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Word Within A Word
Word Within A Word Deca-List #10
| Word | Definition | Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| Ingenuous | Innocent and naive | The ingenuous-but not ingenious-girl believed it. |
| Circumlocution | Talking in circles | He used a circumlocution to avoid answering the question. |
| Cryptic | Having hidden meaning | We found a cryptic inscription in the stone. |
| Cryptologist | Code breaker | British cryptologists cracked the German code. |
| Isosceles | Having two equal sides | He drew an isosceles trapezoid on the board. |
| Magnate | Powerful person | The oil magnates in Saudi Arabia control billions. |
| Loquacious | Talkative | The loquacious fellow wore their ears out. |
| Congenital | At birth | The problem is a congenital defect. |
| Unilateral | One-sided | The U.S. made a unilateral withdrawal. |
| Excoriate | To vervally flog | His speech excoriated the opponent. |