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Meaning of abrupt, communal, perpetual, dormant, wooden, polemic, esoteric, plenary, ceremonious, meretricious

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Meaning of abrupt (adjective)
happening or ending unexpectedly

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The abrupt end to their marriage was a shock to everyone.

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Meaning of communal (adjective)
shared or common ownership; public

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The communal nature of the project made everyone pitch in to help.

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Meaning of perpetual (adjective)
never ceasing; continuous; eternal

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Perpetual pain keeps the woman from walking.

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Meaning of dormant (adjective)
as if asleep; inert; sluggish; inactive

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The animals lay dormant until the spring thaw.

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Meaning of wooden (adjective)
expressionless; dull; inflexible; stiff; blunt

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The wooden expression of the man made him look like a statue.

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Meaning of polemic (adjective)
controversial; argumentative; contentious

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The polemic decision caused a stir in the community.

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Meaning of esoteric (adjective)
understood by only a chosen few; confidential; private

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The esoteric language was only known by a select group.
We have had a number of esoteric conversations.

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Meaning of plenary (adjective)
full; entire; complete; whole

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A plenary class of students staged the protest.

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Meaning of ceremonious (adjective)
very formal; proper

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The black-tie dinner was highly ceremonious.

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Meaning of meretricious (adjective)
deceptive beauty; alluring by attractive appearance; lewd

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A cubic zircon is a meretricious way of impressing others.

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