exultant
adjective
How to pronounce exultant?
The word exultant sounds like ex-ult-ant
/ɪɡ'zəltənt/
What is the definition of exultant?
adjectivejoyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
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marriage
noun
How to pronounce marriage?
The word marriage sounds like mar-riage
/'mirɑdʒ/
What is the definition of marriage?
nountwo people who are married to each other
Examples
- his second marriage was happier than the first
nounthe act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony
Examples
- their marriage was conducted in the chapel
nounthe state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
Examples
- a long and happy marriage
nouna close and intimate union
Examples
- the marriage of music and dance
- a marriage of ideas
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preternatural
adjective
How to pronounce preternatural?
The word preternatural sounds like pre-ter-nat-u-ral
/,pritər'næʧərəl/
What is the definition of preternatural?
adjectivesurpassing the ordinary or normal
Examples
- Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel
adjectiveexisting outside of or not in accordance with nature
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intensifier
noun
How to pronounce intensifier?
The word intensifier sounds like in-ten-si-fi-er
/ɪn'tɛnsə,faɪər/
What is the definition of intensifier?
nouna modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
Examples
- `up' in `finished up' is an intensifier
- `honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier
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bacchanal
noun, adjective
How to pronounce bacchanal?
The word bacchanal sounds like bac-cha-nal
/,bɑkə'nɑl/
What is the definition of bacchanal?
nouna wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
nounsomeone who engages in drinking bouts
adjectiveused of riotously drunken merrymaking
Examples
- a night of bacchanalian revelry
nouna drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus
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blanche
How to pronounce blanche?
The word blanche sounds like Blanche
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shipping
noun
How to pronounce shipping?
The word shipping sounds like ship-ping
What is the definition of shipping?
nounconveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry
nounthe commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
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scummy
adjective
How to pronounce scummy?
The word scummy sounds like scum-my
/'skəmi/
What is the definition of scummy?
adjectiveof the most contemptible kind
Examples
- a scummy rabble
adjectivecovered with scum
Examples
- the scummy surface of the polluted pond
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bartlett
noun
How to pronounce bartlett?
The word bartlett sounds like bart-lett
/'bɑrtlɪt/
What is the definition of bartlett?
nounUnited States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)
nounUnited States publisher and editor who compiled a book of familiar quotations (1820-1905)
nounjuicy yellow pear
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mascot
noun
How to pronounce mascot?
The word mascot sounds like mas-cot
/'mæskət/
What is the definition of mascot?
nouna character, animal or object that is adopted by a team or group as a symbolic figure
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naivety
noun
How to pronounce naivety?
The word naivety sounds like na-ive-ty
What is the definition of naivety?
nounlack of sophistication or worldliness
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