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  Word Descriptions lucrative, ignoble, trenchant, tacit, melodious, incognito, immaculate, altruistic, lethargic, laconic


   
Description of lucrative (adjective)
profitable; gainful; comprehensible

Samples of lucrative
She entered the pharmaceutical industry in the belief that it would be lucrative.



   
Description of ignoble (adjective)
ordinary; dishonorable; not noble

Samples of ignoble
The king was adamant about keeping his son from wedding an ignoble serf.
Consciously lying to someone is ignoble.
It was ignoble to disgrace the family in front of all of the townspeople.



   
Description of trenchant (adjective)
cutting; keen or incisive words; incisive; forceful

Samples of trenchant
Without a trenchant tool, they would have to break the branches rather than cut them.
The trenchant words hurt the man deeply.



   
Description of tacit (adjective)
not voiced or expressed; communicated wordlessly

Samples of tacit
The National Security Agency aide argued, in effect, that he had received the president's tacit approval for the arms-for-hostages deal.



   
Description of melodious (adjective)
pleasing to hear

Samples of melodious
The melodious sounds of the band attracted many onlookers.



   
Description of incognito (adjective)
unidentified; disguised; concealed; anonymous; unknown

Samples of incognito
The federal Witness Protection Program makes its charges permanently incognito.



   
Description of immaculate (adjective)
perfectly clean; correct; pure

Samples of immaculate
An immaculate house is free of dust or clutter.



   
Description of altruistic (adjective)
unselfish; generous

Samples of altruistic
The altruistic volunteer donated much time and energy in an effort to raise funds for the children's hospital.



   
Description of lethargic (adjective)
lazy; passive; listless

Samples of lethargic
Feeling very lethargic, he watched television or slept the whole day.



   
Description of laconic (adjective)
sparing of words; terse; pithy; concise

Samples of laconic
After a laconic introduction the program began.
The people enjoyed the public addresses of the laconic queen.



  Determinations of the words lucrative, ignoble, trenchant, tacit, melodious, incognito, immaculate, altruistic, lethargic, laconic

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