
Description of immune (adjective) exempt from or protected against something; resistant; free; exempt; protected
Samples of immune Doesn't everybody wish to be immune from the common cold?
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Description of banal (adjective) trite; without freshness or originality; commonplace; stale; usual
Samples of banal It was a banal suggestion to have the annual picnic in the park, since that was where it had been for the past five years.
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Description of hoax (verb) to dupe; to play a trick on; to deceive
Samples of hoax They hoaxed the BBC on the anniversary of the Bhopal disaster - and were condemned around the world.
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Description of tranquil (adjective) calm; peaceful; quiet
Samples of tranquil They share a flat together on a tranquil waterside development near the City, drive a 2-liter Volvo, and take their summer holidays on the Continent.
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Description of disparity (noun) difference in form, character or degree; inequality
Samples of disparity There is a great disparity between a light snack and a great feast.
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Description of recumbent (adjective) resting; reclining
Samples of recumbent Suppressing a smile, his wife stepped over the now recumbent form of the knitted dog and went into the kitchen to open a can. Some people thought that with the mitre on his white hair he looked like one of the effigies on the tombs of the prelates which they met recumbent in cathedrals, and fancied that here was a bishop out of the Middle Ages.
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Description of attribute (verb) to assign; to credit with; to ascribe to
Samples of attribute I could only attribute my captors' sudden change of attitude to the fact that they were pleased to be getting rid of me.
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Description of prestige (noun) esteem or influence accorded for recognized achievements or reputation
Samples of prestige Sir John Dobson's Newcastle Central, begun in 1846, was the first major station to apply the form, after which rival companies in their unending struggle for supremacy and prestige strove to achieve ever larger roof-spans.
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Description of chicanery (noun) trickery; deception; scheming
Samples of chicanery The swindler was trained in chicanery. A news broadcast is no place for chicanery.
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Description of integrity (noun) honesty; moral soundness; uprightness
Samples of integrity Many observers were disturbed by the way in which the high standards of service and integrity associated with the BBC as a public corporation were being compromised.
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