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  Word Descriptions cacophonous, maudlin, impropriety, devastation, sally, scourge, diffident, sanctimonious, impugn, truculence


   
Description of cacophonous (adjective)
sounding jarring; discordant

Samples of cacophonous
The cacophonous sound from the bending metal sent shivers up our spines.



   
Description of maudlin (adjective)
foolishly and tearfully sentimental; weepy; emotional

Samples of maudlin
The maudlin affair consisted of three speeches in honor of the benefactor.



   
Description of impropriety (noun)
incorrectness; unsuitableness

Samples of impropriety
The medieval church was divided on the issue of whether there was impropriety in the mimetic representation of holy personages on stage.



   
Description of devastation (noun)
widespread ruin; destruction

Samples of devastation
This was clearly a response to the devastation of war but in general the public commissions that have provided work for our artist craftsmen and women since then have tended to be bland and factual.



   
Description of sally (noun)
witty remark; assault; journey

Samples of sally
Grunte then asked them whether they had heard the one about the Norwegian woman who had bought her son three shoes, having been told he had grown a foot; a sally which was met by universal groans.



   
Description of scourge (verb)
to whip severely; to flog; to lash; to chastise

Samples of scourge
Perhaps the worst scourge is the thought that you might have listened and might have understood if I had managed to tell you what had happened.
Certainly it can be concluded that the circumstances of Sisson's early life fuelled his salutary hatreds and helped form the outsider's perspective which now makes him a scourge of the age's insidious orthodoxies.



   
Description of diffident (adjective)
timid; lacking self-confidence; shy

Samples of diffident
The director is looking for a self-assured actor, not a diffident one.
Her diffident sister couldn't work up the courage to ask for the sale.



   
Description of sanctimonious (adjective)
pretending to be religious; self-righteous

Samples of sanctimonious
Power and money with a bit of sanctimonious charity thrown in to square their consciences - that's what your Victorian gentry cared about.



   
Description of impugn (verb)
to attack with words; to question the truthfulness or integrity; to challenge

Samples of impugn
The defense lawyer impugned the witness's testimony, which set back the prosecution's case.
If I believe the man is a fraud I will impugn his comments.



   
Description of truculence (noun)
cruelty; ferocity; harshness

Samples of truculence
There was a gulf between the truculence of his views and the introversion of his behavior.



  Determinations of the words cacophonous, maudlin, impropriety, devastation, sally, scourge, diffident, sanctimonious, impugn, truculence

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