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Definition of sinister, impale, gesticulate, ennui, taunt, fulsome, sartorial, ignominious, fracas, felicity

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Definition of sinister (adjective)
threatening or showing evil; dishonest; malicious

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Some birds are sinister: the Carnero , a mean-spirited gray monster, is said to delight in picking out the eyeballs of shipwrecked sailors.

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Definition of impale (verb)
to pierce through with; to stick on; to pin down; to stab

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The knight was impaled by the sharp lance.

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Definition of gesticulate (verb)
to indicate feelings by motions; move the hands in an animated manner

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He broke off to gesticulate hopelessly with his hands, expressing final despair.

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Definition of ennui (noun)
boredom; apathy; lethargy; tedium

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Ennui set in when the children realized they had already played with all the toys.

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Definition of taunt (noun)
provocation; insulting, jeering or bitter remark; mockery

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The newspaper reported that detectives believe it was just a vicious taunt to terrify the girl.

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Definition of fulsome (adjective)
disgusting due to excess; crude; repulsive; offensive

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The man became obese when he indulged in fulsome eating.

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Definition of sartorial (adjective)
pertaining to a tailor or clothes

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Not renowned for sartorial elegance, The Smiths had previously used their ill fitting and faded attire to maintain the connection with their low tech background.

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Definition of ignominious (adjective)
contemptible; degrading; humiliating; ignoble; contempt; base; mean

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The behavior was so ignominious he was ashamed to be associated with it.
She left him because of his ignominious treatment of her.

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Definition of fracas (noun)
disorderly quarrel; tumult; riot; skirmish

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And there was no way he could be prevailed upon to release it without an embarrassing fracas in front of the judge!

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Definition of felicity (noun)
state of happiness; high ability; talent; joy

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He wrote just at the time when English was becoming an established literary language and with a felicity which later caused most of his translation - perhaps 75 per cent - to be retained in the King James Bible, the authorized version for 300 years.

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