disillusioned
adjective
What is the definition of disillusioned?
adjectivefreed from illusion
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puritan
noun
How to pronounce puritan?
The word puritan sounds like pu-ri-tan
/'pjʊrɪtən/
What is the definition of puritan?
nouna person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
nouna member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
nounsomeone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures
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papovavirus
noun
What is the definition of papovavirus?
nounany of a group of animal viruses associated with or causing papillomas or polyomas
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frenzied
adjective
How to pronounce frenzied?
The word frenzied sounds like fren-zied
/'frɛnzid/
What is the definition of frenzied?
adjectiveexcessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
Examples
- a frenzied look in his eye
adjectiveaffected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason
Examples
- a frenzied attack
- a frenzied mob
- the prosecutor's frenzied denunciation of the accused
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nisi
adjective
How to pronounce nisi?
The word nisi sounds like ni-si
/'naɪsaɪ/
What is the definition of nisi?
adjectivenot final or absolute
Examples
- the decree is nisi and not absolute
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exhilaration
noun
How to pronounce exhilaration?
The word exhilaration sounds like ex-hil-a-ra-tion
/ɪɡ,zɪlə'reɪʃən/
What is the definition of exhilaration?
nounthe feeling of lively and cheerful joy
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sparse
adjective
How to pronounce sparse?
The word sparse sounds like sparse
/spɑrs/
What is the definition of sparse?
adjectivenot dense
Examples
- trees were sparse
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existing
adjective
What is the definition of existing?
adjectivehaving existence or being or actuality
Examples
- much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran
adjectiveexisting in something specified
Examples
- depletion of the oxygen existing in the bloodstream
adjectivepresently existing
Examples
- the existing system
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darkness
noun
How to pronounce darkness?
The word darkness sounds like dark-ness
/'dɑrknɪs/
What is the definition of darkness?
nounabsence of light or illumination
nounabsence of moral or spiritual values
Examples
- the powers of darkness
nounan unenlightened state
Examples
- his lectures dispelled the darkness
nouna swarthy complexion
nounan unilluminated area
Examples
- he moved off into the darkness
nounhaving a dark or somber color
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meaningless
adjective
How to pronounce meaningless?
The word meaningless sounds like mean-ing-less
/'minɪŋlɪs/
What is the definition of meaningless?
adjectivehaving no meaning or direction or purpose
Examples
- a meaningless endeavor
- a meaningless life
- a verbose but meaningless explanation
adjectiveproducing no result or effect
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maulstick
noun
How to pronounce maulstick?
The word maulstick sounds like maul-stick
/'mɔl,stɪk/
What is the definition of maulstick?
nouna long stick that a painter uses to support the hand holding the brush
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oenophile
noun
What is the definition of oenophile?
nounsomeone who appreciates wine
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