Mangle:

 Meaning: To destroy something by twisting it with force or tearing it into pieces

so that its original form is completely changed.
 Sentence: The car accident caused the metal to mangle into twisted shapes.
Ostracize:
 Meaning: To refuse to allow someone to be a part of a social group; to refuse to
meet or talk to somebody.
 Sentence: He felt lonely after his friends decided to ostracize him for their plans.
Cavil:
 Meaning: To make unnecessary complaints about something.
 Sentence: It’s not productive to cavil about minor imperfections.
Divvy:
 Meaning: To share something between different people or groups.
 Sentence: They decided to divvy the expenses of the trip among themselves.
Inept:
 Meaning Not able to do something well.
Not skilled or efficient.
 Sentence: The inept chef burned the food, ruining the family gathering.
Encomium:
 Meaning: Expression of admiration or praise for something or someone.
 Sentence: The mayor received an encomium for his leadership skills.
Inure:
 Meaning: To get used to something difficult or unpleasant.
 Sentence: Overtime, the soldiers became inured to the bad weather.
Axiomatic:
 Meaning: True in such an obvious way that you do not need to prove it.
 Sentence: It is axiomatic that hard work leads to success.
Mien:
 Meaning: A person's appearance or manner that shows how they are feeling.
 Sentence: Despite her cheerful mien, you could see sadness in her eyes.
Defy:
 Meaning: To disobey.
To challenge.
To be beyond something.
Sentence: The rebellious teenager liked to defy authority.
Altruistic:
 Meaning: The attitude of caring about others and doing acts that help them
although you do not get anything by doing those acts.
 Sentence: His altruistic acts of kindness touched the hearts of many.
Circumambulate:
 Meaning: Moving around a sacred object or idol.
 Sentence: Pagans often circumambulate the scared idols.
Intractable:
 Meaning: Uncontrollable.
Stubborn.
Difficult to cure.
Sentence: The intractable problem seemed impossible to solve.
Abysmal:
 Meaning: Very bad; of very poor quality.
 Sentence: The student received an abysmal grade on the difficult exam.
Transpire:
 Meaning: To take place; go on, occur.
 Sentence: The meeting will transpire in the teacher’s lounge.
Impetus:
 Meaning: Something that encourages something else to happen.
 Sentence: The impetus for the team’s success was their strong motivation to win.
Daft:
 Meaning: Silly; foolish.
 Sentence: Despite his daft sense of humor, he was highly intelligent.
Brio:
 Meaning: The quality of being active or spirited or alive or vigorous.
 Sentence: He played the piano with brio, filling the room with spirited music.
Wheedle:
 Meaning: To try to persuade someone to do something or give you something
by praising them or being intentionally charming.
 Sentence: She tried to wheedle her way into getting a discount at the store.
Labrish:
 Meaning: To gossip or talk excessively.
 Sentence: Labrish about the new student spread quickly through the school.
Fave:
 Meaning: A favorite person or thing.
 Sentence: The singer performed all his fave songs during the concert.
Imponderabilia:
 Meaning: Things that cannot be precisely determined, measured, or evaluated.
 Sentence: In the imponderabilia of daily life, a shared laugh can lighten the mood.
Appall:
 Meaning: To cause someone to be extremely upset or shocked.
 Sentence: The news of the accident appalled everyone.
Soupcon:
 Meaning: A very small quantity of something.
 Sentence: She added a soupcon of salt to enhance the flavor of the dish.
Fabulist:
 Meaning: A person who lies or falsifies.
 Sentence: He was known as a fabulist for lying about his life.
Peccadillo:
 Meaning: A small fault or mistake, or something that someone does wrong that is
not very serious.
 Sentence: Her constant giggling was seen as a charming peccadillo.
Undergird:
 Meaning: To support something by forming a strong base for it.
 Sentence: A solid foundation was undergirding the success of any building.
Bemuse:
 Meaning: Puzzle, confuse or bewilder (someone).
 Sentence: The magician’s trick bemused the audience.
Portend:
 Meaning: To be a sign or warning that something usually bad or unpleasant is
going to happen.
 Sentence: The dark clouds and thunderstorms portended heavy rainfall.
Somnolent:
 Meaning: Sleepy/drowsy tending to cause sleep.
 Sentence: The somnolent lecture failed to keep the students engaged.
Superbious:
 Meaning: Excessively proud.
 Sentence: The manager’s superbious behavior created a toxic work environment.
Humongous:
 Meaning: Huge; enormous.
 Sentence: The humongous cake at the celebration fed the whole neighborhood.
Hitchhike:
 Meaning: To get a lift or free ride by holding out your hand at the vehicles passing
to your destination.
 Sentence: In college, he used to hitchhike to save money on transportation.
Convivium:
 Meaning: A banquet, feast or gathering.
 Sentence: The convivium was filled with laughter, music, and delicious food.
Adorbs:
 Meaning: A short form of adorable, used to describe people, animals, or things
that are easy to like or love because they are so attractive.
 Sentence: The baby’s chubby cheeks were simply adorbs.
Profundity:
 Meaning: Great depth of insight or knowledge.
 Sentence: The professor’s lecture was filled with profundity.