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  Word Descriptions guttural, auxiliary, adamant, humble, majestic, cogent, manual, laborious, lofty, impertinent


   
Description of guttural (adjective: more guttural; most guttural; less guttural; least guttural)
throaty (e.g. sound); harsh

Samples of guttural
Bears make guttural sounds when mad.
He sat down and talked very naturally and freely, with a mixture of the clear gushing accents in his voice, a deep guttural intonation, and a strong tincture of the northern burr like the crust on wine.



   
Description of auxiliary (adjective: more auxiliary; most auxiliary; less auxiliary; least auxiliary)
helping

Samples of auxiliary
The auxiliary pump enabled the main pump to function longer with less stress.



   
Description of adamant (adjective: more adamant; most adamant; less adamant; least adamant)
unyielding; very firm position or opinion

Samples of adamant
She was adamant about going shopping.



   
Description of humble (adjective: more humble; most humble; less humble; least humble)
modest; meek

Samples of humble
She was humble when complimented on her achievements.
Since its humble beginnings as a photocopier distributor working out of a garage, the company expanded rapidly and diversified into computers and telecommunications, accumulating 16 subsidiaries and spawning foreign subsidiaries in Poland, Bulgaria and the Czech and Slovak Republics in the process.



   
Description of majestic (adjective: majestic; more majestic; most majestic; less majestic; least majestic)
grandeur; extravagant and luxurious

Samples of majestic
The majestic castle was more than I expected.
Whether you choose a chateau hotel or stay in stately homes where families take in guests, splendour is the word and we found it at the majestic Chateau de Noirieux in Briollay, Anjou.



   
Description of cogent (adjective: more cogent; most cogent; less cogent; least cogent)
convincing (e.g. argument)

Samples of cogent
The lawyer made a cogent argument to the judge that he was correct in his procedure.
Physical demonstrations and protests, designed to secure much more widespread media coverage for a cause than is ever available for a cogent argument, are an increasingly frequent means of political communication and the House of Commons has not been exempt.



   
Description of manual (adjective: manual; more manual; most manual; less manual; least manual)
describing a feat or process performed by hand

Samples of manual
Manual cars have gear shifters and clutches in them.
In official publications types of manual job are usually distinguished according to levels of skill, with separate categories being used for the unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled manual worker.



   
Description of laborious (adjective: more laborious; most laborious; less laborious; least laborious)
demanding a lot of work; often lengthy

Samples of laborious
Construction can be a laborious job.
Harvesting by simple methods, and drying crops on tripods and fences, may seem, at first sight, a wastefully laborious business.
Water supply to the fields may be high on the list, although it is generally possible, if laborious, to carry water or move stock to it.



   
Description of lofty (adjective: lofty; loftier; loftiest; less lofty; least lofty)
very high; grand

Samples of lofty
He sets lofty goals, but doesn't work towards them.
We were taken to the main hall, a long lofty chamber dominated by a hammer-beamed roof with an oriel window at one end depicting the Lamb of God carrying a standard.



   
Description of impertinent (adjective: more impertinent; most impertinent; less impertinent; least impertinent)
impolite; cheeky; rude

Samples of impertinent
The boy got detention for being impertinent to his teacher.
He had met the press at a cocktail party and had stood there answering impertinent questions with disconcerting honesty, a glass of ginger ale in one hand and a canapé in the other; when he could not immediately think of an answer he nibbled the canapé and viewed the questioner with cold button eyes.



  Determinations of the words guttural, auxiliary, adamant, humble, majestic, cogent, manual, laborious, lofty, impertinent

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