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Words used in some of the best sentences in English literature

Word List with 21 words
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ribald
vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.
diffusive
tending to be spread apart.
tremulous
characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness.
protrude
to stick out.
swoon
to enter a state of rapture or ecstasy.
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epoch
the beginning of a distinctive period in the history of anything.coq
haggard
having a wasted, or exhausted appearance.
elation
a feeling or state of great joy or pride.
coquette
a woman who flirts lightheartedly with men to win their admiration.
ineffable
incapable of being expressed or described in words.
lapis lazuli
n
a sky-blue color; azure.
somniferous
bringing or inducing sleep.
repudiate
to reject as having no authority or binding force.
sempiternal
a
everlasting; eternal.
sojourn
vw
to stay for a time in a place; live temporarily
jaunty
a
easy and sprightly in manner or bearing
louche
a
dubious; shady; disreputable.
eschew
to abstain or keep away from.
torpor
n
a state of suspended physical powers and activities.
veranda
a large, open porch, usually roofed and partly enclosed, as by a railing.
pleats
n
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.

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