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  Word Explanations workaday, limber, exigent, terrestrial, extricable, languid, haughty, trenchant, compliant, susceptible


   
Explanation of workaday (adjective)
commonplace; routine; regular; daily

Sample of workaday
The workaday meal was not exciting to the world class chef.



   
Explanation of limber (adjective)
agile; flexible; pliant

Sample of limber
The dancers must be limber to do their ballet steps.



   
Explanation of exigent (adjective)
situation calling for immediate attention; needing more than is reasonable; pressing; urgent

Sample of exigent
The exigent request for more assistance was answered quickly.
The bank seemed to feel that another extension on their loan payment was too exigent a request to honor.



   
Explanation of terrestrial (adjective)
pertaining to the earth

Sample of terrestrial
Deer are terrestrial animals; fish are aquatic.



   
Explanation of extricable (adjective)
capable of being disentangled

Sample of extricable
The knots were complicated, but extricable.



   
Explanation of languid (adjective)
lacking vitality; indifferent; apathetic; sluggish

Sample of languid
The languid student was always late to class.
I have studied so much that I have grown languid to the subject.
During her illness she was so languid she could not leave her bed.



   
Explanation of haughty (adjective)
proud of oneself and scornful of others; snobbish; arrogant; disdainful

Sample of haughty
The haughty ways she displayed her work turned off her peers.
The haughty girl displayed her work as if she were the most prized artist.



   
Explanation of trenchant (adjective)
cutting; keen or incisive words; incisive; forceful

Sample of trenchant
Without a trenchant tool, they would have to break the branches rather than cut them.
The trenchant words hurt the man deeply.



   
Explanation of compliant (adjective)
complying; obeying; yielding; acquiescent

Sample of compliant
Compliant actions should be reinforced.
The slave was compliant with every order to avoid being whipped.



   
Explanation of susceptible (adjective)
easily imposed; inclined; prone; vulnerable

Sample of susceptible
She gets an annual flu shot since she is susceptible to becoming ill.



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