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Definition of extraneous, tenuous, fortuitous, impeccable, precipitous, ghastly, immaculate, ludicrous, clandestine, erudite

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Definition of extraneous (adjective)
irrelevant; not related; not essential

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During the long, boring lecture, most people agreed that much of the information was extraneous.

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Definition of tenuous (adjective)
thin; slim; delicate; weak; sparse

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The hurricane force winds ripped the tenuous branches from the tree.
The spectators panicked as they watched the cement block dangle from one tenuous piece of twine.

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Definition of fortuitous (adjective)
happening accidentally; by chance

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Finding the money under the bush was fortuitous.

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Definition of impeccable (adjective)
pure; perfect; faultless

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Why would he find it in his interest to ratchet up a challenge to a foreign power that has, after all, an impeccable legal position in Panama and a considerable military position?

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Definition of precipitous (adjective)
very steep; descending rapidly; vertical; sheer

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In the post-war period, these districts had undergone precipitous decline from their pre-war position as thriving communities servicing the world's largest port.

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Definition of ghastly (adjective)
horrible; deathlike; shocking; frightening

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Fritz gave her an earnest look which was, if anything, even more ghastly and idiotic than his grin.

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Definition of immaculate (adjective)
perfectly clean; correct; pure

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An immaculate house is free of dust or clutter.

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Definition of ludicrous (adjective)
ridiculous; producing laughter; absurd

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The over-extension of the idea is ludicrous, but not ludicrous enough: the connectedness of absolutely everything is the first principle of conpiracy theory anyway, so for want of exaggeration or originality the joke falls horribly flat.

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Definition of clandestine (adjective)
secret; hidden; covert; stealthy; underhand

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The clandestine plan must be kept between the two of us!

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Definition of erudite (adjective)
having a wide knowledge acquired through reading; learned; knowledgeable; educated

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The woman was so erudite, she could recite points on most any subject.

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