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| Explanation of resonant (adjective) resounding; re-echoing; reverberating Sample of resonant Beautiful resonant music escaped from the cathedral's windows.
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| Explanation of fractious (adjective) rebellious; apt to quarrel; stubborn Sample of fractious Fractious siblings aggravate their parents.
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| Explanation of jargon (noun) incoherent speech; specialized vocabulary in certain fields Sample of jargon The conversation was nothing but jargon, but then the speakers were nothing but cartoon characters who specialize in an oddly bracing form of gibberish. The engineers' jargon is indecipherable to a layperson.
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| Explanation of denigrate (verb) to defame; to blacken; to sully; to belittle; to criticize Sample of denigrate After finding out her evil secret, he announced it to the council and denigrated her in public. Her attempt to denigrate the man's name was not successful.
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| Explanation of abaft (adverb) on; toward the rear of a ship Sample of abaft The passengers moved abaft of the ship so as to escape the fire in the front of the ship.
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| Explanation of termagant (noun) constantly quarrelsome woman Sample of termagant Agreement with the termagant was an impossibility.
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| Explanation of flamboyant (adjective) being too showy or ornate; gaudy; flashy Sample of flamboyant The flamboyant nature of the couple was evident in their loud clothing.
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| Explanation of iniquitous (adjective) wicked; unjust Sample of iniquitous The verbal abuse towards the man was truly iniquitous.
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| Explanation of replica (noun) copy; representation; reproduction; duplicate Sample of replica The equine sculpture was a replica of a Remington.
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| Explanation of flux (noun) flow; continual change; fluidity Sample of flux With the flux of new students into the school, space was limited.
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