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| Description of martial (adjective: martial; more martial; most martial; less martial; least martial) refers to war; warlike Samples of martial Martial arts contain discipline and fighting skills. Staff Sergeant Michael Tilghman, a security officer at Bentwaters air base in Suffolk, was convicted at a court martial of the rape of his British girlfriend against the conditions of the Visiting Forces Act which states that cases of murder and rape must be tried by domestic civilian courts.
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| Description of brusque (adjective: brusquer; brusquest; less brusque; least brusque) rudely brief Samples of brusque The man had an irritatingly brusque manner to him. At first she could meet his eyes, but what she saw confused her and she looked at the floor, color creeping into her cheeks, reacting against the tenderness surprised in herself with a sense of shock that made her brusque and suspicious.
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| Description of literate (adjective: more literate; most literate; less literate; least literate) educated to the point of being able to read and write (e.g. person) Samples of literate American society has the goal of making sure all children will be literate by the time they are teenagers.
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| Description of skeptical (adjective: skeptical; more skeptical; most skeptical; less skeptical; least skeptical) not believing in something; showing doubt Samples of skeptical She was skeptical of his alibi but decided to say nothing until later.
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| Description of intolerant (adjective: more intolerant; most intolerant; less intolerant; least intolerant) narrow-minded; unwilling or unable to respect others or their beliefs Samples of intolerant He was intolerant of any ideas that conflicted with his own. In times of social upheaval we guard against anything that might make society fragment too precipitately and dangerously, and we try to take care that racist or intolerant literature is suppressed.
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| Description of obese (adjective: obese; more obese; most obese; less obese; least obese) very fat Samples of obese Many Americans are becoming obese. You often find, for example, that teenage girls who are just slightly overweight see themselves as massively obese.
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| Description of sporadic (adjective: sporadic; more sporadic; most sporadic; less sporadic; least sporadic) irregular; occasional; infrequent Samples of sporadic It rained in a sporadic fashion all evening and into the next day. Maria's husband finds whatever work he can, his income is at best, sporadic, so the couple frequently relies on her meagre income to feed and clothe 8 year old Luis and 9 year old Eveline.
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| Description of pompous (adjective: pompous; more pompous; most pompous; less pompous; least pompous) to think highly of oneself; self-important Samples of pompous The pompous senator quickly annoyed the crowd he was speaking to.
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| Description of gross (adjective: grosser; grossest; less gross; least gross) glaringly bad (e.g. injustice) Samples of gross The drunken truck driver was sued for his gross negligence of duty.
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| Description of grievous (adjective: more grievous; most grievous; less grievous; least grievous) causing sorrow Samples of grievous The telegram was grievous in nature. If the point of distinguishing murder from manslaughter is to mark out the most heinous group of killings for the extra stigma of a murder conviction, it can be argued that the "grievous bodily harm" rule draws the line too low.
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