Alex was able to walk again thanks to his supplant hip.
Synonyms: displace; supersede
The Trojan Horse must be one of the most successful military strategems used throughout history.
Synonyms: artifice; feint; maneuver; ruse; wile
In The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne was required to wear the letter A on her clothes as a public stigma for her adultery.
Synonyms: blemish; blot; opprobrium; stain; taint
I would like to live in a pristine place with mountains, flowers, rivers, and fresh air.
Synonyms: innocent; undamaged
When Germany claimed hegemony over Russia, Stalin was outraged.
Synonyms: authority; power
Johan’s decision to sell the apartment seemed to be a prescient one, as its value soon dropped by half.
Synonyms: augural; divinatory; mantic; oracular; premonitory
George Washington’s reputation for probity is illustrated in the legend about his inability to lie after he chopped down the cherry tree.
Synonyms: integrity; morality; rectitude; uprightness; virtue
To propitiate the Lord, Abraham was willing to sacrifice his son Isaac.
Synonyms: appease; conciliate; mollify; pacify; placate
The prodigal son quickly wasted all of his inheritance on a lavish lifestyle devoted to pleasure.
Synonyms: extravagant; lavish; profligate; spendthrift; wasteful
We must control the profligate behavior of politicians, since it can lead to the decline of The United States.
Synonyms: dissolute; extravagant; improvident; prodigal; wasteful
Atletico Mineiro fans are very fanatical in their devotion to the team.
Synonyms: extremist; fiery; frenzied, zealous
The sisters sobbed loudly throughout the grievous funeral of their father.
Synonyms: dire; dolorous; grave; mournful
