Question

Depredation: The pirates’ depredation left the village in the ruins.

Insolent: The child was insolent to his parents

Farcical: The attempt to escape was farcical, with many comical mistakes.

Repugnant: The smell of rotting food was repugnant.

Reconcile: They decided to reconcile their differences.

Formidable: The mountain was a formidable challenge.

Consequence: He faced the consequence of his actions.

Supersede: The new law will supersede the old one.

Prepossession: She had a strong prepossession against him.

Timorous: The timorous child hid behind his mother.

Impious: His impious remarks offend many.

Explicit: The instructions were explicit.

Sanctify: They sanctify the holy ground.,m[-;o

Equivocal: His answer was equivocal, not clear.

Manifest: His anger was manifest in his tone.

Ruffian: The ruffian broke the window and ran away.

Depredation: The town suffered from the depredation of wild animals.


We have sentences that include the definition but lets actually say what each definition means in simple words.

Answer 1

Here are simple, plain‑language meanings for each word:

- Depredation: damage, loss, or destruction caused by attack or looting.
- Insolent: rude and disrespectful.
- Farcical: so silly or ridiculous it’s like a bad comedy.
- Repugnant: very unpleasant or offensive.
- Reconcile: bring people back into agreement or friendship.
- Formidable: very difficult, powerful, or intimidating.
- Consequence: a result or outcome of something you did.
- Supersede: replace something older with something newer that takes its place.
- Prepossession: a strong opinion or bias you have before knowing the facts.
- Timorous: shy and easily frightened.
- Impious: disrespectful toward religion or sacred things.
- Explicit: very clear and direct, leaving no doubt.
- Sanctify: make something holy or set it apart as sacred.
- Equivocal: unclear or open to more than one interpretation.
- Manifest: clear and obvious, or plainly shown.
- Ruffian: a violent, rough, or lawless person.