1. Blot out (verb). Wipe out, destroy.
Sentences: Whole cities were blotted out by bombs.
2. Detachment (noun) the act of detaching. Freedom from prejudice or partiality.
Sentences: Communities of impassioned religious believes may boast many virtues, but neutrality and detachment are not among them.
3. Contemptuous (adjective) showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; disrespectful.
Sentences: his reporters are as contemptuous of his readers as anybody around today.
4. Abhor (verb) to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
Sentences: While I absolutely abhor his views, he has a right to them.
5. Noxious (adjective) harmful or injurious to health or physical well being noxious fumes.
Sentences: the noxious gas was the result of the impact.
6. Abrasive (noun) any material or substance used for grinding polishing, etc, as emery pumice, or sandpaper.
Sentences: to “hone” is to use an abrasive to sharpen a knife.
7. Covert (adjective) concealed; secret; disguised.
Sentences: Police say their covet buying helps them to know when a new batch comes in.
8. Enhance (verb) to raise to a higher degree; intensify; magnify.
Sentence: Hobbies also enhance self-esteem and self-confidence.
9. Billow (noun) a great save or surge of the sea.
Sentences: for instance, jeans that fit well at the hips may billow around the legs.
10. Tangible (adjective) capable of being touched; discernible by touch; material or substantial.
Sentences: they are waiting for tangible improvements in daily life to give them real cause for celebration.
11. Enigma (noun) a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation.
Sentences: the brain is still an enigma.
12. Outcropping (verb) to crop out, as strata.
Sentences: The second series of pictures shows what appears to be a large rocky outcropping with no sense of scale.
13. Rupture (noun) the act of breaking or bursting.
Sentence: The flood led to the rupture of the dam.
14. Trot (verb) to go at a quick, steady peace; move briskly; hurry.
Sentences: When they are hunting with their packs, wolves set out at a smooth, easy trot.
15. Jerkily (adverb) characterized by jerks or sudden starts; spasmodic.
Sentences: they speak jerkily to their enemies.
16. Gravely something that is very serious and bad.
Sentences: Yesterday my cousin was a gravely injured in a car crash.
17. Blasphemy (noun) impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things.
Sentences: Transfusion was regarded as a form of blasphemy, to be avoided at all costs.
18. Labyrinth (noun) an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one’s way or to reach the exit.
Sentences: The movies used labyrinth to scare people.
19. Obdurate (obdurate) unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
Sentences: The opposition to this change was obdurate and continuous.
20. Plausible (adjective) having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable; a plausible excuse; a plausible plot.
Sentences: finally, as a class, discuss the ethics of plausible deniability
Sentences: Whole cities were blotted out by bombs.
2. Detachment (noun) the act of detaching. Freedom from prejudice or partiality.
Sentences: Communities of impassioned religious believes may boast many virtues, but neutrality and detachment are not among them.
3. Contemptuous (adjective) showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; disrespectful.
Sentences: his reporters are as contemptuous of his readers as anybody around today.
4. Abhor (verb) to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
Sentences: While I absolutely abhor his views, he has a right to them.
5. Noxious (adjective) harmful or injurious to health or physical well being noxious fumes.
Sentences: the noxious gas was the result of the impact.
6. Abrasive (noun) any material or substance used for grinding polishing, etc, as emery pumice, or sandpaper.
Sentences: to “hone” is to use an abrasive to sharpen a knife.
7. Covert (adjective) concealed; secret; disguised.
Sentences: Police say their covet buying helps them to know when a new batch comes in.
8. Enhance (verb) to raise to a higher degree; intensify; magnify.
Sentence: Hobbies also enhance self-esteem and self-confidence.
9. Billow (noun) a great save or surge of the sea.
Sentences: for instance, jeans that fit well at the hips may billow around the legs.
10. Tangible (adjective) capable of being touched; discernible by touch; material or substantial.
Sentences: they are waiting for tangible improvements in daily life to give them real cause for celebration.
11. Enigma (noun) a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation.
Sentences: the brain is still an enigma.
12. Outcropping (verb) to crop out, as strata.
Sentences: The second series of pictures shows what appears to be a large rocky outcropping with no sense of scale.
13. Rupture (noun) the act of breaking or bursting.
Sentence: The flood led to the rupture of the dam.
14. Trot (verb) to go at a quick, steady peace; move briskly; hurry.
Sentences: When they are hunting with their packs, wolves set out at a smooth, easy trot.
15. Jerkily (adverb) characterized by jerks or sudden starts; spasmodic.
Sentences: they speak jerkily to their enemies.
16. Gravely something that is very serious and bad.
Sentences: Yesterday my cousin was a gravely injured in a car crash.
17. Blasphemy (noun) impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things.
Sentences: Transfusion was regarded as a form of blasphemy, to be avoided at all costs.
18. Labyrinth (noun) an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one’s way or to reach the exit.
Sentences: The movies used labyrinth to scare people.
19. Obdurate (obdurate) unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
Sentences: The opposition to this change was obdurate and continuous.
20. Plausible (adjective) having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable; a plausible excuse; a plausible plot.
Sentences: finally, as a class, discuss the ethics of plausible deniability