Miscreant (Noun)
Depraved person; villain
“The miscreant who murdered the toddler got the death penalty.”
Discern (Verb)
To judge
“Every person should discern whether or not the person they marry will make a good parent if they plan to have children.”
Extol (Verb)
To praise
“The website extolled Professor Williams so I chose him for history.”
Taciturn (Adjective)
Reserved; quiet
“Most of her coworkers are taciturn; there is only one loudmouth in the bunch.”
Eponymous (Adjective)
Named after someone as a building or a park
“It’s an eponymous project; whoever contributes the most money will see their name on the building.”
Odious (Adjective)
Hateful
“The judge said the defendant was odious as he handed down the maximum sentence.”
Myriad (Noun)
Large number; countless
“There are a myriad number of reasons for you to increase your vocabulary.”
Niggling (Adjective)
Petty; inconsequential
“The kids were niggling over who sat where in the backseat all day and it drove me crazy.”
Languid (Adjective)
Lacking energy; slow
“His languid reply got on my nerves because I was in a hurry.”
Intransigent (Adjective)
Uncompromising
“After several hours of negotiations, the team was intransigent on the remaining issues.”
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