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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.

Determination of disputatious
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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.

Determination of unpretentious
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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.



   
Description of striated (adjective)
having lines or grooves

Samples of striated
The striated road was ready for traffic.



   
Description of emanate (verb)
to emit; to flow out from; to emerge; to issue

Samples of emanate
Happiness emanates from the loving home.



   
Description of swathe (verb)
to wrap around something; to envelop; to enclose

Samples of swathe
Soft blankets swathe the new born baby.



   
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.



   
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.



   
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.



   
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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