
Description of depraved (adjective) corrupt; degenerate; debauched
Samples of depraved The depraved state of women in monogamy, associated as it is with private property and capitalism, will according to him, be replaced when capitalism is overthrown.
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Description of kaleidoscopic (adjective) constantly changing or varying in pattern or scenes
Samples of kaleidoscopic Those Victorian forces had apparently enrolled too many inadequate individuals, susceptible to the kaleidoscopic temptations of street life.
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Description of impostor (noun) person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others; pretender; impersonator
Samples of impostor The nurse was an impostor who drugged the baby but was exposed after two days and sacked.
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Description of irascible (adjective) prone to anger; short-tempered
Samples of irascible The irascible teenager was known to cause fights when upset. Knowing that the king was irascible, the servants decided not to tell him about the broken crystal.
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Description of bereave (verb) to deprive or leave desolate by loss; to suffer loss
Samples of bereave From 1689 a new form of service was established for that day, thanking God for discovering' the snares of death that were laid for us' in 1605,' and likewise upon this day' for bringing King William' safely into this Kingdom, to preserve us from the late attempts of our enemies to bereave us of our religion and laws'.
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Description of cryptic (adjective) containing hidden meaning; obscure; secret; concealing
Samples of cryptic Sorry to be so cryptic, and it's nothing to worry about - in fact, quite the reverse.
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Description of avarice (noun) inordinate desire for gaining and possessing wealth; greed
Samples of avarice The man's avarice for money kept him at work through the evenings and weekends. The avarice of the president led to his downfall.
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Description of obviate (verb) to make unnecessary; to prevent; to remove an obstacle in advance
Samples of obviate The invention of cars has obviated the use of horse and carriage. A cure for the common cold would obviate the need for shelf after shelf of cold remedies.
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Description of condign (adjective) well-deserved (applied chiefly to punishment); proper; fitting
Samples of condign Outright condemnation was as rare as condign punishment where the criminal was a man of high social standing; for if the delinquent vassal chose to submit himself to his lord, he had performed an act of self-abasement which, in itself, merited courteous handling.
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Description of itinerant (adjective) traveling about; wandering
Samples of itinerant Ian Franchi, of Britain's Open University, and his colleagues have just spent three weeks on crampons and skidoos, combing the ice sheet for these itinerant boulders. Evidently the general itinerant care exercised by Paul and his helpers is supplemented by permanent resident officeholders.
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