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  Word Descriptions contrite, exemplary, flippant, illusive, pagan, prefatory, lugubrious, defunct, fortuitous, assiduous


   
Description of contrite (adjective)
regretful; sorrowful; having repentance; remorseful; pertinent

Samples of contrite
Regretting his decision not to attend college, the contrite man did not lead a very happy life.
A contrite heart has fixed its wrongs.



   
Description of exemplary (adjective)
outstanding; praiseworthy; serving as a model

Samples of exemplary
The honor student's exemplary behavior made him a role model to the younger children.
Employees of the month are chosen for their exemplary service to the firm.



   
Description of flippant (adjective)
talkative; disrespectful; careless; disdainful

Samples of flippant
The youngsters were flippant in the restaurant.
The teacher became upset with the flippant answer from the student.



   
Description of illusive (adjective)
deceiving; misleading; unreal; false; deceptive

Samples of illusive
It was as illusive as a mirage.



   
Description of pagan (adjective)
polytheistic; hedonistic

Samples of pagan
Moses, distraught over some of his people's continuing pagan ways, smashed the stone tablets bearing the Ten Commandments.



   
Description of prefatory (adjective)
coming before; serving as an opening statement

Samples of prefatory
The prefatory comments informed the audience of what was to come.



   
Description of lugubrious (adjective)
full of sorrow; mournful; melancholic

Samples of lugubrious
The man's lugubrious heart kept him from enjoying the special occasion.



   
Description of defunct (adjective)
no longer living or existing; extinct; dead

Samples of defunct
The man lost a large sum of money when the company went defunct.



   
Description of fortuitous (adjective)
happening accidentally; by chance

Samples of fortuitous
Finding the money under the bush was fortuitous.



   
Description of assiduous (adjective)
carefully attentive; diligent; persistent; hard-working

Samples of assiduous
It is necessary to be assiduous if a person wishes to make the most of his time at work.
He enjoys having assiduous employees because he can explain a procedure once and have it performed correctly every time.



  Determinations of the words contrite, exemplary, flippant, illusive, pagan, prefatory, lugubrious, defunct, fortuitous, assiduous

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