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Definition of explicit (adjective)
specific; definite; clear

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The explicit recipe gave directions for making a very complicated dessert.

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Definition of haughty (adjective)
proud of oneself and scornful of others; snobbish; arrogant; disdainful

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The haughty ways she displayed her work turned off her peers.
The haughty girl displayed her work as if she were the most prized artist.

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Definition of penurious (adjective)
stingy; miserly; indigent

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The penurious man had millions of dollars, but lived in a cottage to save money.
Charles Dickens' Scrooge is the most penurious character in any of his tales.

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Definition of prescriptive (adjective)
done by custom; unbending

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At the heart of the Australian aborigines' prescriptive coming-of-age rite for men is a walkabout.

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Definition of gloat (verb)
to brag; to glory over; to feel triumphant; to exult

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She gloated over the fact that she received the highest score on the exam, annoying her classmates to no end.

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Definition of igneous (adjective)
having the nature of fire; volcanic; fiery

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When the sun shone upon it, the material took on an igneous quality.

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Definition of taut (adjective)
stretched tightly; organized; tense; nervous

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They knew a fish was biting, because the line suddenly became taut.

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Definition of grandiose (adjective)
magnificent; flamboyant; impressive; grand

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His grandiose idea was to rent a plane to fly to Las Vegas for the night.

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Definition of incommodious (adjective)
inconvenient; uncomfortable

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The incommodious illness caused her to miss an important interview.

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Definition of fallible (adjective)
erroneous; not foolproof

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By not differentiating themselves from the popular band, the group was especially fallible.

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