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| Explanation of oaf (noun) clumsy or dumb person; simpleton Sample of oaf The waiter has been called an oaf ever since he dropped the tray.
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| Explanation of miser (noun) penny pincher; stingy person; scrooge; cheapskate Sample of miser The miser made no donations and loved counting his money every night.
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| Explanation of infamy (noun) bad reputation Sample of infamy The town had only 98 residents, so all it took was one bad apple to bring infamy on the whole place.
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| Explanation of egress (noun) way out; exit; going out Sample of egress The doorway provided an egress from the chamber.
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| Explanation of thrall (noun) slave Sample of thrall The worker was treated like a thrall, having to work many hours of overtime.
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| Explanation of divestiture (noun) being stripped; act of unclothing; deprivation of a right or privilege Sample of divestiture When it was found the team cheated, there was a divestiture of their crown.
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| Explanation of contentious (adjective) quarrelsome; controversial; argumentative Sample of contentious The contentious student was asked to leave the classroom. They hate his contentious behavior because every suggestion they give ends in a fight.
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| Explanation of depredation (noun) plundering or laying waste; pillaging; ravishing; plundering Sample of depredation The pharaoh's once rich tomb was empty after centuries of depredation from grave robbers.
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| Explanation of travail (noun) very hard work; intense pain or agony; toil Sample of travail The farmer was tired after the travail of plowing the fields. The analgesic finally ended her travail.
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| Explanation of diminutive (noun) small person; word, expressing smallness formed when a suffix is added Sample of diminutive Until schooling, they are the parents who will use the diminutive.
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