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• conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
Example sentence • The crowd at the concert was vociferous in their demands for an encore.
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• having an air of allure, romance and excitement
Example sentence • She looked glamorous in her evening gown and diamond jewelry.
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• (used as an intensifier) excellently
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• extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
Example sentence • The firework display was truly wondrous .
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• of or relating to a cadaver or corpse
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• very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
Example sentence • His cadaverous appearance frightened the children.
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• stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
Example sentence • My cantankerous neighbor always yells at everyone in the building.
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• of or relating to the Carboniferous geologic era
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• the period from 345 million to 280 million years ago
Example sentence • The rock formations in this region are carboniferous and contain abundant fossilized plants.
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• of or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves
Example sentence • The coniferous forests of the Pacific Northwest are known for their tall and majestic trees.
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Example sentence • He is often overgenerous with his compliments.
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• possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
Example sentence • She possessed a sorcerous power that allowed her to control the elements.
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• having great beauty and splendor
Example sentence • The sun set in a splendiferous display of colors.
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• of or relating to or resembling a tuber
Example sentence • The potato is a common tuberous vegetable.
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Example sentence • His ungenerous behavior towards his coworkers cost him their respect.
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• (of a tumour) That is not cancerous; benign
Example sentence • The doctor assured me that the tumor was noncancerous .
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• (of plants) bearing or characterized by aments or catkins
Example sentence • The amentiferous tree produced an abundance of catkins in the spring.
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• (of insects) without wings
Example sentence • The paleontologist discovered an apterous fossil, indicating that the species did not have wings.
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Example sentence • There are many auriferous deposits in this region.
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• bearing or producing or containing calcium or calcium carbonate or calcite
Example sentence • The calciferous rocks contain high levels of calcium carbonate.
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• of or relating to insects of the order Hymenoptera
Example sentence • The hymenopterous insects include bees, wasps, and ants.
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• divided into five parts; specifically, having each floral whorl consist of five (or a multiple of five) members
Example sentence • The starfish has a pentamerous radial symmetry.
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• contaminated with infecting organisms
Example sentence • The pestiferous mosquitoes plagued the campers all night.
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Example sentence • His somniferous voice lulled me to sleep.
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Example sentence • The soporiferous effects of the sleeping pill quickly put me to sleep.
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• having or consisting of four similar parts; tetramerous flowers
Example sentence • The flower has tetramerous symmetry, with four equal petals.
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Example sentence • The ferriferous minerals in the soil give it a reddish hue.
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Example sentence • The garnetiferous rock contained numerous crystal formations.
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Example sentence • The hemipterous insect had a long mouthpart used for sucking sap.
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Example sentence • The heteropterous insect belongs to the order Hemiptera.
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Example sentence • The homopterous group includes aphids, scales, and cicadas.
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• Having the same number of parts
Example sentence • The two compounds are isomerous .
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