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Coherent
showing an orderly relation to parts
This play is a model of coherent plot development having a single line of action
Colloquial
characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech
Let's stick together is colloquial; " Let us be a coherent group" is formal.
Commiserate
to feel or express sorrow or pity
Following the assassination of President Kennedy, hundreds of people sent poems and letters to commiserate wit the nation
Condone
to forgive, to disregard an offense
The Ohlone people do not condone archeologists' disturbing ancestral homes in tribal burying grounds
Commodious
spacious, roomy as in a house
Mount Vernon is a commodious dwelling, having spacious rooms with high ceilings
Contrite
thoroughly remorseful and repentant of one's sins.
According to Psalm 51, God looks with tolerance upon a sinner's heart
Abstain
to refrain from something by someone's choice
Doctors advise pregnant woman to abstain from smoking and alcohol
Impertinent
impudent; rude
When in Alice in Wonderland the Cheshire Cat says he'd rather not kiss the hand of the Ding, that monarch replies "Don't be impertinent
Pertinacious
holding firmly even stubbornly to a belief
A pertinacious crusader against slavery and for women's rights, Sojourner Truth transfixed her audies with her message and her gospel singing
Tenacity
hanging on to something persistently or stubbornly
Having the lost the golf tournament, the seasoned champion showed her tenacity when she said, "I'll be back next year."
Criterion
standard used in judging
What criterion did you use when you selected this essay as the prize winner?
Depose
remove from office
The army attempted to depose the king and set up a military government
relegated
banish to an inferior position, delegate, assign.
After Ralph dropped his second tray of drinks that week, the manager relegated him to a minor post, cleaning the floors of the restaurant
indicts
charge
if the grand jury indicts the suspect he will go to trial
incontrovertible
indisputable, not open to questions
unless you find the evidence against my client incontrovertible, you must declare her not guilty
infamous
famous, notoriously bad
Charles Monson and Jeffrey Dahmer are both infamous killers
indelible
not able to be erased
The indelible ink left a permanent mark on my shirt
exacerbate
worsen, embitter
the latest bombing exacerbated England's already existing bitterness against the IRA
exhaustive
thorough; comprehensive
we have made an exhaustive study of all published SAT tests and are happy to share our research with you.
explicit
totally clear; definite outspoken
Don't just hint around that you're dissatisfied; be explicit about what's bugging you