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  Word Explanations incognito, defunct, livid, corpulence, humility, rustic, ostentatious, prefatory, arid, perfidious


   
Explanation of incognito (adjective)
unidentified; disguised; concealed; anonymous; unknown

Sample of incognito
The federal Witness Protection Program makes its charges permanently incognito.



   
Explanation of defunct (adjective)
no longer living or existing; extinct; dead

Sample of defunct
The man lost a large sum of money when the company went defunct.



   
Explanation of livid (adjective)
discolored, as if bruised; extremely angry; furious

Sample of livid
After the fall, her arm was livid.
She became livid when she heard the news.
When she found out she had been robbed, the woman was livid.



   
Explanation of corpulence (noun)
obesity; fleshiness; fatness

Sample of corpulence
The corpulence of the man kept him from fitting into the seat.



   
Explanation of humility (noun)
lack of pride; modesty; humble state; meekness

Sample of humility
Full of humility, she accepted the award but gave all the credit to her mentor.



   
Explanation of rustic (adjective)
plain and unsophisticated; homely; of or living in the country; provincial

Sample of rustic
The president enjoyed spending weekends at Camp David, a rustic retreat in the Catoctin Mountains of Maryland.



   
Explanation of ostentatious (adjective)
pretentious; showy; pompous

Sample of ostentatious
Sure he'd won the lottery, but coming to work in a stretch limo seemed a bit ostentatious.



   
Explanation of prefatory (adjective)
coming before; serving as an opening statement

Sample of prefatory
The prefatory comments informed the audience of what was to come.



   
Explanation of arid (adjective)
extremely dry; parched; barren; unimaginative

Sample of arid
The terrain was so arid that not one species of plant could survive.
Their thirst became worse due to the arid condition of the desert.



   
Explanation of perfidious (adjective)
faithless; treacherous; deceitful; adulterous

Sample of perfidious
The trust between the business associates was broken after the perfidious actions by one of the partners.



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