Threadbare
Definition Thoroughly worn out
Usage stop making threadbare excuses otherwise you spoil the trust.
Tyrannical
Definition using power or authority over people in an unfair and cruel way
Usage Everyone was afraid of their overbearing and tyrannical boss.
Epilogue
Definition a speech, etc. at the end of a play, book, or movie that comments on or acts as a conclusion to what has happened
Usage The real twist of the novel was hidden in the epilogue.
Adumbrate
Definition to give a general idea or description of something without details
Usage The statement of the witness was simply an adumbration.
Stygian
Definition hellish
Usage The positive medical opinion about her child's condition lifted her mind from its erstwhile stygian state in which no hope had existed.
Blow
Definition 1) a hard hit with the hand, a weapon, etc.
2) a sudden event which has damaging effects on someone or something, causing sadness or disappointment
Usage He was knocked out by a single blow to the head.
Intellect
Definition the ability to think in a logical way | a very intelligent person
Usage Ben is highly regarded for his intellect and experience
Lumber
Definition Walk awkwardly because of excessive weight & size
Usage Added to his heavy weight and short stature the man had eaten heavily and lumbered into his bedroom and slumped.
Tightfisted
Definition Unwilling to part with money
Usage Getting money from him was a difficult task as he was so tightfisted and asked so many questions that one gave up after a while.
Inimical
Definition Harmful in effect
Usage The witness turned inimical under pressure from the rowdy elements and refused to attend the trial.
Brusque
Definition Marked by rude or peremptory shortness
Usage She felt he could have refused more politely and that his brusque reply was unwarranted.
Welter
Definition a large and confusing amount of something
Usage Their house looked as if it had been hit by a hurricane with a welter of newspapers magazines
tapes and clothes everywhere.
Unseemly
Definition not proper or appropriate for the situation : not seemly
Usage Wearing short tops and jeans is forbidden in colleges now as they are deemed to be unseemly and not in line with Indian traditions
Optimistic
Definition expecting good things to happen or something to be successful
Usage Being optimistic is when you are able to look on the bright side
Depravity
Definition the state of being morally bad
Usage People were shocked by the depravity of her actions.
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