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Description of omniscient (adjective)
having knowledge of all things

Samples of omniscient
The future can be told by the omniscient woman.



   
Description of sunder (verb)
to break; to split in two; to divide

Samples of sunder
The Civil War threatened to sunder the United States.
Management seeks to sunder the workers' connections to the union.



   
Description of mentor (noun)
teacher; wise and faithful advisor; spiritual instructor

Samples of mentor
Alan consulted his mentor when he needed critical advice.



   
Description of realm (noun)
area; sphere of activity; domain; region

Samples of realm
In the realm of health care, the issue of who pays and how is never far from the surface.
The bounding islands were added to the realm of the kingdom.



   
Description of forensic (adjective)
pertaining to or used in a court of law; rhetorical; argumentative

Samples of forensic
The forensic squad dealt with the legal investigation.



   
Description of impecunious (adjective)
poor; having no money

Samples of impecunious
The Great Depression made family after family impecunious.

Determination of impecunious
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Description of ingenuous (adjective)
noble; honorable; candid; artless; honest; innocent

Samples of ingenuous
The ingenuous doctor had a great bedside manner, especially when it came to laying out the full implications of an illness.



   
Description of slovenly (adverb)
sloppy; untidy; careless; unclean

Samples of slovenly
His mother-in-law did not approve of his slovenly manner.



   
Description of salient (adjective)
noticeable; prominent; remarkable

Samples of salient
What's salient about the report is its documentation of utter despair in the heartland of the richest nation on Earth.
His most salient feature is his nose.
His salient bruise will alert his mother to the altercation.



   
Description of fealty (noun)
faithfulness; loyalty

Samples of fealty
The baron was given land in exchange for his fealty to the king.



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