Anomalous Anomalous (a•nom•a•lous) adj. Deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected. “The church attendees could not explain the anomalous breakthrough in worship that day” .” Replace the word “Unusual” with “anomalous”
Recalcitrant Recalcitrant (re·cal·ci·trant) adj. Stubborn, often defiant of authority; difficult to manage or control. “After months of recalcitrant behavior, the employee was terminated.”
Nocturnal Nocturnal adj. Occurring or coming out at night: “My friend is always asleep until the afternoon because as a Music Producer he has a nocturnal lifestyle.”
Tempestuous Tempestuous adj. Tumultuous; stormy: “A tempestuous relationship.” The tempestuous merger between the two companies proved to be the wrong business initiative to take.
hyperhidrosis hahy-per-hi-DROH-sis , noun; 1. abnormally excessive sweating. She could not stand a whole session of Hot Yoga because she has hyperhydrosis.
Apathetic Apathetic adj. 1. Feeling or showing little or no emotion; unresponsive. 2. Feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent. “He seemed very apathetic about the company’s closure.”
SPURIOUS Adj. 1. Of a deceitful nature or quality 2. Outwardly similar or corresponding to something without having its genuine qualities She is a trustworthy person because she is completely accepting of who she is and refuses to have a spurious character.
Verity •\ˈver-ə-tē\• noun 1. conformity to reality or actuality 2. an enduring or necessary ethical or religious or aesthetic truth For a small city Greenville has an amazing verity of recreation for families and children.
REDACT Redact(ed) tr.v. Edit something: to edit, revise, or delete content in preparation for publication. “The documents were redacted so personal information wasn’t released to the public.”
Divisive (dee-VY-ziv) adj. Creating dissension or discord; Causing disagreement or hostility within a group so that it is likely to split. “There are people who use Divisive tactics that have succeeded in destroying major organizations.”
prosaic PRONUNCIATION: (pro-ZAY-ik) Definition: adjective: 1. Dull; unimaginative. 2. Everyday; straightforward; ordinary. 3. Having the character of prose as compared to the feeling of poetry. In a Sentence: “Since my personality is bright and bubbly I do not gel well with prosaic people .”
CANOROUS PRONUNCIATION: (kuh-NOR-uhs, KAN-uhr-uhs) MEANING: adjective: Melodious; musical. USAGE: “The canorous sounds of the Clark Sisters, Hezekiah Walker and the Love Fellowship Choir and Erica Campbell … provided me the encouragement I need for this moment.”
