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Description of unalloyed (adjective)
pure; of high quality

Samples of unalloyed
An unalloyed chain is of greater value than a piece of costume jewelry.



   
Description of miscreant (noun)
evil person; villain; rascal

Samples of miscreant
The miscreant thought nothing of taking others' money and belongings.



   
Description of rudimentary (adjective)
immature; not fully developed; fundamental

Samples of rudimentary
Readers with even rudimentary medical knowledge will be aware that swollen joints, clenching hands and itching or scaling skin are among the baleful symptoms of advanced psoriatic arthropophy.
The study tentatively identifies a number of factors which distinguished between teams in social work activities and in rudimentary measures of client outcome.

Determination of rudimentary
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Description of frugality (noun)
thrift; economical use or expenditure; meanness; stinginess

Samples of frugality
His frugality limited him to purchasing the item for which he had a coupon.
Preparing to save money to send their daughter to college, the parents practiced extreme frugality for several years.



   
Description of placate (verb)
to appease; to pacify; to reconcile

Samples of placate
The entire family attempted to placate the stubborn child.
With a soothing voice and the promise of a juicy steak, the trainer placated the escaped lion so that he wouldn't hurt anyone.



   
Description of correlate (verb)
to bring into mutual relation; to connect

Samples of correlate
The service man was asked to correlate the two computer demonstration pamphlets.



   
Description of glib (adjective)
smooth and slippery; speaking or spoken in a smooth manner; easily fluent; careless; insincere

Samples of glib
The salesman was so glib that the customers failed to notice the defects in the stereo.



   
Description of truculent (adjective)
fierce; savage; cruel; destructive; harsh; barbaric

Samples of truculent
Truculent fighting broke out in the war-torn country.
The truculent beast approached the crowd with wild eyes and sharpened claws.



   
Description of invoke (verb)
to ask for; to call upon; to request help

Samples of invoke
The parishioners invoked divine help for their troubles.



   
Description of articulate (verb)
to utter or speak clearly and distinctly

Samples of articulate
It's even more important to articulate your words when you're on the phone.



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