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| Explanation of substantive (adjective) existing independently of others; a large quantity Sample of substantive The only company not acquired in the merger retained its substantive existence. A substantive amount of money will be needed to fund the project.
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| Explanation of flagrant (adjective) glaringly wrong; shameless; notorious; offensive Sample of flagrant The flagrant foul was apparent to everyone.
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| Explanation of indigenous (adjective) native to a region; innate; originating from a place Sample of indigenous These plants are indigenous to all of the western states. Piranha are indigenous to the tropics.
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| Explanation of prevalent (adjective) generally occurring; predominant; widespread Sample of prevalent Rain is usually more prevalent than snow during April.
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| Explanation of indulgent (adjective) lenient; patient; permissive; tolerant; forbearing Sample of indulgent He has indulgent tendencies to eat chocolate when he is happy.
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| Explanation of gnarled (adjective) full of knots; twisted Sample of gnarled The raven perched in the gnarled branches of the ancient tree.
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| Explanation of pertinent (adjective) related to the matter at hand; appropriate; relevant Sample of pertinent During a trial everyone should concentrate on the same subject, stating only pertinent information.
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| Explanation of amiss (adjective) wrong; awry; wrongly; mistaken; erroneous Sample of amiss Seeing that his anorak was gone, he knew something was amiss.
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| Explanation of blatant (adjective) crude; vulgar; obtrusive; conspicuous; blunt Sample of blatant The blatant foul was reason for ejection. The defendant was blatant in his testimony.
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| Explanation of pervasive (adjective) spreading throughout; extending; suffusing Sample of pervasive The home was filled with the pervasive aroma of baking bread.
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