
Description of cantankerous (adjective) ill-natured; quarrelsome; contentious; irritable
Samples of cantankerous It is hard not to sympathize with his desire to knock off managing director Duncan, a hammy, cantankerous old fool in Kevin Stoney's playing.
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Description of remunerative (adjective) profitable; lucrative
Samples of remunerative In Auckland there are many industries and manufacturers where Maltese laborers and mechanics may find immediate and very remunerative employment.
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Description of bane (noun) destruction; poison; misfortune
Samples of bane The till was now 20 deep with impatient customers clutching their coffee pots and blenders - and then I discovered the real bane of the shop assistant's life: The Haggler.
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Description of incontrovertible (adjective) unquestionable; impossible to debate
Samples of incontrovertible The government had never been prepared to take any action without incontrovertible proof of a direct relationship between an industrial process and a particular pattern of death, disease or environmental damage.
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Description of apt (adjective) likely; inclined or disposed; fit; suitable; skillful
Samples 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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Description of sporadic (adjective) rarely occurring or appearing; intermittent; occasional; irregular; infrequent
Samples of sporadic In the desert there is usually only sporadic rainfall. Infection commonly occurs in children and infants, and the clinical progression of the disease is similar to syphilis when it is seen in the sporadic form; the late manifestations, however, tend to be seen at a much younger age.
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Description of artful (adjective) sly; crafty; skillful; clever; shrewd
Samples of artful This is an artful way of congratulating Charles, while at the same time unveiling changes in Business's presentation. He may be an artful dodger but he's never a bore.
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Description of versatile (adjective) able to do many things skillfully
Samples of versatile Rap is as old as the human voice and just as versatile, so what follows here is just a progress report: four different artists with four different attitudes to the word.
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Description of harangue (noun) lengthy, heartfelt speech; scolding; lecture
Samples of harangue We sat patiently and listened to her harangue. When he finally stopped his haranguing, I responded calmly.
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Description of meretricious (adjective) deceptive beauty; alluring by attractive appearance; lewd
Samples of meretricious A cubic zircon is a meretricious way of impressing others.
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