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dessicated |
dried up |
When she opened the old Bible, one yellow, desiccated rose fell to the floor. |
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desultory |
wandering from subject to subject |
He gave his talk in such a desultory fashion it was hard to understand. |
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diadem |
a crown |
Peter referred to his wife's blonde hair as her golden diadem. |
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dichotomy |
a division into two parts; contrast between 2 different things |
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ebullient |
enthusiastic |
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eclectic |
choosing from various sources |
The room was furnished in an eclectic manner but it all came together very well. |
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Edify |
to improve someone morally or intellectually |
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effete |
worn out, barren |
Although worn down by age and a life of hard work, the man was far from effete. |
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egregious |
remarkably bad; outrageous |
His remark was so egregious that is shocked everyone at the party. |
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Elegy |
sad or mournful poem |
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elucidate |
to make clear |
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empirical |
based on practical experience rather than theory |
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endemic |
(or a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area |
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enervate |
to weaken |
Because the hot, humid weather enervated the boys, they were content to sit in the shade. |
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Ennui |
Boredome, weariness resulting from lack of interest |
My seniors sense a feeling of ennui settling over them. |
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fastidious |
adj hard to please; fussy |
My neighbor is a fastidious housekeeper |
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fissure |
n a long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking |
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forment |
v to investigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action) |
At the convention people were hired to forment disruptions during the speech. |
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gambol |
to frolic |
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garish |
adj obtrusively bright and showy |
the gypsy costumes were too garish for my taste |
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garrulous |
talkative |
the little girl was so garrulous that we thought she would never stop talking |
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gibe |
an insulting or mocking remark |
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halcyon |
adj calm; plesant |
The halcyon days of last month... |
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harbinger
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n an omen or sign |
The presence of the black cat was taken as a harbinger of ill luck. |
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hoi polloi |
n common people, the masses |
The hoi polloi loved to watch the Christians fight the lions |
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idiosyncrasy |
n a particular personality trait |
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ignoble |
adj dishonorable, shameful |
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importune |
to beg |
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Impecunious |
adj without money |
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perfunctory |
done without care, in a routine fashion |
She greeted her fans in a perfunctory manner. |
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sacrosanct |
adj regarded as too valuable to be interfered with; extremely holy |
The individual's right to work has been upheld as sacrosanct. |
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sibilant |
adj sounded with a hissing effect |
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