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| Description of lascivious (adjective) indecent; immoral; lecherous Samples of lascivious He said it was a harmless pin-up poster, but his mother called it lascivious. Known as a skirt-chaser, his lascivious ways seemed to all but preclude a stable marriage.
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| Description of debase (verb) to make lower in quality; to degrade; to humiliate; to reduce the value of Samples of debase The French are concerned that "Franglais," a blending of English and French, will debase their language.
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| Description of deign (verb) to condescend; to stoop; to lower oneself Samples of deign He said he wouldn't deign to dignify her statement with a response. Fired from his job as a programmer analyst, Joe vowed he would never deign to mop floors-even if he were down to his last penny.
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| Description of aseptic (adjective) germ free; uninfected Samples of aseptic It is necessary for an operating room to be aseptic.
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| Description of prodigal (adjective) wasteful; lavish; generous; plentiful; abundant Samples of prodigal The actor's prodigal lifestyle ultimately led to his undoing. Spending his rent money on your birthday present was more than generous, it was prodigal. The prodigal gift by the poor woman was truly a thoughtful gesture.
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| Description of precocious (adjective) developed or matured earlier than usual Samples of precocious The precocious eight year-old wanted to read the romance novel.
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| Description of cognate (adjective) having the same family; from the same source; similar in nature or form Samples of cognate English and German are cognate languages.
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| Description of impudent (adjective) disrespectful and shameless; insolent; cheeky Samples of impudent Impudent actions caused him to be unpopular.
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| Description of accretion (noun) growth by addition; growing together by parts; expansion Samples of accretion With the accretion of the new members, the club doubled its original size. The addition of the new departments accounts for the accretion of the company.
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| Description of chastise (verb) to punish; to discipline; to admonish; to criticize harshly Samples of chastise The dean chastised the first-year student for cheating on the exam.
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