Anachronism: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anachronism
Definition: A person or a thing that seems to belong to the past and not to fit in the present .
Sentence: He's an old-fashioned politician who is seen by many of his colleagues as an anachronism.
Original: The book is filled with anachronisms.
Definition: A person or a thing that seems to belong to the past and not to fit in the present .
Sentence: He's an old-fashioned politician who is seen by many of his colleagues as an anachronism.
Original: The book is filled with anachronisms.
Chicanery: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chicanery
Definition: A sharp piece of practice (as at law)
Sentence: He wasn't above chicanery to win votes
Original: She would have seen much political chicanery in America
Definition: A sharp piece of practice (as at law)
Sentence: He wasn't above chicanery to win votes
Original: She would have seen much political chicanery in America
Copious: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copious
Definition- to have a lot of something
Sentence: Because we have a copious amount of peanut butter, my family decided to donate some to our neighbors.
Original: The girl took a copious amount notes in class to enable her to pass her next test.
Definition- to have a lot of something
Sentence: Because we have a copious amount of peanut butter, my family decided to donate some to our neighbors.
Original: The girl took a copious amount notes in class to enable her to pass her next test.
Idiosyncrasy: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/idiosyncrasy
Definition: An unusual part or feature of something.
Sentence: The current system has a few idiosyncrasies.
Original: Through idiosyncrasy in the education system, graduates can become more innovative.
Definition: An unusual part or feature of something.
Sentence: The current system has a few idiosyncrasies.
Original: Through idiosyncrasy in the education system, graduates can become more innovative.
Licentious: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/licentious
Definition: Sexually immoral or offensive
Sentence: A moralist who decried what she regarded as the licentious and corrupt culture of the entertainment industry.
Original: The licentious woman was arrested for adultery.
Definition: Sexually immoral or offensive
Sentence: A moralist who decried what she regarded as the licentious and corrupt culture of the entertainment industry.
Original: The licentious woman was arrested for adultery.
Obstreperous: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/obstreperous
Definition: Resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner.
Sentence: He was being extremely obstreperous when he wouldn't go outside.
Original: His cat was being obstreperous and wouldn't eat his food.
Definition: Resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner.
Sentence: He was being extremely obstreperous when he wouldn't go outside.
Original: His cat was being obstreperous and wouldn't eat his food.
Rectitude: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rectitude
Definition: the quality of being honest and morally correct
Sentence: The principal encouraged the graduates to go live the lives of unimpeachable rectitude and integrity.
Original: The boy showed rectitude when he refused to cheat on the test.
Definition: the quality of being honest and morally correct
Sentence: The principal encouraged the graduates to go live the lives of unimpeachable rectitude and integrity.
Original: The boy showed rectitude when he refused to cheat on the test.
Spate: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spate
Definition: a large number of things that appear or happen in a short period of time
Sentence: A spate of books on the subject have come out recently.
Original: A spate of movies about dogs came out recently.
Definition: a large number of things that appear or happen in a short period of time
Sentence: A spate of books on the subject have come out recently.
Original: A spate of movies about dogs came out recently.
Ubiquitous: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ubiquitou
Definition: seeming to be seen everywhere
Sentence:The company's advertisements are ubiquitous.
Original: WiFi is ubiquitous, because you can find it everywhere.
Definition: seeming to be seen everywhere
Sentence:The company's advertisements are ubiquitous.
Original: WiFi is ubiquitous, because you can find it everywhere.
Watershed: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watershed
Definition: An event or period marking a turning point in a course of action or state of affairs
Sentence: A watershed in modern American history, a time that ... forever changed American social attitudes
Original Sentence: The divorce marked a watershed, making her emotions change.
Definition: An event or period marking a turning point in a course of action or state of affairs
Sentence: A watershed in modern American history, a time that ... forever changed American social attitudes
Original Sentence: The divorce marked a watershed, making her emotions change.