw up the indigent urban proletariat, who in their turn founded the first labour organisations which spawned Marxism and fascism, both truly European ideologies.

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

having a preference for the evening; of the night

Examples
Bats, being nocturnal, are only seen during the day if sick or injured.

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Definition of buttress (noun)
form plural: buttresses

usually a brick or stone structure constructed for support or reinforcement

Examples
The buttress kept the old building from collapsing.
Because of the flying buttress system, it became possible to construct thinner walls as time passed instead of increasing the thickness to offset the large windows and higher vaults.

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

making efforts only for financial advantages or gain

Examples
He was a true mercenary and his employees knew it.

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

unreasonable; illogical; groundless

Examples
People can be irrational when they get emotional.
The thread which runs through these sorry tales is that they are all examples of irrational over-reaction by a government which is, by the standards of the region, honest, able and secure.

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Definition of inept (adjective)
forms: inepter; ineptest; less inept; least inept

ineffective; not skilled

Examples
The new worker was fired because he was inept at all areas of his job.

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Definition of dissect (verb)
forms: dissected; dissecting; dissects

to cut or take apart, especially in biology or anatomy

Examples
The students are expected to dissect a frog in science class.

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