10 new words

1.co⋅pi⋅ous

  [koh-pee-uhs]

–adjective

1.	large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful: copious amounts of food.

2.	having or yielding an abundant supply: a copious larder; a copious harvest.

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exhibiting abundance or fullness, as of thoughts or words. 2 .conundrum - Definition [kə-nŭńdrəm] (n.) A riddle in which a fanciful question is answered by a pun. (n.) A paradoxical, insoluble, or difficult problem; a dilemma:“the… Dictionary.com · The American Heritage® Dictionary 3. im⋅prov⋅i⋅dent   [im-prov-i-duhnt] –adjective 1. not provident; lacking foresight; incautious; unwary. 2. neglecting to provide for future needs. 4. shim   [shim] Show IPA noun, verb, shimmed, shim⋅ming. –noun 1. a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them. 5. crake   [kreyk] Show IPA –noun any of several short-billed rails, esp. the corn crake.

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sen⋅na⋅chie

  [sen-uh-kee] Show IPA

–noun Chiefly Scot., Irish.

7.lurid

  [loor-id]

a professional storyteller of family genealogy, history, and legend.

Use lurid in a Sentence

–adjective

1.	gruesome; horrible; revolting: the lurid details of an accident.

2.	glaringly vivid or sensational; shocking: the lurid tales of pulp magazines.

3.	terrible in intensity, fierce passion, or unrestraint: lurid crimes.

4.	lighted or shining with an unnatural, fiery glow; wildly or garishly red: a lurid sunset.

5.	wan, pallid, or ghastly in hue; livid. 8.cham⋅ae⋅do⋅re⋅a   [kam-i-dawr-ee-uh, -dohr-] –noun any of various small, slender palms of the genus Chamaedorea,several species of which are cultivated as houseplants.

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dec⋅i⋅are

  [des-ee-air, ‑ahr] Show IPA

–noun

a unit of surface measure equal to one-tenth of an are, or 10 square meters: equivalent to 11.96 square yards. 10. o⋅vine   [oh-vahyn, oh-vin] Show IPA –adjective pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.