VOCABULARY
Ramble (adjective)
Definition:
a.(TALK) too long and confused.
Example:
A long rambling speech.
Definition:
b.(SPREADING) large and spreading out in many different directions.
Example:
A rambling rose.
Strident (adjective)
Definition:
a.(LOUD) A strident sound is loud, unpleasant, and rough.
Example:
People are put off by his strident voice.
Definition:
b.(FORCEFUL) expressing or expressed in forceful language that does not try to avoid upsetting other people.
Example:
They are becoming increasingly strident in their criticism of government economic policy.
Vociferous (adjective)
Definition:
Vociferous people express their opinions and complaints loudly and repeatedly in speech, and vociferous demands, etc. are made repeatedly and loudly.
Example:
Local activist groups have become increasingly vociferous as the volume of traffic passing through the village has grown.
Auspicious (adjective)
Definition:
suggesting a positive and successful future.
Example:
They won their first match of the season 5–1 which was an auspicious start.
Compliant (adjective)
Definition:
a. willing to do what other people want you to do.
Example:
A compliant child.
Definition:
b. used to describe something that obeys a particular rule or law.
Example:
The company expects to be reclassified soon as its factories are fully compliant with the Federal Clean Air Act.
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