privation [ prahy-VEY-shuh’ n ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. deprivation or lack of certain necessities a deed, consequence or state of lack or deprivation
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	His life was filled with hardship and privation.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Not the old fear of privation but a sense that the future is limited only by Icelanders’ belief in themselves and their willingness to reawaken that primeval Viking spirit idling restlessly behind their seeming impassivity. National Geographic, Power Struggle, By Marguerite Del Giudice
dipsomaniac [ dip-suh'-MEY-nee-ak, -soh- ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	a person with an insatiable craving for alcoholic beverages
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	Peter was a true dipsomaniac, his love for daiquiris was unmatched.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Sean Palmer, Joshua Dallas and Ryan Molloy make a winning (if implausibly camp) trio of sailors, June Whitfield is quietly hilarious as a dipsomaniac singing teacher, and Rodney Clarke makes his mark in multiple small roles. Telegraph, Sheer escapist fun overcomes the niggles, Rupert Christiansen, 26 Apr 2007
unimpeachable [ uhn-im-PEE-chuh’-buh’l ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	beyond reproach; above suspicion
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The unimpeachable character of the municipal commissioner contradicted his appearance.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	However, the CEO must set the standard for unimpeachable professional and personal behavior. CNN, Boeing fires CEO over relationship, 7 March 2007
feline [ FEE-lahyn ]
	[ noun, adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. (adj.) pertaining to or belonging to the cat family 2. (adj.) catlike 3. (n.) an animal of the cat family or Felidae
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	She got the chance to play cat woman because of her feline gait.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Andrew Lloyd Webber's star West End musical Cats has strutted its way on to the stage at Norwich Theatre Royal, striking as much admiration and affection in reviewer Lyn McKinney's heart as her own feline companions. BBC, Review: Cats at Norwich Theatre Royal, 29 December 2009.
cynical [ SIN-i-kuh'l ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. characteristic of or like a person who believes that motivation stems only from selfishness 2. showing contempt for accepted standards of morality or honesty 3. pessimistic or sneeringly distrustful of the motives of others
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	Some people adopted a cynical view of the new health care reform.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Coming a day after Spain struggled with a debt sale of its own, many EU governments will have found it hard to escape the conclusion the German ban was a partly a cynical attempt to improve Germany's finances.