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| Explanation of solubility (noun) that can be solved; that can be dissolved Sample of solubility The solubility of sugar causes it to disappear when put in water.
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| Explanation of turpitude (noun) vileness; wickedness Sample of turpitude The turpitude of the action caused a rage among the people.
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| Explanation of parley (verb) to speak with another; to discourse Sample of parley I will parley the information to the appropriate person.
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| Explanation of arduous (adjective) laborious; difficult; strenuous; hard Sample of arduous Completing the plans for the new building proved to be an arduous affair. Building a house is arduous work, but the result is well worth the labor.
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| Explanation of opprobrious (adjective) abusive; humiliating; insulting Sample of opprobrious Nobody liked working for him because he was so opprobrious.
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| Explanation of ineluctable (adjective) something inevitable; inescapable Sample of ineluctable They were prepared for the ineluctable disaster.
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| Explanation of baleful (adjective) harmful; malign; sinister; malicious Sample of baleful After she was fired, she realized it was a baleful move to point the blame at her superior. The strange liquid could be baleful if ingested.
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| Explanation of pristine (adjective) primitive; pure; uncorrupted; unpolluted Sample of pristine The pristine lake had not been marred by pollution. She had such a pristine look about her, you would have thought she was an angel.
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| Explanation of mercenary (noun) hired soldier; greedy person Sample of mercenary A mercenary was hired for a hundred dollars a month, good money in those days even if you had to fight a war to get it.
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| Explanation of trite (adjective) commonplace; overused; stale Sample of trite The committee was looking for something new, not the same trite ideas. Eating tomato salads became trite after their excessive popularity.
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