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trans·verse

• Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis.

Synonyms: cross, thwartwise, transversal.

Usage: We agreed to meet under the transverse arches in the main hall of the college at two o’clock.

References

• The Free Dictionary — transverse
• Wordle — Transverse

val·or·ous

• Marked by or possessing great personal bravery.

Synonyms: valiant.

Usage: He was a valorous soldier, Gur Tus by name, and together we kept the now thoroughly frightened troops in the semblance of order.

References

• The Free Dictionary — valorous
• Wordle —Valorous

ac·rid

• Unpleasantly sharp, pungent, or bitter to the taste or smell.
• Caustic in language or tone.

Synonyms: pungent.

Usage: The taste of the salt was strong in my mouth, and I was strangling with the acrid stuff in my throat and lungs.

References

• The Free Dictionary — acrid
• Wordle — Acrid

mag·nil·o·quent

• Lofty and extravagant in speech.

Synonyms: grandiloquent, tall.

Usage: “Enter, Sons of the Stars,” he said, in a magniloquent voice, “and deign to rest awhile in our humble habitations.”

References

• The Free Dictionary — magniloquent
• Wordle — Magniloquent

con·form·a·ble

• Corresponding; similar.
• Quick to comply; submissive.

Synonyms: concordant, consonant, accordant, agreeable.

Usage: It is possible, Haidee, that so perfect a seclusion, though conformable with the habits and customs of the East, may not be practicable in Paris.

Reference

• The Free Dictionary — conformable
• Wordle — Conformable