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Usage

• profligate

  Someone who is profligate is lacking in restraint, which can manifest in carelessly and wastefully using resources, such as energy or money; this kind of person can also act in an immoral way.

• inordinate

  If something is inordinate, it is much larger in amount or degree than is normally expected.

• consummate

  If someone shows consummate skill at doing something, that person's skill is very great or almost perfect in every way.

• disparate

  Things that are disparate are clearly different from each other and belong to different groups or classes.

• articulate

  If you describe someone as articulate, you mean that they are able to express their thoughts, arguments, and ideas clearly and effectively.

• importunate

  If you describe someone as importunate, you think that he is annoying and unreasonable because he keeps trying to get something from you.

• aggregate

  An aggregate is the final or sum total after many different amounts or scores have been added together.

• potentate

  A potentate is a ruler who has great power over people.

• obdurate

  Someone who is obdurate is stubborn, unreasonable, or uncontrollable; hence, they simply refuse to change their behavior, actions, or beliefs to fit any situation whatsoever.

• inveterate

  An inveterate person is always doing a particular thing, especially something questionable—and they are not likely to stop doing it.

• intestate

  If you die intestate you die without having made a will or legal document that explains who gets your money and property.

• obstinate

  An obstinate person refuses to change their mind, even when other people think they are being highly unreasonable.

• magnate

  A magnate is a rich and powerful person in an industry or business.

• degenerate

  A degenerate person is immoral, wicked, or corrupt.

• desolate

  A desolate area is unused, empty of life, deserted, and lonely.

• disconsolate

  If you are disconsolate, you are very unhappy or so sad that nothing will make you feel better.

• immaculate

  Something that is immaculate is very clean, pure, or completely free from error.

• inanimate

  Something inanimate is dead, motionless, or not living; therefore, it does not display the same traits as an active and alive organism.

• intricate

  An intricate design or problem can be both complex and filled with elaborate detail.

• mandate

  A mandate is an official order or command issued by a government or other authorized body.

• sedate

  If you are sedate, you are calm, unhurried, and unlikely to be disturbed by anything.

• approximate

  An approximate value of something is close to it or nearly exact.

• subordinate

  A subordinate position is lower or lesser in rank than another.

• legitimate

  Something legitimate is legal, lawful, or genuine.

• adequate

  If you have an adequate amount of something, it is either enough or just enough.

• indeterminate

  When a piece of information is indeterminate, it cannot be known with certainty.

• desperate

  If you are desperate, you don't know what to do about a difficult situation; therefore, you are very worried about it and willing to do just about anything to make it better.

• fortunate

  Someone who is fortunate is lucky or is blessed by good luck.

• delicate

  Something delicate is not very strong and so is easily damaged or hurt, so care must be taken when handling it.

• climate

  A climate is the weather that a region of the world experiences over an extended period of time.

• separate

  If two or more things are separate, they are not joined and so are apart from each other.