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| Explanation of beholden (adjective) indebted to; obligated Sample of beholden The children were beholden to their parents for the car loan.
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| Explanation of arrogant (adjective) acting superior to others; conceited; proud Sample of arrogant After purchasing his new, expensive sports car, the arrogant doctor refused to allow anyone to ride with him to the country club.
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| Explanation of aberrant (adjective) abnormal; straying from the normal or usual path; irregular Sample of aberrant The air traffic controllers were alarmed by the aberrant flight pattern of the aircraft. Her aberrant behavior led her friends to worry the divorce had taken its toll.
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| Explanation of abstruse (adjective) hard to understand; deep; recondite; ambiguous; obscure Sample of abstruse The topic was so abstruse the student was forced to stop reading. The concept was too abstruse for the average student to grasp.
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| Explanation of splenetic (adjective) marked by hostility; spiteful; irritable; malicious Sample of splenetic The splenetic warriors advanced with no thought of what they were destroying.
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| Explanation of wizened (adjective) shriveled; withered; shrunken Sample of wizened The wizened face of the old man was covered by his hat.
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| Explanation of effeminate (adjective) having qualities attributed to a woman; delicate; overly feminine Sample of effeminate A high-pitched laugh made the man seem effeminate.
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| Explanation of sectarian (adjective) to be narrow minded or limited Sample of sectarian A sectarian precluded him from listening to the other side.
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| Explanation of whimsical (adjective) fanciful; amusing; capricious Sample of whimsical Strolling down Disney World's Main Street is bound to put child and grown-up alike in a whimsical mood. After announcing a determination to play serve-and-volley, whatever the event, the ultimate professional then proceeded to work chiefly from the baseline for five sets to defeat that whimsical artist Miloslav Mecir in the final of the Stuttgart Classic exhibition tournament here on Saturday.
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| Explanation of lax (adjective) careless; irresponsible; permissive; slack; lenient Sample of lax She was lax in everything she did and therefore could not be trusted with important tasks.
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