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  Word Descriptions aromatic, pecuniary, superficial, perfidious, dank, ominous, indelible, agrarian, tenuous, nugatory


   
Description of aromatic (adjective)
having a smell which is sweet or spicy; fragrant

Samples of aromatic
The aromatic smell coming from the oven made the man's mouth water.



   
Description of pecuniary (adjective)
pertaining to money; financial

Samples of pecuniary
The retiring employee was delighted when he received a pecuniary gift.



   
Description of superficial (adjective)
on the surface; narrow minded; lacking depth

Samples of superficial
The victim had two stab wounds, but luckily were only superficial.



   
Description of perfidious (adjective)
faithless; treacherous; deceitful; adulterous

Samples of perfidious
The trust between the business associates was broken after the perfidious actions by one of the partners.



   
Description of dank (adjective)
damp and chilly; clammy and wet; moist

Samples of dank
The cellar became very dank during the winter time.



   
Description of ominous (adjective)
threatening; foreboding

Samples of ominous
Seeing ominous clouds on the horizon, the street fair organizers decided to fold up their tent and go home.



   
Description of indelible (adjective)
that which cannot be blotted out or erased; permanent

Samples of indelible
The photograph of Neil Armstrong setting foot on the moon made an indelible impression on all who saw it.



   
Description of agrarian (adjective)
of the land; agricultural

Samples of agrarian
Many agrarian people are poor.



   
Description of tenuous (adjective)
thin; slim; delicate; weak; sparse

Samples of tenuous
The hurricane force winds ripped the tenuous branches from the tree.
The spectators panicked as they watched the cement block dangle from one tenuous piece of twine.



   
Description of nugatory (adjective)
trifling; futile; insignificant; void; invalid

Samples of nugatory
Because the problem was nugatory it was not addressed immediately.



  Determinations of the words aromatic, pecuniary, superficial, perfidious, dank, ominous, indelible, agrarian, tenuous, nugatory

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