
Description of disputatious (adjective) argumentative; inclined to disputes; fond of debate
Samples of disputatious His disputatious streak eventually wore down his fellow parliament members. The child was so disputatious he needed to be removed from the room.
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Description of unpretentious (adjective) simple; plain; modest
Samples of unpretentious He was an unpretentious farmer: An old John Deere and a beat-up Ford pick-up were all he needed to get the job done.
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Description of lambaste (verb) to scold or beat harshly; to rebuke strongly
Samples of lambaste If the boy broke the lamp his father will surely lambaste him.
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Description of striated (adjective) having lines or grooves
Samples of striated The striated road was ready for traffic.
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Description of emanate (verb) to emit; to flow out from; to emerge; to issue
Samples of emanate Happiness emanates from the loving home.
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Description of swathe (verb) to wrap around something; to envelop; to enclose
Samples of swathe Soft blankets swathe the new born baby.
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Description of servile (adjective) slavish; groveling; subservient; submissive; subject
Samples of servile He knew they both possessed equal abilities, and yet he was always treated as a servile underling. His servile leadership forced her to take over. The servile nurse did everything the doctor told her to do.
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Description of augment (verb) to increase; add to; to make larger; to enhance; to multiply
Samples of augment They needed more soup so they augmented the recipe. They were able to augment their savings over a period of time.
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Description of crass (adjective) insensitive; materialistic; rude; ill-mannered
Samples of crass To make light of someone's weakness is crass. They made their money the old-fashioned way, but still they were accused of being crass. My respect for the man was lowered when he made the crass remark.
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Description of discomfit (verb) to frustrate the expectations of; to perplex; to confuse
Samples of discomfit The close game discomfited the number one player.
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