Vocabulary Word
Word: rotundity
Definition: roundness; sonorousness of speech
Definition: roundness; sonorousness of speech
Sentences Containing 'rotundity'
Then, in a flash, I perceived that all had the same form of costume, the same soft hairless visage, and the same girlish rotundity of limb.
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::: temerity - boldness; nerve; rashness; Ex. temerity to ask for a pay increase after only three day's work
::: distraught - upset; distracted by anxiety; very anxious and troubled almost to the point of madness; Ex. distraught with grief/worry
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::: masochist - person who enjoys his own pain; CF. masochism
::: consecrate - dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred; Ex. consecrate one's life to helping the poor
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::: cantata - story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio)
