1.obstreperous[uh’b-STREP-er-uh’s]
[Adjective]
MEANING:
noisy or aggressively boisterous
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
The teacher tried in vain to restrain the obstreperous children.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
Let’s start with Margaret O’Brien, an obstreperous child persona of the 1940s who is uncannily channeled by Abigail Breslin in “Definitely, Maybe.”
2.adversary[AD-ver-ser-ee]
[noun]
MEANING:
a person or group that is an opponent or enemy in a contest
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
Past adversaries can be future friends to serve mutual commitments.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
He reportedly views his Israeli counterpart with suspicion, seeing him still as a military adversary rather than a negotiating partner.
3.epicurean [ep-i-kyoo’REE-uh’n,-KYOO’R-EE-]
[noun,adjective]
MEANING:
1. (adj.) having fondness for luxury and other sensual pleasures
2. (adj.) pertaining to an epicure
3. (n.) a devotee or disciple of epicurus
2. (adj.) pertaining to an epicure
3. (n.) a devotee or disciple of epicurus
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
His epicurean nature caused him to spend lavishly on his material needs.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
For the sad fate of this epicurean landmark is an inescapable emblem for the woes of a city in the grip of drug lords and hitmen.
4.obsidian[uh’b-SID-ee-uh’n]
[noun]
MEANING:
1. a type of volcanic glass similar in composition to granite
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
Many people believe that obsidian crystals have supernatural properties.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
Silica can be found on Earth in obsidian rocks and tektites.
5.effectual[ih-FEK-choo-uh;l]
[Adjective]
MEANING:
1. adequate or sufficient to produce the desired effect
2. valid or binding
2. valid or binding
USAGE EXAMPLE 1:
The measures taken by the committee were effectual.
USAGE EXAMPLE 2:
It empowered parishes to appoint vestries for more effectual execution of the laws for the relief of the poor’.
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