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  Word Descriptions blithe, misanthropic, sacrosanct, convivial, antithetical, motley, deplorable, lavish, arid, cosmopolitan


   
Description of blithe (adjective)
happy; cheery; merry; carefree

Samples of blithe
The wedding was a blithe celebration.
The blithe child was a pleasant surprise.



   
Description of misanthropic (adjective)
hating or distrusting mankind; cynical

Samples of misanthropic
The pity is that the world we actually live in is so full of evidence for a misanthropic principle.



   
Description of sacrosanct (adjective)
very holy; inviolable

Samples of sacrosanct
When the Republican leader in the Senate, Mr Robert Dole, suggested that 5% be taken from the five top recipients, he killed two birds with one shock-horror proposal: he sent a signal to the Israeli government, and he queried the sacrosanct nature of the earmarked programs.



   
Description of convivial (adjective)
festive; gay; friendly; sociable; merry

Samples of convivial
At the end of the day, there are experiences to be shared, new friends to be introduced and tans to be compared over a convivial drink.
The convivial bohemian made a round of all the bars and cafes in Nice, looking for Modigliani.



   
Description of antithetical (adjective)
opposed; contrary

Samples of antithetical
Force is indeed antithetical to its nature at least until its non-coercive authority has been generally accepted in a community.



   
Description of motley (adjective)
of various colors; of mixed ingredients; of great variety

Samples of motley
When he stalked out he left her with a motley crew mostly of accountants and lawyers.
The party is not a motley collection of ageing hippies, but an arm of a wealthy and complex organisation.



   
Description of deplorable (adjective)
lamentable; wretched

Samples of deplorable
It is deplorable that the Americans took a lot of land cheap from Cubans and Spaniards.



   
Description of lavish (adjective)
profuse or generous; given to extravagance; wasteful; generous

Samples of lavish
Waiters in the silver national costume of Luctia bowed stiffly as they placed dish after lavish dish in front of the delegates.



   
Description of arid (adjective)
extremely dry; parched; barren; unimaginative

Samples of arid
The terrain was so arid that not one species of plant could survive.
Their thirst became worse due to the arid condition of the desert.



   
Description of cosmopolitan (adjective)
free from local prejudices; worldly

Samples of cosmopolitan
Now he would debate the subject in depth before a cosmopolitan audience of European and international politicians, bureaucrats, academic advisers and international managers.



  Determinations of the words blithe, misanthropic, sacrosanct, convivial, antithetical, motley, deplorable, lavish, arid, cosmopolitan

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