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| Description of divert (verb: diverted; diverting; diverts) to turn from a course (e.g. a stream) Samples of divert A dam, if placed properly, can divert a river to a desired destination.
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| Description of patent (adjective: patent; more patent; most patent; less patent; least patent) very easy to see; obvious Samples of patent 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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| Description of divulge (verb: divulged; divulging; divulges) to reveal Samples of divulge 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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| Description of indigent (adjective: more indigent; most indigent; less indigent; least indigent) poor; humble Samples of indigent 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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| Description of nocturnal (adjective: nocturnal; more nocturnal; most nocturnal; less nocturnal; least nocturnal) having a preference for the evening; of the night Samples of nocturnal Bats, being nocturnal, are only seen during the day if sick or injured.
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| Description of buttress (noun: plural: buttresses) usually a brick or stone structure constructed for support or reinforcement Samples of buttress 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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| Description of mercenary (adjective: mercenary; more mercenary; most mercenary; less mercenary; least mercenary) making efforts only for financial advantages or gain Samples of mercenary He was a true mercenary and his employees knew it.
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| Description of irrational (adjective: more irrational; most irrational; less irrational; least irrational) unreasonable; illogical; groundless Samples of irrational 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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| Description of inept (adjective: inepter; ineptest; less inept; least inept) ineffective; not skilled Samples of inept The new worker was fired because he was inept at all areas of his job.
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| Description of dissect (verb: dissected; dissecting; dissects) to cut or take apart, especially in biology or anatomy Samples of dissect The students are expected to dissect a frog in science class.
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