
Explanation of turgid (adjective) swollen; inflated; using big or high-sounding words
Sample of turgid Her mouth brushed the smooth velvet of his shoulders, and moved down to sweep lightly across his turgid male nipples.
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Explanation of proximity (noun) nearness; vicinity; adjacency; closeness
Sample of proximity The close proximity of the issue to the announcement of cost overruns at Eurotunnel has led many analysts to highlight the similarities between the schemes.
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Explanation of aristocracy (noun) government by the best people; privileged class
Sample of aristocracy Horse-racing, a sport that had largely remained in the hands of the aristocracy and which was the object of criticism from bourgeois ideologues and socialists alike, grew rapidly in popularity.
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Explanation of crass (adjective) insensitive; materialistic; rude; ill-mannered
Sample of crass To make light of someone's weakness is crass. They made their money the old-fashioned way, but still they were accused of being crass. My respect for the man was lowered when he made the crass remark.
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Explanation of calumniate (verb) to accuse falsely or maliciously in order to injure another's reputation; to slander
Sample of calumniate This led us to agitate the question, whether legal redress could be obtained, even when a man's deceased relation was calumniated in a publication.
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Explanation of misanthrope (noun) person who distrusts everything; hater of mankind
Sample of misanthrope After the man swindled all of the woman's savings, she became a misanthrope. The misanthrope lived alone in the forest.
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Explanation of dilettante (noun) admirer of the fine arts; dabbler; amateur; nonprofessional
Sample of dilettante Though she played the piano occasionally, she was more of a dilettante.
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Explanation of exodus (noun) mass departure; emigration
Sample of exodus Following the Exodus from Egypt and the Settlement in Canaan in the latter part of the second millennium BC, the Jews found themselves in a region which was on the main line of communication between Egypt and Babylonia.
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Explanation of devious (adjective) deceptive; crooked; twisting; circuitous; indirect
Sample of devious Some researchers had become so daunted by the devious nature of the virus, which can hide within the cells of the body, that they felt a vaccine would be impossible.
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Explanation of harangue (noun) lengthy, heartfelt speech; scolding; lecture
Sample of harangue We sat patiently and listened to her harangue. When he finally stopped his haranguing, I responded calmly.
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