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cumbersome
Adj
heavy; troublesome

The man had burden of cumbersome parcels to carry across the street.
assuage
verb
to ease or lessen; satisfy; soothe

I tried to assuage my heartache by eating 25lbs of icecream.
clandestine
Adj
secret

The secret lovers had a clandestine meeting.
zephyrs
noun
gentle breeze; winds

The sailboat was propelled forward byy the zephyrs.
trite
adj
hackneyed; commonplace

Reality TV shows are so trite these days.
segue
noun
to transition from smoothly from one place to another in a conversation or musical piece

The conversation segued from serial killers to wildflowers quite smoothly.
caveats
noun
a warning or caution

The court sent out multiple caveats, reminding the jury of their oath of silence.
profligate
adjetive
shamelessly immoral; wasteful

The drunk profligate got on the table and spilled all of the expensive champagne bottles.
cherubic
adj
angelic; innocent looking

The cherubic cat had a surprisingly nasty bite.
tenuous
adj
thin; rare; weak;

The boy's chances of winning the battle against the lion are extremely tenous.
impetuous
adj
violent; hasty; rash

The impetuous young man hit the security guard when he wouldn't let him into the club.
pliant
adj
flexible; easily influenced

The pliant girl took up cheerleading in high school, which got her into trouble.
venial
adj
able to be forgiven; excusable

ALL sins are venial in God's eyes.
cadence
noun
rhythmic rise or fall


Military songs are cadences because of the change in pitch in their voices.
acquiesce
verb
to agree without protest; assent

I will acquiesce to the terms of the contract, but I am not happy.
assent
verb
to agree; accept

I will assent to marry you.
Charlatan
noun
pretender

The professor was a complete charlatan because he did not have a degree.
Equivocal
adj
ambiguous; intentionally misleading

The politician made equivocal comments in an effort to cover up the scandal.
Ambiguous
adj
unclear or doubtful in meaning

The ambiguous map had two cities labeled in the same place.