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Word Explanations wispy, doff, enduring, disingenuous, droll, catechism, preponderance, bantam, nitwitted, confrere

Explanation of wispy (adjective)
forms: wispier; wispiest
lacking clarity or distinctness; shadowy; vague

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Explanation of doff (verb)
forms: doffed; doffed; doffing
remove

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Explanation of enduring (adjective)
patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble

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Explanation of disingenuous (adjective)
not straightforward or candid

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Explanation of droll (adjective)
forms: droller; drollest
comical in an odd or whimsical manner

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Explanation of catechism (noun)
book containing the main principles of Christianity

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Explanation of preponderance (noun)
exceeding in heaviness

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Explanation of bantam (adjective)
very small; lilliputian; midget; petite; tiny; flyspeck

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Explanation of nitwitted (adjective)
lacking sense or understanding or judgment (of especially persons)

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Explanation of confrere (noun)
a person who is member of one's class or profession; fellow

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Explain the words wispy, doff, enduring, disingenuous, droll, catechism, preponderance, bantam, nitwitted, confrere

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Meaning of wispy, doff, enduring, disingenuous, droll, catechism, preponderance