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Meaning of peccadillo, urbane, subtlety, mar, lambent, circumspect, transpire, bilateral, fulsome, soporific
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Meaning of peccadillo (noun)
slight fault or offense; minor sin

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The child was embarrassed when he was caught committing the peccadillo of eating chocolate before dinner.

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Meaning of urbane (adjective)
cultured; suave; courteous; polite

Example
The gala concert and dinner dance was attended by the most urbane individuals.
The English businessman was described by his peers as witty and urbane.

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Meaning of subtlety (noun)
propensity of understatement; so slight as to be barely noticeable; elusiveness

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There was no subtlety in the protest; each person carried a sign and yelled for civil rights.
With great subtlety we slipped away from the boring party.

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Meaning of mar (verb)
to damage; to spoil; to deface

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The statue was marred by the ravages of time.

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Meaning of lambent (adjective)
traveling gently over surface; flickering; fluttering; playful

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The lambent flame lit the dark room as the breeze wafted in.

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Meaning of circumspect (adjective)
careful; cautious; prudent; watchful; guarded

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A circumspect decision must be made when so many people are involved.

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Meaning of transpire (verb)
to take place; to come about; to occur

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With all that's transpired today, I'm exhausted.

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Meaning of bilateral (adjective)
pertaining to or affecting both sides or two sides; having two sides; reciprocal

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A bilateral decision was made so that both partners reaped equal benefits from the same amount of work.
The brain is a bilateral organ, consisting of a left and right hemisphere.

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Meaning of fulsome (adjective)
disgusting due to excess; crude; repulsive; offensive

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The man became obese when he indulged in fulsome eating.

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Meaning of soporific (adjective)
causing sleep; causing drowsiness

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The motion of the train, the clickety-click of the rail joints, had a somewhat soporific effect on Mr Wishart and he found himself nodding off.
The soporific medication should not be taken when you need to drive.

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