Vocabulary Word
Word: pristine
Definition: unspoiled; remaining in a pure state; characteristic of earlier times; primitive; Ex. an old book in pristine condition
Definition: unspoiled; remaining in a pure state; characteristic of earlier times; primitive; Ex. an old book in pristine condition
Sentences Containing 'pristine'
And so, as I am not and, so far as one can judge, cannot be enchanted, she it is that is enchanted, that is smitten, that is altered, changed, and transformed; in her have my enemies revenged themselves upon me, and for her shall I live in ceaseless tears, until I see her in her pristine state.
To thee, great hero who all praise transcends, La Mancha's lustre and Iberia's star, Don Quixote, wise as brave, to thee I say-- For peerless Dulcinea del Toboso Her pristine form and beauty to regain, 'T is needful that thy esquire Sancho shall, On his own sturdy buttocks bared to heaven, Three thousand and three hundred lashes lay, And that they smart and sting and hurt him well.
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::: ossify - change or harden into bone; become hard and unchanging in one's ideas
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::: squander - waste; spend foolishly
::: cohesion - tendency to keep together
::: obtuse - blunt; not sharp; stupid; slow in understanding
::: illusive - deceiving; based on illusion; causing illusion; deceptive
