| Term | Definition |
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diaphanous |
light,airy and transparent |
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diffident |
shy,modest,quiet |
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effulgent |
radiant,splendorous |
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descerate |
to violate the sacredness of a thing or a place |
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deleterious |
harmful |
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dessicated |
dried up dehydrated |
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ebullient |
extremeley lively,enthusiactistic |
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conundrum |
puzzle |
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credulity |
readiness to believe |
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dither |
to be indecisive |
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deride |
laugh at mockingly |
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contrite |
penitent,eager to be forgiven |
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cupidity |
greed,strong desire |
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dissemble |
to conceal, to fake |
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enervate |
to weaken, to exhaust |
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defile |
to make unclean |
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conflagration |
great fire |
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cursory |
brief to the point of being superficial |
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cogent |
intelluctually convincing |
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concomitant |
accompanying in a subordinate fashion |
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decry |
criticize openly |
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deprecate |
to belittle,to depreciate |
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discursive |
rambling,lacking order |
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egregious |
extremeley bad |
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ephemeral |
short-lived,fleeting |