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

conversational

Examples
He had spent years honing his colloquial skills.
It may be that when we express our opinions, we only have available to us ready-made sets of ideas, "discourses", other people's words which we choose from, string together in different ways and think (mistakenly) to be our own; these include 'expert' ideas and the colloquial, common-sense versions of them absorbed by ordinary people in one way or another.

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Definition of posthumous (adjective)
describing actions after a person's death

Examples
The posthumous medal was awarded to the man's wife for valor in war.
The sister of Derek Bentley, executed for his alleged role in the killing of a policeman forty years ago, has been given leave to take court action to secure a posthumous pardon.

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Definition of abscond (verb)
forms: absconded; absconding; absconds

to leave quickly and secretly and hide, especially to avoid prosecution

Examples
A petition cannot be heard until at least fourteen days have elapsed since the petition was served on the debtor and the supervisor of a voluntary arrangement unless it appears that the debtor has absconded or the court thinks it a proper case for an expedited hearing, or the debtor consents.

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

annoyed; irritable

Examples
He was peevish to his employees after being called into his boss's office.
The remark had been intended to put him in his place, but it had come out sounding peevish and sensitive, as though she actually gave a damn about what he thought of her.

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

very busy; feverish

Examples
The stock traders' office worked at a hectic pace.
He admitted that he thought electors were sick of what seemed like endless campaigning, but for the last two weeks his home has been the headquarters for a hectic campaign office.

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

keen to the senses and emotions

Examples
The poignant smell of skunk made everyone want to get out of the car as soon as possible.

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Definition of acrid (adjective)
forms: acrid; acrider; acridest

describing a sharp taste or smell (e.g. odor); caustic in language or tone

Examples
The soup was acrid.
I followed the sound of voices coming from the bluebell wood, there was the acrid smell of wood-smoke and an orange glow lit my way through the wild garlic.

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Definition of abdicate (verb)
forms: abdicated; abdicating; abdicates

to formally take over high power, office or responsibility

Examples
His kingdom was abdicated this year.
Approximately 150 monarchists gathered in the centre of Bucharest and an estimated 300 more at the capital's Otopen airport on April 12 shouting slogans denouncing the government and supporting the King, who had been forced to abdicate in 1947.

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

looming; about to happen (e.g. storm)

Examples
If someone didn't move a crash would be imminent.
Senior policemen have also queued up in numbers to deliver their judgments against the decline in public morals, and to warn of the imminent eclipse of the old standards and traditions.

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Definition of delve (verb)
forms: delved; delving; delves

to investigate

Examples
He decided to delve into the matter further.
Palaeography is a very inexact science, and should the researcher wish to delve a little deeper an excellent starting point is The Handwriting of English Documents by H.C.

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