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Definition of demure, notable, inclement, detain, perennial, penitent, obstinate, infinitesimal, prevalent, dispel

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Definition of demure (adjective)
forms: more demure; most demure; less demure; least demure

overly modest

Examples
The woman was demure when complimented in public.
Dinner was an unvarying weekly round in which boiled beef and mutton figured largely, and it was little compensation to several hundred hungry schoolboys that they took their meals in the school's magnificent hall, overlooked by the demure and decorative paintings of Antonio Verrio.

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Definition of notable (adjective)
forms: notable; more notable; most notable; less notable; least notable

important; significant meaning

Examples
The leader of a country is always a notable person.

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Definition of inclement (adjective)
forms: more inclement; most inclement; less inclement; least inclement

rough (e.g. weather); harsh

Examples
People couldn't wait for the end of the inclement weather.

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Definition of detain (verb)
forms: detained; detaining; detains

to delay temporarily

Examples
The police may detain a person before that person's trial.

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Definition of perennial (adjective)
forms: perennial; more perennial; most perennial; less perennial; least perennial

long time effects; lasts for a longer period of time

Examples
The perennial stream was a great source of fish for the local tribe.

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Definition of penitent (adjective)
forms: penitent; more penitent; most penitent; less penitent; least penitent

to show remorse; repentant

Examples
One must appear to be penitent when one goes to court if he or she is obviously guilty.

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Definition of obstinate (adjective)
forms: obstinate; more obstinate; most obstinate; less obstinate; least obstinate

not easy to persuade; stubborn

Examples
The man was obstinate about coming in from the rain.

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Definition of infinitesimal (adjective)
forms: more infinitesimal; most infinitesimal; less infinitesimal; least infinitesimal

very small; minute

Examples
Subatomic particles are infinitesimal compared to atomic particles.

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Definition of prevalent (adjective)
forms: prevalent; more prevalent; most prevalent; less prevalent; least prevalent

broad and widespread

Examples
The prevalent theory of black holes and their existence was finally proved last month.
Since the introduction of computer-based indexing systems, alphabetical indexing languages have become more prevalent and UDC has suffered a reduction in use.

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Definition of dispel (verb)
forms: dispelled; dispelling; dispels

to drive away

Examples
The king can dispel unwanted groups whenever he sees fit.
By the end of a week she was little more than a living skeleton: her hand lay all day long in Jennifer's, and from time to time she would open her eyes, staring pathetically up, with a mute pleading in her expression that no words of comfort or whispered prayers could dispel.

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