The odor of the flowers will permeate the entire house.
(to pass into and penetrate throughout; to spread or diffuse into; to pervade.)
002 etymology
A course in etymology will help you to increase your vocabulary.
(the study of word origins, development and changes in accepted meaning; such a history of a word.)
003 prevaricator
Truth means nothing to the prevaricator as long as he gets what he wants.
(one who evades the truth; a liar.)
004 gyration
The gyration of the ballerina made me dizzy.
(a revolving action around an axis; a whirling or spinning motion.)
005 nefarious
He was given a long prison term for his nefarious crime.
(wicked; vicious.)
006 gregarious
Sheep are, in general, gregarious animals.
(living in groups; sociable.)
007 ostracized
He was ostracized by polite society because of his scandalous behavior.
(banished; excluded; shut out.)
008 diurnal
The sun moves from east to west in its diurnal course.
(on the day time; during the course of a day; daily.)
A good administrator is available but not officious.
(forcing one's service or attention upon upon another; overly meddlesome or attentive.)
010 stereotyped
Those stereotyped characters in the book were boring.
(following a pattern; unoriginal; conventional; trite; formalized.)
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