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Daemon wrote:hypersensitive(adjective) Having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor). Synonyms: allergicUsage: I am hypersensitive to pollen and suffer terribly from a runny nose and itchy, watery eyes during the spring.
Too many of the news media are hypersensitive to any
insinuation that they are less than factual and balanced.
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Here is link that gives a fuller explanation
of what iridescent means , plus some colorful
photos of various and interesting iridescent objects.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridescence
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Children are frequently mesmerized by iridescent objects
such as bubbles and shells.
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Daemon wrote:festivity(noun) Any joyous diversion. Synonyms: celebrationUsage: The whole town was filled with mirth and dance and festivity.
There was an eruption of spontaneous festivity when
these words were heard , "Houston, Tranquility Base here.
The Eagle has landed." 
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Neil_Armstrong
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Daemon wrote:splendiferous(adjective) Having great beauty and splendor. Synonyms: resplendent, splendid, gloriousUsage: For our 10th anniversary, we went to the most expensive restaurant in the city and had a truly splendiferous meal.
The Colorado Rockies put on a splendiferous display
of colorful foliage in the Autumn months !
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Daemon wrote:splendiferous(adjective) Having great beauty and splendor. Synonyms: resplendent, splendid, gloriousUsage: For our 10th anniversary, we went to the most expensive restaurant in the city and had a truly splendiferous meal.
The professional diver-photographer brought back
footage of the splendiferous coral reefs that
she so cherished over the years.
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Daemon wrote:ad-lib(adjective) Said or done without having been planned or written in advance. Synonyms: spontaneous, unwrittenUsage: The bride's father made a few ad-lib remarks at the rehearsal dinner, and they turned out to be the most memorable and meaningful words of the night.
The two world leaders , who just arrived at their
podiums in the famous Daffodil & Water Garden ,
extended their greetings ; then the guest leader
did an ad-lib appreciation for the extraordinary
hospitality that the host leader had been providing all week.
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Daemon wrote:villainous(adjective) Extremely wicked. Synonyms: nefariousUsage: A villainous band of thieves targeted our neighborhood and in one night made off with 17 cars.
The concerned brow of the famous Sherlock Holmes
gave away his silent impression that he found
evidence linking the crime scene to the villainous
Prof. Moriarty.
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Daemon wrote:festivity(noun) Any joyous diversion. Synonyms: celebrationUsage: The whole town was filled with mirth and dance and festivity.
Today is National Dog Day , aka International Dog Day , so people
everywhere are sharing their dog photos and stories online ,
plus bringing festivity to animal adoption facilities.
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https://twitter.com/hashtag/MissionExtricatus?src=hash
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Daemon wrote:self-abasement(noun) Degradation or humiliation of oneself, especially because of feelings of guilt or inferiority. Synonyms: self-mortification, penanceUsage: "Let them break my heart if they like," she had thought to herself, in the self-abasement of that bitter moment; "it will be no more than I have deserved."
After the stellar performance the first string rookie quarterback
achieved last year , his self-abasement reached new lows when his
fumbles cost the team any hopes of a championship this year.
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Daemon wrote:uncivil(adjective) Lacking civility or good manners. Synonyms: rudeUsage: Dost think, because you have seen some great ladies rude and uncivil to persons below them, that none of them know how to behave themselves when they come before their inferiors?
The news media have encountered, and become, quite uncivil .
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