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  Word Explanations lewd, tortuous, fallacious, immutable, uniform, deciduous, taut, auspicious, incoherent, dogmatic


   
Explanation of lewd (adjective)
lustful; wicked; vulgar; obscene

Sample of lewd
The comment was so lewd it could not be repeated in front of children.



   
Explanation of tortuous (adjective)
full of twists and turns; not straight forward; possibly deceitful

Sample of tortuous
The suspect confessed after becoming confused by the tortuous questioning of the captain.



   
Explanation of fallacious (adjective)
misleading; mistaken; deceptive; disappointing unsound; false

Sample of fallacious
A used car salesman provided fallacious information that caused the naive man to purchase the old, broken car.



   
Explanation of immutable (adjective)
unchangeable; permanent; changeless

Sample of immutable
The ties that bind alumni to their university are immutable.
The man's immutable schedule soon became boring.



   
Explanation of uniform (adjective)
never changing; always with the same standard; alike; similar; even

Sample of uniform
The marching band moved in uniform across the field.
Patrons of fast-food chains say they like the idea of a uniform menu wherever they go.



   
Explanation of deciduous (adjective)
shedding; temporary; of passing interest

Sample of deciduous
When the leaves began to fall from the tree we learned that it was deciduous.



   
Explanation of taut (adjective)
stretched tightly; organized; tense; nervous

Sample of taut
They knew a fish was biting, because the line suddenly became taut.



   
Explanation of auspicious (adjective)
being of a good omen; successful; favorable; beneficent

Sample of auspicious
It was auspicious that the sun shone on the first day of the trip.
The campaign had an auspicious start, foreshadowing the future.



   
Explanation of incoherent (adjective)
illogical; rambling; disjointed; inconsistent

Sample of incoherent
Following the accident, the woman went into shock and became incoherent as medics struggled to understand her.



   
Explanation of dogmatic (adjective)
opinionated; rigid; authoritative; intolerant

Sample of dogmatic
Their dogmatic declaration clarified their position.
The dogmatic statement had not yet been proven by science.
The student's dogmatic presentation annoyed his classmates as well as his instructor.



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