
Description of extraneous (adjective) irrelevant; not related; not essential
Samples of extraneous During the long, boring lecture, most people agreed that much of the information was extraneous.
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Description of tenuous (adjective) thin; slim; delicate; weak; sparse
Samples of tenuous 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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Description of fortuitous (adjective) happening accidentally; by chance
Samples of fortuitous Finding the money under the bush was fortuitous.
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Description of impeccable (adjective) pure; perfect; faultless
Samples of impeccable 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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Description of precipitous (adjective) very steep; descending rapidly; vertical; sheer
Samples of precipitous 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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Description of ghastly (adjective) horrible; deathlike; shocking; frightening
Samples of ghastly Fritz gave her an earnest look which was, if anything, even more ghastly and idiotic than his grin.
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Description of immaculate (adjective) perfectly clean; correct; pure
Samples of immaculate An immaculate house is free of dust or clutter.
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Description of ludicrous (adjective) ridiculous; producing laughter; absurd
Samples of ludicrous 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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Description of clandestine (adjective) secret; hidden; covert; stealthy; underhand
Samples of clandestine The clandestine plan must be kept between the two of us!
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Description of erudite (adjective) having a wide knowledge acquired through reading; learned; knowledgeable; educated
Samples of erudite The woman was so erudite, she could recite points on most any subject.
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