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  Word Explanations meander, coherent, replete, devoid, knotty, brusque, impecunious, apprehensive, discrete, incidental


   
Explanation of meander (adjective)
winding; wandering aimlessly

Sample of meander
Within this encircling road, lie a series of superb brown trout and sea-trout lochs: Scadavay, with shores that meander round the moor for a distance of more than fifty miles; full of fishy points and promontories, reputed to contain 365 islands.
Because we took a long, meandering walk, we arrived home well after dark.



   
Explanation of coherent (adjective)
sticking together; connected; logical; consistent

Sample of coherent
The course was a success due to its coherent information.
If he couldn't make a coherent speech, how could he run for office?



   
Explanation of replete (adjective)
well supplied; full; brimming; crowded

Sample of replete
The kitchen came replete with food and utensils.



   
Explanation of devoid (adjective)
lacking; empty

Sample of devoid
The interplanetary probe indicated that the planet was devoid of any atmosphere.



   
Explanation of knotty (adjective)
puzzling; hard to explain

Sample of knotty
The mystery was knotty.



   
Explanation of brusque (adjective)
abrupt in manner or speech; curt; rude; unpleasant

Sample of brusque
His brusque answer was neither acceptable nor polite.



   
Explanation of impecunious (adjective)
poor; having no money

Sample of impecunious
The Great Depression made family after family impecunious.



   
Explanation of apprehensive (adjective)
fearful; aware; conscious; worried; concerned

Sample of apprehensive
The nervous child was apprehensive about beginning a new school year.



   
Explanation of discrete (adjective)
separate; individual

Sample of discrete
There were four discrete aspects to the architecture of the home.
The citizens committee maintained that road widening and drainage were hardly discrete issues.



   
Explanation of incidental (adjective)
extraneous; unexpected; nonessential; minor; secondary

Sample of incidental
The defense lawyer argued that the whereabouts of the defendant's sneakers were only incidental to the commission of the crime.



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