5372668028 | anachronism | something out of place in time or sequence: "Can you spot the anachronism in this painting?" | 0 | |
5372703675 | gesticulate | to move your arms and hands especially when speaking: "He gesticulated wildly during their argument." | 1 | |
5372717613 | conjecture | an opinion or idea formed without proof or sufficient evidence: "Most of the book is conjecture, not fact.." | 2 | |
5372728272 | enmity | mutual hatred or ill will: "His comments earned him the enmity of his coworkers." | 3 | |
5372745601 | indolent | habitually lazy: "The indolent boy had to be forced to help out with the chores." | 4 | |
5372757464 | quandary | a state of uncertainty or perplexity: "The unexpected results of the test have created a quandary for researchers." | 5 | |
5372784815 | didactic | designed or intended to teach people something—often used to describe someone or something that tries to teach something (such as proper or moral behavior) in a way that is annoying or unwanted: "The poet's works became increasingly didactic after his religious conversion." | 6 | |
5372806448 | haughty | blatantly and disdainfully proud: "The haughty waiter smirked when I remarked that it was odd that a French restaurant didn't even have french fries on the menu." | 7 | |
5372813283 | insipid | lacking flavor or interest: "I'd climbed and fished in the emptiest reaches of the American West, but Alaska made the wilds of the lower 48 seem insipid and tame." | 8 | |
5372855518 | egregious | obviously and exceptionally bad: "The egregious errors in logic made his argument not just weak but embarassing." | 9 |
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