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adumbrate
Meaning:
To describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
Usage:
The professor asked me to adumbrate my presentation
The strife in Bloody Kansas in the 1850s adumbrated the civil war that would follow
bilk
Verb
Meaning:
Cheat someone; fleece; cheat; swindle; con
Usage:
The businessman bilked his customers
He bilked his creditors
He was bilking investors out of their life savings
proscribe
Meaning:
To forbid or prohibit something; command against; disallow; forbid; ban; bar; interdict
Usage:
The doctor proscribed the patient from using extra stimulants
The school principal proscribed the use of cell phones in the classes
largesse
Noun
Meaning:
Extreme generosity; liberality in bestowing gifts;
Usage:
Santa Claus can be described as a person with largesse
Bill Gates is a philanthropist known for his largesse
neophyte
Meaning:
Brand new at something; newbie; newcomer; starter;
Usage:
When asked about her coding experience, Jane described herself as a neophyte
He was a political neophyte and perhaps this explains how he lost the elections despite his good intentions
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