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| Explanation of contemptuous (adjective) disdainful; scornful Sample of contemptuous Hashmat Ara Begum, a community worker in the Borough of Camden told me that she too had come across the most contemptuous attitudes among Health Visitors.
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| Explanation of authentic (adjective) real; genuine; trustworthy; reliable Sample of authentic An authentic diamond will cut glass.
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| Explanation of credible (adjective) worthy of belief; trustworthy; reliable; dependable Sample of credible For the visitor, it is scarcely credible that staff can work day after day with such clearly difficult patients.
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| Explanation of gluttonous (adjective) inclined to eat and drink excessively; greedy; voracious Sample of gluttonous The Wedding Present violently oppose most rock 'n' roll ethos, but perhaps one of the few areas where they have shown loyalty to tradition has been their gluttonous appetite for live work.
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| Explanation of maudlin (adjective) foolishly and tearfully sentimental; weepy; emotional Sample of maudlin The maudlin affair consisted of three speeches in honor of the benefactor.
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| Explanation of edict (noun) decree; command; order Sample of edict It was a firm edict of company policy that all new recruits with management potential should undergo the experience of working temporarily in as many company departments as possible.
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| Explanation of ingenious (adjective) clever; resourceful; talented; inventive Sample of ingenious His ingenious idea made it possible to double production at no extra cost.
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| Explanation of dynamic (adjective) forceful; vigorous; energetic Sample of dynamic Under his dynamic tutelage she started reading --; not the literature of her childhood, but hard politics, sociology, philosophy, ideas, and experimental fiction.
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| Explanation of fallacious (adjective) misleading; mistaken; deceptive; disappointing unsound; false Sample of fallacious A used car salesman provided fallacious information that caused the naive man to purchase the old, broken car.
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| Explanation of candid (adjective) honest; truthful; sincere; frank; straightforward; open Sample of candid People trust her because she's so candid.
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