PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Hiatus
We must take a detour around the road work to avoid a "hiatus".
Pause, break, gap
Acclaim
The audience is acclaiming the president after his speech.
Applause, commendation, plaudits
Tirade
The man went on a tirade after he was ejected from the game.
Ranting, sermon, screed
Grotesque
After the horrible car crash the car became grotesque.
Absurd, Bizarre, Ludicrous
Perceptible
Richard was perceptible to hypnosis by experimenting on himself.
Distinct, Appreciable, Detectable
Inscrutable
The murderer covered up his crime so well, that the case was inscrutable.
Hidden, undiscoverable, inexplicable
Chastisement
The food critique gave a harsh chastisement of the restaurant.
Criticism, reprimand, rebuke
Blatant
The nan was so blatant because he was wearing all neon yellow.
Conspicuous, obvious, flagrant
Subdued
After the argument with his parents the boy became subdued.
Hushed, mellow, solemn
Ludicrous
That idea is so ludicrous it might just work.
Crazy, bizarre, foolish
Interminable
The man has gotten so powerful he is almost interminable.
Boundless, continuous, limitless
Incredulity
Santa Claus is a person that someone might have had incredulity to when they grow up.
Doubt, skepticism, unbelief
Indulged
In this man's mid-life crisis he indulged his life dream of being a in a rock band.
Nourish, satisfy, gratify
Traverse
The hikers traversed over the big mountain range.
Cross, pass over, roam
Rebuke
The man rebuked his daughter's new boyfriend.
Disapproval, rating, refusal
Serenade
The mermaid serenaded the man till he woke up.
Song, divertimento, nocturne
Sauntered
The senior citizens sauntered around the resting home.
Roam, loiter, mosey
Abominable
The alley was an abominable place because of the retched smell.
Atrocious, awful, repulsive
Assimilating
She was assimilating the information she has been given about the case.
Comprehend, grasp, understand
Speculation
The scientist had a speculation that the plant would grow two feet.
Thought, conjecture, belief
Wary
The man was wary that his cover wasn't blown when he was an undercover mobster.
Attentive, frugal, considerate
Detaining
Traffic is detaining me from getting to work.
Abstain, delay, confine
Acrid
The acrid smoke from the house fire smells very bad from outside.
Pungent, stinging, irritating
Distended
When I broke my thumb it distended and throbbed for a whole week.
Bloated, bulging, enlarged
Uncompromisingly
"...a great platform of pink granite thrust uncompromisingly through the forest...".
rigid, obstinate, firm
Defiles
"The boys chose their way through defiles and over heaps of sharp stone.
Gap, pass, gorge
Disentangle
Ralph disentangled himself cautiously and stole away through the branches.
Disengage, detach, unravel
Prominent
"He was old enough,..., to have lost the prominent tummy of childhood ...".
Outstanding, flashy, bulging
Clamorously
"Tall trunks bore unexpected pale flowers all the way up to the dark canopy where life went on clamorously."
Loud, uproarious, importunate