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- Stolid
- Having seen his share of bloody crime scenes, the stolid police detective did not blink when he saw the five dead bodies.
- indolent
- Jackson lost his job because he was an indolent employee who did nothing but sleep at his desk all day.
- anguish
- Although I wanted to help April, I could not relieve her anguish when her daughter went missing.
- vitality
- Their red barns, silver silos and white fences have brought vitality into local agriculture.
- peril
- He knew his life was in peril when he was sent a death threat.
- affable
- He was an affable sort of man, very approachable and easy to talk to.
- cosmopolitan
- With his knowledge of African, Asian, and European cultures, the cosmopolitan business man could work just about anywhere.
- debacle
- My science experiment turned into a debacle when the volcano didn't explode.
- imprudent
- Getting behind the wheel of a car while intoxicated is an extremely imprudent decision.
- droll
- Since the new kid had a droll sense of humor, he was able to make friends in no time
- naive
- He was a naive young student who thought that if you were nice to everyone, they would always be nice to you.
- scruples
- The scruples of the witness were tested when she was asked to lie to protect her friend.
- sallow
- We knew grandma was gravely ill because of her sallow complexion and complete lack of appetite.
- solicitous
- There is reason to be solicitous about the future with this depressing job market.
- scrupulous
- The detective was so scrupulous in his investigation that he ended up finding details that the police missed.
- concession
- Since my employer was struggling to stay afloat in today's poor economy, I made the concession that I would take more vacation days instead of getting a raise this year.
- erratically
- I could hear my erratic heartbeat in my ears as I stood in front of the podium, about to make a speech in front of a full auditorium.
- exemplary
- When my father retired from his company after fifty years of employment, he received a gold watch for his exemplary service.
- acrimoniously
- Despite the acrimonious relationship I have with my boss, he respects my quality of work.
- intangible
- Her dreams had yet to be realized, so they remained intangible in her mind.
- undulation
- The undulation of the conductor's arms kept the orchestra on tempo.
- pall
- A pall fell over the crowd after the assassination of the president was announced.
- conjectural
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Theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are highly conjectural.
- immortality
- Some people who are religious believe that inside each of us exists an immortal soul.
- reiterate
- He looked confused by the procedure so I had to reiterate it to ensure he understood the assigned tasks.
- imperative
- If you smell smoke, it's imperative that you exit the building immediately.
- willy-nilly
- I can't find find my keys or my wallet because I just leave things scattered around willy-nilly.
- ensue
- "If you drive slowly in the left lane of the freeway, chaos will ensue.
- peremptorily
- The sudden snowstorm peremptorily forced everyone retreat into the comfort and warmth of their houses.
- appease
- After my girlfriend and I had an argument, I took her to a nice dinner in order to appease the situation.
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infantile
- Her infantile behavior upon waking from her coma let the doctor know that she could have suffered brain damage in the crash.
- ambivalence
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As I answered the final question on the test, my ambivalence had me torn between two answers.
- liaison
- To fulfill the role of a liaison, you must be able to communicate well with others so the exchange of information can easily take place.
- repugnant
- The movie was so repugnant that most of the audience walked out of the theatre before the film was finished.
- arrogant
- He was so arrogant that he thought he could tell everyone what to do.
- egoism
- He sees her the way he sees everyone else: as a target for his charm, an audience to be seduced, a mirror for his egoism.
- finite
- The food supplies were finite, so the family could not eat anything they wanted whenever they wanted.
- infinite
- There are an infinite number of ways the initial universe could have been set up.
- poignant
- When she thought of that poignant moment when her daughter and her new puppy had fallen asleep together on the floor, her eyes welled up with tears.
- velocity
- The velocity of the bullet increased as it traveled down the rifle barrel.
- atavism
- The freckles dotting his face are an atavistic trait of his great grandmother's Irish heritage.
- revenant
- Because of my infatuation with supernatural entities, I have watched dozens upon dozens of documentaries and movies regarding revenants who embody objects or haunt their loved ones, their past homes, or the place in which they died.
- dilemma
- It was a the biggest dilemma in my life when I had to choose between my sister and brother to save from the fire.
- epiphany
- I was asking a question on Yahoo answers when I had an epiphany and realized the answer.
- paradox
- It was quite the paradox when consistently lying Mike stated, "Everything I say is a lie. "