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  Word Descriptions macerate, pernicious, indulgent, stigmatize, tawdry, malevolent, attenuate, coalesce, choleric, relegate


   
Description of macerate (verb)
to soften by steeping in liquid; to disintegrate

Samples of macerate
It was necessary to macerate the food before the elderly man could eat it.
They placed her foot in the solvent to macerate the cement she had stepped in.



   
Description of pernicious (adjective)
dangerous; harmful; destructive; malignant

Samples of pernicious
Standing oil combined with a fresh rain on the asphalt can have a pernicious impact on a driver's control of the road.
The pernicious fire engulfed four blocks of homes.



   
Description of indulgent (adjective)
lenient; patient; permissive; tolerant; forbearing

Samples of indulgent
He has indulgent tendencies to eat chocolate when he is happy.



   
Description of stigmatize (verb)
to characterize; to make as disgraceful

Samples of stigmatize
The gross error will stigmatize the worker as careless.



   
Description of tawdry (adjective)
tastelessly ornamented; cheap

Samples of tawdry
The shop was full of tawdry jewelry.



   
Description of malevolent (adjective)
wishing evil; malicious (opposite: benevolent)

Samples of malevolent
The man threatened his opponent with threats and malevolent words.
She had malevolent feelings toward her sister.



   
Description of attenuate (verb)
to thin out; to weaken in intensity; to decrease

Samples of attenuate
Water is commonly used to attenuate strong chemicals.
The chemist attenuated the solution by adding water.



   
Description of coalesce (verb)
to grow together; to merge; to unite

Samples of coalesce
The bride and groom coalesced their funds to increase their collateral.
At the end of the conference the five groups coalesced in one room.



   
Description of choleric (adjective)
cranky; cantankerous; easily moved to feeling displeasure; irritable

Samples of choleric
The choleric man was continually upset by his neighbors.
Rolly becomes choleric when his views are challenged.



   
Description of relegate (verb)
to banish; to put to a lower position; to demote

Samples of relegate
With Internal Affairs launching an investigation into charges that Officer Wicker had harassed a suspect, he was relegated to desk duty.



  Determinations of the words macerate, pernicious, indulgent, stigmatize, tawdry, malevolent, attenuate, coalesce, choleric, relegate

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