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| Explanation of obdurate (adjective) stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing; stiff-necked Sample of obdurate The obdurate child refused to go to school. The obdurate youngster refused to eat the Brussels sprouts.
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| Explanation of erudite (adjective) having a wide knowledge acquired through reading; learned; knowledgeable; educated Sample of erudite The woman was so erudite, she could recite points on most any subject.
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| Explanation of unruly (adjective) not submitting to discipline; rebellious; disobedient; unmanageable Sample of unruly The unruly boys had to be removed from the concert hall.
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| Explanation of chortle (verb) to make a gleeful, chuckling sound; to laugh loudly Sample of chortle The chortles emanating from the audience indicated it wouldn't be as tough a crowd as the stand-up comic had expected.
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| Explanation of addled (adjective) rotten; spoiled; confused Sample of addled The egg will become addled if it is left unrefrigerated. His teachers said that Mike had an addled mind but after leaving school he managed to open his own business.
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| Explanation of haphazard (adjective) disorganized; irregular; random Sample of haphazard He constantly misplaced important documents because of his haphazard way of running his office.
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| Explanation of rabid (adjective) infected with rabies; extreme fanatical Sample of rabid The insult made him rabid. Discovering that the dog was rabid, the mail carrier knew he'd have to get a shot.
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| Explanation of abstemious (adjective) sparing in use of food or drinks; satisfied with little; moderate Sample of abstemious If we become stranded in the snow storm, we will have to be abstemious with our food supply. In many abstemious cultures the people are so thin due to the belief that too much taken into the body leads to contamination of the soul.
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| Explanation of condone (verb) to overlook; to forgive; to pardon Sample of condone The loving and forgiving mother condoned her son's life of crime. I will condone your actions of negligence.
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| Explanation of mellifluous (adjective) having a sweet sound Sample of mellifluous The flute had a beautifully mellifluous sound.
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