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Word Explanations militant, ostentatious, receptive, dire, mobile, garotte, infatuated, hoggish, podgy, initiatory

Explanation of militant (adjective)
forms: more militant; most militant
engaged in war; war-ridden; warring

Example of militant
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Explanation of ostentatious (adjective)
forms: more ostentatious; most ostentatious
(of a display) tawdry or vulgar

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Explanation of receptive (adjective)
able to absorb liquid (not repellent)

Example of receptive
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Explanation of dire (adjective)
forms: direr; direst
causing fear or dread or terror; dreaded; dreadful; horrendous; horrific; terrible

Examples of dire
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Explanation of mobile (adjective)
forms: more mobile; most mobile
affording change (especially in social status)

Example of mobile
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Explanation of garotte (verb)
strangle with an iron collar; scrag

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Explanation of infatuated (adjective)
marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; in love; potty; smitten

Example of infatuated
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Explanation of hoggish (adjective)
resembling swine; piggy; porcine; swinish

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Explanation of podgy (adjective)
short and plump; pudgy; tubby; roly-poly

Example of podgy
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Explanation of initiatory (adjective)
serving to set in motion; first; maiden

Examples of initiatory
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