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  Word Explanations atrophy, tyranny, prodigious, foster, inundate, ingenuous, irrational, maculate, rebuff, askance


   
Explanation of atrophy (noun)
failure to grow

Sample of atrophy
The atrophy of the muscles was due to the injury.



   
Explanation of tyranny (noun)
absolute power; autocracy

Sample of tyranny
The people were upset because they had no voice in the government that the king ran as a tyranny.



   
Explanation of prodigious (adjective)
wonderful; enormous; huge; excellent; great; amazing

Sample of prodigious
The prodigious festivities lasted until the wee hours of the morning.
The Empire State Building required a prodigious amount of steel to erect.



   
Explanation of foster (verb)
to encourage; to nurture; to support; to care for; to raise

Sample of foster
A good practice routine fosters success.
After the severe storm the gardener fostered many of his plants back to health.



   
Explanation of inundate (verb)
to flood; to overwhelm with a large amount of

Sample of inundate
The broken water main inundated the business district with water.
Surfing the Internet can inundate you with information: That's why a web browser comes in handy.



   
Explanation of ingenuous (adjective)
noble; honorable; candid; artless; honest; innocent

Sample of ingenuous
The ingenuous doctor had a great bedside manner, especially when it came to laying out the full implications of an illness.



   
Explanation of irrational (adjective)
not logical; senseless; absurd

Sample of irrational
It would be irrational to climb Mt. Everest without some very warm clothing.



   
Explanation of maculate (verb)
to stain; spot; defile; to dirty

Sample of maculate
Grape juice maculated the carpet.



   
Explanation of rebuff (noun)
blunt refusal to offered help; rejection; refusal; snub

Sample of rebuff
The rebuff of her aid plan came as a shock.



   
Explanation of askance (adverb)
a sideways glance of disapproval

Sample of askance
The look askance proved the guard suspected some wrongdoing.



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