Poignant, Adroit, Loiter

10/31/2006; 8:39 PM

Word: poignant
Meaning:

  1. keenly distressing to the feelings: poignant regret
  2. keen or strong in mental appeal: a subject of poignant interest
  3. affecting or moving the emotions: a poignant scene.
  4. pungent to the smell: poignant cooking odours.
  5. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary)
Synonyms: intense, bitter, heartfelt

Word: adroit
Meaning:

  1. expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body
  2. cleverly skillful, resourceful or ingenious: an adroit debater
  3. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary)
Synonyms: skillful, clever, apt, deft

Word: loiter
Meaning:

  1. To stand idly about; linger aimlessly
  2. To proceed slowly or with many stops: loitered all the way home.
  3. To delay or dawdle: loiter over a task.
  4. (The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language)
Synonyms: waste time, wait, linger
Usage: The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square.

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