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| Explanation of delinquent (adjective) failing to fulfill an obligation; guilty of an offense Sample of delinquent Smacked children are more likely to become delinquent. Treatment of the delinquent claims today the place which treatment of the lunatic but lately occupied, as a gross example of society's inadequacy to cope with its members.
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| Explanation of apt (adjective) likely; inclined or disposed; fit; suitable; skillful Sample of apt One research scientist, a friend of mine said that the setting up of a particularly apt experiment has lead him to a sense of the beautiful. She was apt to confuse the past with the present, talking of events that had happened forty or fifty years ago as though they had happened only the day before.
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| Explanation of reciprocal (adjective) mutual; having the same relationship to each other; common; joint Sample of reciprocal Hernando's membership in the Picture of Health Fitness Center gives him reciprocal privileges at 245 health clubs around the U.S. Although his first child was adopted, she had a reciprocal relationship with her father.
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| Explanation of supine (adjective) lying flat on the back; inert; inactive; averse to taking action; indifferent; passive Sample of supine He may start sitting like this in preparation for moving into the supine lying position (on his back) or, more rarely, into the prone lying position on his stomach.
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| Explanation of clamorous (adjective) loud and noisy; demanding Sample of clamorous And so the months passed quickly, filled with the sights, sounds, smells and tastes - all of them clamorous and variegated and, not least, the girls with which he filled his mind and his hours. On first viewing, the movement is too enjoyably dense to take in fully - in old Page-style the head, torso and arms work in radical counterpoints to the legs, but their opposition is much less clamorous and willful than before.
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| Explanation of circumspect (adjective) careful; cautious; prudent; watchful; guarded Sample of circumspect A circumspect decision must be made when so many people are involved.
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| Explanation of pecuniary (adjective) pertaining to money; financial Sample of pecuniary The retiring employee was delighted when he received a pecuniary gift.
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| Explanation of vernal (adjective) pertaining to spring Sample of vernal Lescun is a valley to drive up into for your picnic lunch; in winter it is shut in, and a center for long-distance skiing; in spring, exquisitely vernal; in summer or early autumn drowsy and majestic, waiting for its famously late, September harvest.
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| Explanation of exemplary (adjective) outstanding; praiseworthy; serving as a model Sample of exemplary The honor student's exemplary behavior made him a role model to the younger children. Employees of the month are chosen for their exemplary service to the firm.
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| Explanation of poignant (adjective) gripping and moving the feelings powerfully; piercing; biting Sample of poignant Thefts of art works are also an international problem, especially poignant in the case of objects with cultural and religious significance.
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