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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. |
| swoon |
to enter a state of rapture or ecstasy. |
| 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 |
a sky-blue color; azure. |
| somniferous |
bringing or inducing sleep. |
| repudiate |
to reject as having no authority or binding force. |
| sempiternal |
everlasting; eternal. |
| sojourn |
to stay for a time in a place; live temporarily |
| jaunty |
easy and sprightly in manner or bearing |
| louche |
dubious; shady; disreputable. |
| eschew |
to abstain or keep away from. |
| torpor |
a state of suspended physical powers and activities. |
| veranda |
a large, open porch, usually roofed and partly enclosed, as by a railing. |
| pleats |
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place. |
| ribald |
vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc. |
| diffusive |
tending to be spread apart. |
| tremulous |
characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness. |
| swoon |
to enter a state of rapture or ecstasy. |
| 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 |
a sky-blue color; azure. |
| somniferous |
bringing or inducing sleep. |
| repudiate |
to reject as having no authority or binding force. |
| sempiternal |
everlasting; eternal. |
| sojourn |
to stay for a time in a place; live temporarily |
| jaunty |
easy and sprightly in manner or bearing |
| louche |
dubious; shady; disreputable. |
| eschew |
to abstain or keep away from. |
| torpor |
a state of suspended physical powers and activities. |
| veranda |
a large, open porch, usually roofed and partly enclosed, as by a railing. |
| pleats |
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place. |
