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| Explanation of cumbrous (adjective) burdensome and clumsy; bulky; unwieldy Sample of cumbrous The machinery of the ancient Forest courts was found at this time to be cumbrous and ineffective.
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| Explanation of pedantic (adjective) emphasizing minutiae or form in scholarship or teaching; strict; meticulous Sample of pedantic Professor Jones's lectures were so pedantic that his students sometimes had a tough time understanding the big picture. It is important to understand pedantic terminology before beginning a lecture.
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| Explanation of dolorous (adjective) sorrowful; mournful; painful Sample of dolorous My very writing became a different adventure, no longer the dolorous itinerary of a convalescent, no longer a begging for compassion and friendly faces, but a lucid building, which now was no longer solitary; the work of a chemist who weighs and divides, measures and judges on the basis of assured proofs, and strives to answer questions.
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| Explanation of disconsolate (adjective) without hope; sad; dejected; depressed Sample of disconsolate There was no more conversation until they reached Mr Zamoyski's shop, where the cobbler was sitting on his front step, looking disconsolate.
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| Explanation of mottled (adjective) spotted or streaked with varied colors Sample of mottled Built of honey-colored Cotswold stone, some hundred or so years ago, it had a beautiful matching tiled roof, mottled with a patina of lichen and moss. You'll soon be able to walk down Bond Street without spotting a single varicose vein or mottled thigh.
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| Explanation of jeopardy (noun) danger; peril; hazard Sample of jeopardy The campers realized they were in potential jeopardy when the bears surrounded their camp.
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| Explanation of vicarious (adjective) taking the place of another; felt, received or done in place of another; indirect Sample of vicarious His fascination leads him to an agency which administers mental implants, so that he can have the vicarious experience of interplanetary travel injected into his memory.
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| Explanation of exotic (adjective) unusual; striking; foreign; out of the ordinary Sample of exotic Many people asked the name of her exotic perfume. The menu of authentic Turkish cuisine seemed exotic to them, considering they were only accustomed to American food.
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| Explanation of flagrant (adjective) glaringly wrong; shameless; notorious; offensive Sample of flagrant The flagrant foul was apparent to everyone.
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| Explanation of sallow (adjective) sick; having a sickly yellow coloring Sample of sallow In his mind that was guarded by grey, disinterested eyes and his sallow tight-drawn forehead, Holly could picture the process of how a match lit in innocence had tumbled upon an incendiary device.
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