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  Word Descriptions colloquial, posthumous, abscond, peevish, hectic, poignant, acrid, abdicate, imminent, delve


   
Description of colloquial (adjective: more colloquial; most colloquial; less colloquial; least colloquial)
conversational

Samples of colloquial
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.



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

Samples of posthumous
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.



   
Description of abscond (verb: absconded; absconding; absconds)
to leave quickly and secretly and hide, especially to avoid prosecution

Samples of abscond
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.



   
Description of peevish (adjective: peevish; more peevish; most peevish; less peevish; least peevish)
annoyed; irritable

Samples of peevish
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.



   
Description of hectic (adjective: more hectic; most hectic; less hectic; least hectic)
very busy; feverish

Samples of hectic
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.



   
Description of poignant (adjective: poignant; more poignant; most poignant; less poignant; least poignant)
keen to the senses and emotions

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



   
Description of acrid (adjective: acrid; acrider; acridest)
describing a sharp taste or smell (e.g. odor); caustic in language or tone

Samples of acrid
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.



   
Description of abdicate (verb: abdicated; abdicating; abdicates)
to formally take over high power, office or responsibility

Samples of abdicate
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.



   
Description of imminent (adjective: more imminent; most imminent; less imminent; least imminent)
looming; about to happen (e.g. storm)

Samples of imminent
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.



   
Description of delve (verb: delved; delving; delves)
to investigate

Samples of delve
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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