WINNOW
Winnow means sort.
Thanks to his years of experience, the police officer was able to winnow the truth from the many lies.
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SYNCHRONIZE
Synchronize means match.
In order to perfectly synchronize their movements, the swimmers rehearsed daily.
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AVARICIOUS
Avaricious means greedy.
Even though the king had all the riches in his kingdom, this avaricious leader always wanted more.
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PERTURBED
Perturbed means bothered.
My coworker’s remarks about my figure perturbed me so I started to avoid him.
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FOREBODING
Foreboding means dread.
As I walked towards the gloomy castle, a sense of foreboding filled me.
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EDIFICE
Edifice is a large building.
The company’s world headquarters will soon be relocated to a new edifice down the street.
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HYPOCRITICAL
Hypocritical means contradictory.
Taking tax deductions while judging others for using the system is extremely hypocritical.
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ASKANCE
Askance means doubtful.
The wealthy man looked askance as the gang members approached him.
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AUDIBLE
Audible means hearable.
Because the journalist made a query that was not audible, she was asked to repeat her question.
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DISARMING
Disarming means charming.
Because Danny is a disarming man and can easily reduce buyer fears, he is a great car salesman.
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