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Understanding Obscure Words: From Scrupled to Ululation

Scrupled is (obsolete) To hesitate or be doubtful about something.

Example : He was scrupled about taking the job offer.

What is scrutinize ?
Scrutinize is to examine closely and carefully, especially to check the accuracy of.

Example : The teacher scrutinized the students' work to see if they had done it correctly.

What is seclude ?
Seclude is to isolate or confine someone in a place away from others.

Example : The prisoner was secluded in his cell for several days.

What is sagacious ?
Sagacious is (of a person) wise or discerning.

Example : He made a sagacious decision to invest in the company.

What is garrulous ?
Garrulous is (of a person) talkative and loquacious.

Example : She is very garrulous and loves to tell stories about her life.

What is fulsome ?
Fulsome is (of a person or thing) excessive or extreme in amount or degree.

Example : The restaurant's portions were fulsome, but the food was delicious.

What is lissome ?
Lissome is (of a person or animal) graceful and slender.

Example : The ballerina was lissome and elegant as she danced across the stage.

What is mellifluous ?
Mellifluous is (of a sound or voice) smooth and pleasant to hear.

Example : The singer's mellifluous voice filled the room with warmth and joy.

What is perspicacious ?
Perspicacious is (of a person) having a keen understanding and perception of things.

Example : She was perspicacious in her observations of human behavior and was able to see through people's lies.

What is redundancy ?
Redundancy is the unnecessary repetition of words or phrases.

Example : The sentence "I am going to the store to buy some milk" contains redundancy because "to go" and "buy" are both repeated.

What is sophistry ?
Sophistry is (of an argument or statement) using clever but false or misleading reasoning to deceive or confuse others.

Example : The politician's arguments were full of sophistry, trying to make the public believe that his policies were better than they actually were.

What is turpitude ?
Turpitude is (of a person or action) depravity or wickedness.

Example : The criminal's turpitude was evident in his actions and he was sentenced to life in prison.

What is ululation ?
Ululation is a long, mournful cry, typically one of grief or anger.

Example : The woman let out an ululation when she heard the news of her loved one's death.

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