- Conceive
v. to imagine or come up with
The plan to build the city was originally conceived in the early 1900s.
- Coarse
adj. indicating a rough texture adj. lacking refinement or sophistication
The horse's mane was coarse, as if it had never been washed. The queen's coarse way of speaking surprised the other members of royalty.
- Obsolete
adj. no longer used; rare or uncommon
Historians assumed record players would be obsolete by now, but in fact they're making a huge comeback.