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  Word Explanations delineate, fiasco, paraphrase, exploit, sanctimonious, amiable, craven, captious, misnomer, myriad


   
Explanation of delineate (verb)
to outline; to describe; to sketch; to draw

Sample of delineate
She delineated her plan so that everyone would have a basic understanding of it.



   
Explanation of fiasco (noun)
ludicrous and complete failure; disaster

Sample of fiasco
In effect, Mr Mulroney is asking the man he supplanted as Conservative prime minister to complete the job which, after last year's fiasco about the Meech Lake constitutional reform package, he himself has no longer the credibility to perform.



   
Explanation of paraphrase (verb)
to restate the meaning of a passage in other words

Sample of paraphrase
He kills himself, as innumerable commentators have paraphrased and elaborated, in order to kill God.



   
Explanation of exploit (verb)
to use for one's selfish purpose

Sample of exploit
There is a superficial choice between abandoning many DRAs or in making new investments to exploit their potentials.



   
Explanation of sanctimonious (adjective)
pretending to be religious; self-righteous

Sample of sanctimonious
Power and money with a bit of sanctimonious charity thrown in to square their consciences - that's what your Victorian gentry cared about.



   
Explanation of amiable (adjective)
friendly; genial; pleasant

Sample of amiable
The newcomer picked the most amiable person to sit next to during the meeting.



   
Explanation of craven (noun)
coward; abject person

Sample of craven
While many fought for their rights, the craven sat shaking, off in a corner somewhere.



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

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



   
Explanation of misnomer (noun)
name or term that describes wrongly

Sample of misnomer
Parents' evenings are a bit of a misnomer, in some schools these traditional semi-formal meetings are staggered throughout the day to give shift workers opportunity to attend.



   
Explanation of myriad (noun)
large number; a lot; innumerable; endless; infinitive; multiple

Sample of myriad
Since the economic downturn, young college graduates no longer have the myriad job options that they would have had just three years ago.
Gazing up on the clear, dark midnight sky, the astronomer saw a myriad of stars.



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