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Description of precipitate (adjective)
happening quickly; rushed; headfirst

Samples of precipitate
The precipitating flood caught the village off-guard.

Determination of precipitate
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Description of munificent (adjective)
giving generously; lavish

Samples of munificent
The civic group made a munificent donation to the homeless shelter.



   
Description of resonant (adjective)
resounding; re-echoing; reverberating

Samples of resonant
Beautiful resonant music escaped from the cathedral's windows.



   
Description of polemic (adjective)
controversial; argumentative; contentious

Samples of polemic
The polemic decision caused a stir in the community.



   
Description of workaday (adjective)
commonplace; routine; regular; daily

Samples of workaday
The workaday meal was not exciting to the world class chef.



   
Description of indolent (adjective)
lazy; inactive; sluggish; slow

Samples of indolent
If we find him goofing off one more time, we won't be able to escape the fact that he's indolent.
An indolent student slept all day.



   
Description of mercenary (adjective)
working or done for payment only; hired for service

Samples of mercenary
Lila was suspicious that Joe had jumped at the chance only for mercenary reasons.



   
Description of esoteric (adjective)
understood by only a chosen few; confidential; private

Samples of esoteric
The esoteric language was only known by a select group.
We have had a number of esoteric conversations.



   
Description of ethnic (adjective)
pertaining to races or peoples and their origin classification, or characteristics

Samples of ethnic
Ethnic foods from five continents were set up on the table.



   
Description of neutral (adjective)
impartial; unbiased

Samples of neutral
The mother remained neutral regarding the argument between her two children.



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