Pugnacious

Pugnacious - aggressively argumentative or combative

Sample Sentence:

The pugnacious little boy came home with a black eye almost every week.

Platitude

Platitude - a comment that is trite, obvious or cliche

Sample Sentence:

The candidate for office gave one platitude after another in his speech.

Adjudicate

Adjudicate - to settle in a judicial manner

Sample Sentence:

The two parties could not agree on a solution, so it will be necessary to adjudicate the matter.

Exegesis

Exegesis - Critical analysis or explanation, particularly of scripture

Sample Sentence:

His exegesis of the verse was flawed because he misunderstood the vocabulary.

Dowager

Dowager - an older woman of dignity

Sample Sentence:

The generous dowager donated money for a library to be built

Vagrant

Vagrant - wanderer, beggar, one without home or employment

Sample sentence:

The couple walking to dinner was surprised by a vagrant in the alley beside the restaurant.

Churlish

Churlish - rude, discourteous, boorish, difficult

Sample Sentence:

The churlish woman shrieked at the clerk for missing a sale price on an item.

Magnanimous

Magnanimous - generous, giving, noble.

Sample Sentence:

His magnanimous gesture of large donation thrilled the community center.

Bucolic

Bucolic - Rural, pastoral

Sample Sentence:
The bucolic little town was perfect for a quiet weekend getaway.

Egregious

Egregious - outrageously bad, conspicuously offensive

Sample Sentence:

His egregious behavior caused the owner to ban him from the restaurant.

Dolt

Dolt - an idiot, one lacking sense

Sample Sentence:

The dolt put his tongue on the frozen metal pole.

Ubiquitous

Ubiquitous - widespread, everywhere

Sample Sentence:

In the age of ubiquitous wifi, its ridiculous that you still get charged so much for it at hotels.

Obumbrate

Obumbrate - to shade, shadow or cover

Sample Sentence:

The dense fog will obumbrate the mountain peak.

Loquacious

Loquacious - talkative or chatty

Sample Sentence:

My loquacious daughter is often the center of attention.

Philatelist

Philatelist - a stamp collector

Sample Sentence:

Our neighbor, who is a philatelist, collects rare and commemorative stamps.

Vacuous

Vacuous - lacking purpose or intelligence; stupid

Sample Sentence:

I'm tired of listening to vacuous comments from ill-informed news anchors.

Sycophant

Sycophant - a flatterer or self-serving kiss up

Sample Sentence:

It seems she has hired another sycophant to boost her ego.

Mellifluous

Mellifluous - smooth, rich sounding, flowing

Sample Sentence:

The mellifluous sound of his voice filled the room as he read the passage.

Redundant

Redundant - Excessive or unnecessary repetition

Sample Sentence:

My first post was a bit redundant.

Inaugural

Inaugural - The beginning of a new venture.

Sample Sentence:

This inaugural post of my blog will be the word inaugural.  This leads us to my next post.....