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gravitas
Meaning:
Seriousness and dignity; formality in bearing and appearance;
Usage:
- The new leader has an air of gravitas that commands respect
- She is a comic actress who lacks the gravitas for dramatic roles
- The new leader has a certain gravitas
ill-willie
Adjective
Meaning:
Having an unfriendly disposition; cantankerous, surly, irascible
Usage:
He was infamous as an ill-willie
conjubilant
Adjective
Meaning:
Shouting together with joy
Usage:
They were all conjubilant when they heard that they had won the lottery of 50 crores
provenance
Noun
Meaning:
Origin, source; the place of origin or earliest known history of something; the beginning of something’s existence; something’s origin
Usage:
- Has anyone traced the provenances of these paintings?
- The artifact is of unknown provenance
tepid
Meaning:
Moderately warm; lukewarm; lacking passion, force or zeal; marked by absence of enthusiasm or conviction
Usage:
- They showed a tepid interest in the new project
- He gave a tepid performance
- My suggestion was given a tepid response
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