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eviscerate |
Eviscerate is not a pretty word. Toeviscerate can mean to remove the entrails of a creature. On the Discovery Channel you can watch a vulture eviscerate or take out the guts of a dead animal. |
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incendiary |
An incendiary device is a bomb. Anincendiary statement is, "You're ugly, fat, and stupid." Both are likely to produce an explosion of one kind or another. |
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analogous |
Use the adjective analogous to describe something that is similar to something else and can be compared to another. |
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immerse |
If you immerse yourself in your work, you completely involve yourself in it, spending long hours in the office and thinking about work all the time |
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germane |
Germane means relevant; it fits in. If you are giving a speech on dog training, stick to the germane, canine stuff. Topics that would not be germane? Catnip toys, hamster wheels, and the use of a saddle. |
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constituent |
Constituent means part of a whole, as in "we'll break this down into itsconstituent parts." The word comes up often in political contexts: constituents are the people politicians have been elected to represent. |
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irrespective |
The adverb irrespective means regardless or in spite, and it is almost always followed by the word "of."Irrespective of your desire to stay inside on a bitterly cold day, the dog still needs to be walked. |
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pitiable |
Pitiable describes something that's pathetic or miserable. After learning about the pitiable conditions of schools in parts of rural India, you might decide to donate supplies to them. |
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caveat |
A caveat is a warning. When someone adds a caveat to something they’re telling you to beware — maybe what they’re telling you comes with certain conditions or maybe there’s something dangerous lurking. When your new friend gives you directions to her house, and then says, “The caveat is that when it snows the driveway turns into an ice rink,” she's warning you that your travels could be dangerous. Caveat is also a legal term for when a lawyer asks for a break in proceedings. If a lawyer issues a caveat, she's filing a formal notice to suspend a trial until her client gets a hearing. |
