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Word: dour

Definition: sullen; gloomy; stubborn


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::: stratified - divided into classes; arranged into strata; V. stratify
::: agglomeration - collection; heap; V. agglomerate: gather into a rounded mass; N. aggolmeate: jumbled mass; heap
::: enmity - ill will; hatred; hostility
::: impetuous - violent; hasty; rash; impulsive; without careful thought; Ex. impetuous decision
::: charm - quality of pleasing; amulet; action or formula thought to have magical power; spell; V: attract; cast a spell on; bewitch
::: baleful - evil; malignant in intent or effect; deadly; having a malign influence; portending evil; ominous; threatening; Ex. baleful look
::: effluvium - noxious(harmful) smell
::: acoustics - science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
::: comity - courtesy; civility; Ex. comity of nations
::: chaste - morally pure; virginal; abstaining from illicit sexual acts; modest; simple (of a style of writing); not highly decorated; austere