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Description of demure (adjective: more demure; most demure; less demure; least demure)
overly modest

Samples of demure
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.



   
Description of notable (adjective: notable; more notable; most notable; less notable; least notable)
important; significant meaning

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



   
Description of inclement (adjective: more inclement; most inclement; less inclement; least inclement)
rough (e.g. weather); harsh

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



   
Description of detain (verb: detained; detaining; detains)
to delay temporarily

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



   
Description of perennial (adjective: perennial; more perennial; most perennial; less perennial; least perennial)
long time effects; lasts for a longer period of time

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



   
Description of penitent (adjective: penitent; more penitent; most penitent; less penitent; least penitent)
to show remorse; repentant

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



   
Description of obstinate (adjective: obstinate; more obstinate; most obstinate; less obstinate; least obstinate)
not easy to persuade; stubborn

Samples of obstinate
The man was obstinate about coming in from the rain.



   
Description of infinitesimal (adjective: more infinitesimal; most infinitesimal; less infinitesimal; least infinitesimal)
very small; minute

Samples of infinitesimal
Subatomic particles are infinitesimal compared to atomic particles.

Determination of infinitesimal
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Description of prevalent (adjective: prevalent; more prevalent; most prevalent; less prevalent; least prevalent)
broad and widespread

Samples of prevalent
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.



   
Description of dispel (verb: dispelled; dispelling; dispels)
to drive away

Samples of dispel
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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