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  Word Descriptions bellicose, articulate, inevitable, renascence, abstruse, cognitive, captious, minute, sagacious, petty


   
Description of bellicose (adjective)
quarrelsome; warlike

Samples of bellicose
The bellicose guest would not be invited back again.



   
Description of articulate (adjective)
clear; distinct; expressed with clarity; skillful with words

Samples of articulate
You didn't have to vote for him to agree that Bill Clinton was articulate.
A salesperson must be articulate when speaking to a customer.



   
Description of inevitable (adjective)
sure to happen; unavoidable; certain; inescapable

Samples of inevitable
A confrontation between the disagreeing neighbors seemed inevitable.



   
Description of renascence (noun)
new life; rebirth; revival

Samples of renascence
The renascence of the band resulted in a new recording contract.



   
Description of abstruse (adjective)
hard to understand; deep; recondite; ambiguous; obscure

Samples of abstruse
The topic was so abstruse the student was forced to stop reading.
The concept was too abstruse for the average student to grasp.



   
Description of cognitive (adjective)
possessing the power to think or meditate; meditative; capable of perception; aware; perceptive

Samples of cognitive
Cognitive thought makes humans adaptable to a quickly changing environment.
Once the toddler was able to solve puzzles, it was obvious that her cognitive abilities were developing.



   
Description of captious (adjective)
disposed to find fault; picky; narrow-minded

Samples of captious
A captious attitude often causes difficulties in a relationship.



   
Description of minute (adjective)
extremely small; tiny; trivial; precise; petty

Samples of minute
Being on a sodium-restricted diet, he uses only a minute amount of salt in his dishes.



   
Description of sagacious (adjective)
wise; clever; shrewd

Samples of sagacious
Many of her friends came to her with their problems because she gave sagacious advice.
Whole communities were alienated and impoverished; a large part of the nation was left with a feeling halfway between guilt and unease; and Baldwin's reputation as a statesman of sagacious moderation was badly dented.



   
Description of petty (adjective)
unimportant; of subordinate standing; small; insignificant

Samples of petty
With all of the crime in the world, stealing bubble gum is considered petty theft.



  Determinations of the words bellicose, articulate, inevitable, renascence, abstruse, cognitive, captious, minute, sagacious, petty

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