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::: somber - dark; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; CF. shadow
::: obsequy - funeral ceremony
::: serrated - having a sawtoothed edge; Ex. serrated leaf
::: matin - \'ee(matinee) dramatic or musical performance given in the afternoon
::: proponent - supporter; backer; opposite of opponent
::: prude - excessively modest or proper person (who is easily shocked by improper things, esp. of a sexual nature); N. prudery; ADJ. prudish: excessively concerned with propriety
::: sleazy - shabby and dirty; flimsy; insubstantial; Ex. sleazy back-street hotel/fabric
::: coeval - living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age
::: paraphernalia - equipment; odds and ends used in a particular activity; personal belongings; Ex. photographic paraphernalia; CF. married woman's property exclusive of her dowry
::: corpulent - very fat; N. corpulence