
Description of notorious (adjective) renowned; having an unfavorable connotation; known for disgrace
Samples of notorious Discovering that her new neighbor was notorious for thievery, she decided to purchase an alarm system for her home. The criminal had a notorious reputation.
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Description of renegade (noun) person who abandons something, as a religion, cause or movement; traitor
Samples of renegade An attempt by Mr Cristiani to put the Sandinistas in the dock at San Jose is likely to prompt Mr Ortega to raise the human-rights record of the Salvadorean Government, especially the murder on November 16 of six Jesuit priests, probably by a renegade army unit. Benedict Arnold remains one of the most notorious renegades in American history.
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Description of expatriate (noun) person who lives in a foreign country
Samples of expatriate The very pages of his own magazine express the discernibly patronizing indulgence that it seems the American expatriate community extended to him.
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Description of coalition (noun) alliance; merging of various units into one unit; union
Samples of coalition The Alliance campaign, with the differing emphasis posed by Liberals' David Steel, who was of the center-left, and the Social Democrat, David Owen, who contemplated a possible coalition with the Tories, was a disaster. The result was that we were dangerously isolated with a strong coalition arrayed against us, but fortunately our opponents overplayed their hand.
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Description of belligerent (adjective) engaged in war; hostile; aggressive
Samples of belligerent The Ancient Britons surged forward and began forming themselves into lines, Elinor in front as Boudicca in a pretend chariot and Otley as Venutius, the belligerent Brit, consort of our Brigantian Queen Cartimandua.
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Description of amenable (adjective) obedient; willing to submit; accountable; agreeable; responsible
Samples of amenable Many Germans express skepticism about how amenable to reform the hardline regime can be. This time the District Council was less amenable: the March meeting rejected the new fees, while promising to meet the higher remittances required by the District.
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Description of deprecate (verb) to express disapproval of; to protest against; to disparage; belittle
Samples of deprecate The environmentalists deprecated the paper companies for cutting down ancient forests. The organization will deprecate the opening of the sewage plant.
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Description of deplete (verb) to reduce; to empty; to exhaust; to consume; to use up
Samples of deplete Having to pay the entire bill will deplete the family's savings.
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Description of expedient (adjective) convenient in obtaining a result; guided by self-interest; advantageous; beneficial; worthwhile
Samples of expedient The mayor chose the more expedient path rather than the more correct one. There is no expedient method a teenager will not resort to in order to get the keys to a car of their own.
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Description of innuendo (noun) indirect remark; insinuation; suggestion; intimation; hint
Samples of innuendo The student made an innuendo referring to the professor. The office was rife with innuendo that a takeover was in the works.
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