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  Word Explanations impervious, laggard, fervid, errant, hypocritical, lucid, raucous, improvident, brindled, malevolent


   
Explanation of impervious (adjective)
not allowing anything to pass through; unaffected; susceptible to harm or injury; impossible to influence

Sample of impervious
The vest that the policeman wears is impervious to bullets.
The child was impervious to the actions of the adult.



   
Explanation of laggard (adjective)
moving slowly; lazy; sluggish

Sample of laggard
The train was laggard.
Anything can happen in a swim meet: Last year's leader can become this year's laggard.



   
Explanation of fervid (adjective)
intensely hot; impassioned; passionate

Sample of fervid
Her fervid skin alerted the doctor to her fever.
The fervid sermon of the preacher swayed his congregation.



   
Explanation of errant (adjective)
roving in search of adventure; roving; straying; erring; wandering

Sample of errant
The young man set out across country on an errant expedition.



   
Explanation of hypocritical (adjective)
two-faced; deceptive; duplicitous; insincere

Sample of hypocritical
His constituents believed that the governor was hypocritical for calling for a moratorium on "negative" campaigning while continuing to air some of the most vicious ads ever produced against his opponent.
Most of his constituents believed the governor was hypocritical for calling his opponent a "mud-slinging hack" when his own campaign had slung more than its share of dirt.



   
Explanation of lucid (adjective)
shiny; clear minded

Sample of lucid
He chose a shimmering, lucid fabric for his curtains.
When lucid, the man spoke of vivid memories.



   
Explanation of raucous (adjective)
harsh; hoarse; gruff; noisy; rowdy

Sample of raucous
The raucous protesters stayed on the street corner all night, shouting their disdain for the whale killers.



   
Explanation of improvident (adjective)
wasteful; careless; not saving up for future needs

Sample of improvident
An improvident person may end up destitute in later life.



   
Explanation of brindled (adjective)
mixed with a darker color

Sample of brindled
In order to get matching paint we made a brindled mixture.



   
Explanation of malevolent (adjective)
wishing evil; malicious (opposite: benevolent)

Sample of malevolent
The man threatened his opponent with threats and malevolent words.
She had malevolent feelings toward her sister.



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