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  Word Descriptions perpetual, wanton, garbled, bereft, dispassionate, obtuse, fetid, acrid, atypical, exigent


   
Description of perpetual (adjective)
never ceasing; continuous; eternal

Samples of perpetual
Perpetual pain keeps the woman from walking.



   
Description of wanton (adjective)
unmanageable; unjustifiably malicious; immoral

Samples of wanton
My wanton hunger must be satiated.
With wanton aggression, the army attacked the defenseless village.
It is hard to lose weight when one has a wanton desire for sweets.



   
Description of garbled (adjective)
mixed up; distorted; confused; falsified

Samples of garbled
The interference on the phone line caused the data to become garbled on the computer screen.



   
Description of bereft (adjective)
deprived of; in a sad manner; hurt by someone's death

Samples of bereft
The loss of his job will leave the man bereft of many luxuries.
The widower was bereft for many years after his wife's death.



   
Description of dispassionate (adjective)
lack of feeling; impartial; calm; unbiased

Samples of dispassionate
She was a very emotional person and could not work with such a dispassionate employer.



   
Description of obtuse (adjective)
dull; greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees; slow to understand or perceive

Samples of obtuse
The man was so obtuse, he even made the dog yawn.
The textbook problem asks the reader to solve for the obtuse angle.
He's obtuse when it comes to abstract art.



   
Description of fetid (adjective)
having a smell of decay; malodorous; smelly; stinky

Samples of fetid
The fetid smell led us to believe something was decaying in the basement.



   
Description of acrid (adjective)
sharp; bitter; foul smelling; irritating

Samples of acrid
Although the soup is a healthy food choice, it is so acrid not many people choose to eat it.
The fire at the plastics factory caused an acrid odor to be emitted throughout the surrounding neighborhood.



   
Description of atypical (adjective)
abnormal; unusual; irregular

Samples of atypical
The atypical behavior of the wild animal alarmed the hunters.



   
Description of exigent (adjective)
situation calling for immediate attention; needing more than is reasonable; pressing; urgent

Samples of exigent
The exigent request for more assistance was answered quickly.
The bank seemed to feel that another extension on their loan payment was too exigent a request to honor.



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