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Word: emollient

Definition: soothing or softening remedy (for the skin); ADJ.


More Vocab Words

::: entrepreneur - businessperson (who assumes the risk of a business venture); contractor; ADJ. entrepreneurial
::: gale - windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughters, tears); Ex. gale of laughter
::: intrude - put or force in without being asked; trespass; enter as an uninvited person; Ex. intrude one's own opinion into the report; CF. thrust in
::: inroad - hostile invasion; advance that lessens the quantity or difficulty of something; Ex. The long illness made serious inroads on his savings; CF. raid
::: amiss - wrong; faulty; Ex. something amiss; ADV.
::: guileless - without deceit
::: magnate - person of prominence or influence; powerful or influential person (in business or industry); Ex. oil magnate
::: blare - loud or harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light
::: expatriate - exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land; V: exile; banish; leave one's country
::: verdant - green; covered with green plants or grass; lush in vegetation; Ex. verdant meadows