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| Explanation of garbled (adjective) mixed up; distorted; confused; falsified Sample of garbled The interference on the phone line caused the data to become garbled on the computer screen.
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| Explanation of lurid (adjective) glowing through haze; shocking; sensational; appalling; horrible Sample of lurid A lurid sun shone upon them as they watched the sun set on the beach. The tabloid specialized in lurid stories about celebrities' indiscretions.
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| Explanation of acerbic (adjective) tasting sour; harsh in language or temper; bitter Sample of acerbic Too much Bay Leaf will make the eggplant acerbic. The baby's mouth puckered when she was given the acerbic medicine. The columnist's acerbic comments about the First Lady drew a strong denunciation from the President.
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| Explanation of permeable (adjective) porous; allowing to pass through; penetrable Sample of permeable Because the material was permeable, the water was able to drain.
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| Explanation of penurious (adjective) stingy; miserly; indigent Sample of penurious The penurious man had millions of dollars, but lived in a cottage to save money. Charles Dickens' Scrooge is the most penurious character in any of his tales.
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| Explanation of rancid (adjective) having a bad odor; spoiled; decomposed; musty Sample of rancid Left out too long, the meat turned rancid.
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| Explanation of enamored (adjective) filled with love and desire; charmed; delighted Sample of enamored The young couple are enamored with each other.
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| Explanation of luminous (adjective) emitting light; shining; enlightened; intelligent Sample of luminous The luminous quality of the precious stone made it look like a fallen star. They found their way through the darkness by heading toward the luminous object in the distance.
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| Explanation of recumbent (adjective) resting; reclining Sample of recumbent Suppressing a smile, his wife stepped over the now recumbent form of the knitted dog and went into the kitchen to open a can. Some people thought that with the mitre on his white hair he looked like one of the effigies on the tombs of the prelates which they met recumbent in cathedrals, and fancied that here was a bishop out of the Middle Ages.
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| Explanation of synthetic (adjective) not real; rather artificial Sample of synthetic The synthetic skin was made of a thin rubber.
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