Gnarled

Bent, Twisted

Emacicated

Extremley thin, Scrwany.

 (The children starving in Africa are emaciated are suffer from malnutrition.)

Diffident

 Shy, lacking self-confidence.

(The new kid in school was diffident and did not talk much.)

Assent

 To express agreement

(At the meeting of the congress, half of the people showed assent to the new bill.)

Virulent

 Extremley posionous

(The new vaccination was immediately recalled after it was found to be virulent and dangerous.)

Chivalrous

 Marked by honor,courtesy,or courage.

(Knights were always known for being chivalrous and with manners and bravery.)

Culinary

 Pertaining to cooking or the kitchen

(Maria loves to cook, and is pursuing a degree in the culinary arts.)

Muse

 To think or meditate in silence

(The great sages sat for days musing the meaning of life.)

Embark

 To go aboard, make a new start

(America embarked upon a huge journey at the beginning of the space race.)

Manifold

 Numerous and Varied

(In each Crayola box there are a manifold of colors.)

Benefactor

One who does good to others

(Dave is huge benefactor for the charity, he donates 5,000 dollars a year.)

Alienate

 To make indifferent or hostile

(After breaking up with Ellie, our friends alienated Dave.)

Askew

Twisted to one side, crooked.

(After the bar fight, Sam walked out with all his cloths askew.)

Crestfallen

Discouraged, dejected.

(At half time with the score 50 to 0, the players were crestfallen and in desperate need of motivation.)

Misnomer

Unsuitable or misapplied name.

(Sean is 6 feet and 5 inches tall, and feels the nickname "shorty" is a misnomer.)

Profess

To affirm openly, claim publicly. 

(Marriage vows are a way couples can profess their love.)

Capacious 

Spacious, roomy, large

(The hall was capacious and beautifully decorated, Rosie booked it that afternoon.)

Callous

Emotional hardening, unfeeling

(After so many deaths in her family, Lilly learned to deal with fate and became callous to misfortune.)

Nocturnal

Occurring in the night

(Owls are nocturnal, and are not active during the daytime.)

Clairvoyant

Supernaturally perceptive

(We visited to fortune teller, Mary, who is one of the most reputable clairvoyants in the city.)

Allude

To refer to casually/indirectly.

(When Dave's girlfriend said she liked diamonds, she was alluding to what she wanted for her birthday.)

Protrude

To stick out, thrust forth

(The teacher saw my phone protruding from my jean pockets and confiscated it.)

Placid

Calm, Peaceful 

( Lake Placid was given it's name because the waters appeared so calm.)

Irrelevant

Not to the point, unrelated

(In math class, a question about Shakespeare is completely irrelevant.)

Tangible

Capable of being touched, real

(A pencil is tangible whereas a dream is not.)