abject sunk to a very low state or condition; humbled The President felt terribly @ after losing the election.
biennial occurring every two years National elections are @, occurring in even-numbered years.
cognizant aware; awake; informed The unconscious man was not @ of his surroundings.
culpable blameworthy, deserving of blame The prisoner denied that he was @ for the crime.
dour sullen; gloomy; sour; ill-tempered The gloomy man always had a @ disposition.
euphonious pleasing to the ear; making a pleasing sound The concert was quite pleasing and @.
forensic relating to courts or public debate The students practiced their @ techniques before the debate.
heterogeneous consisting of dissimilar or unrelated elements Our American "melting pot" is composed of @ peoples.
indigent lacking income; poor The @ man was given free medical care.
intrepid fearless; dauntless; bold; unshaken by fear The @ thrill seeker jumped from the airplane.
ludicrous exciting ridicule; absurd The man's argument was so silly as to be @.
obdurate hard-hearted; intractable Pharaoh proved too @ to let the Israelites leave.
pectoral related to or pertaining to the chest The wound covered from the neck to the @ region.
precarious exposed to great risk; uncertain and dangerous The man sat gingerly on his @ perch above the water.
rampant widespread and unchecked; unrestrained The spread of AIDS has been @ in many inner cities.
sardonic scornful and mocking; disdainful The @ man was quite disdainful of those around him.
stolid impassive; dull; difficult to rouse The drunken man sat in a @ stupor, refusing to be moved.
tepid lukewarm; neither hot nor cold The diner returned the @ soup to be heated.
unique being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else; being the only solution or answer A @ baseball card can fetch quite a good price at auction.
virulent extremely harmful and powerful; malignant; acrimonious @ acids can quickly eat through clothes.
