Definition: (adjective) Appearing as such but not necessarily so.
Synonyms: seeming, apparent.
Usage: The ostensible reason of his appearance was the discovery, the very night before, of a “perfect little house.”
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whimsy
Definition: (noun) The trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment.
Synonyms: arbitrariness, flightiness, whimsicality, capriciousness.
Usage: She was an odd girl, prone to sudden flights of whimsy, and she floated through life cocooned in her own fantastic world.
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auxiliary
Definition: (adjective) Functioning in a supporting capacity.
Synonyms: subsidiary, supplemental, supplementary.
Usage: The main library and its auxiliary branches serviced the needs of the large community.
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unequivocal
Definition: (adjective) Admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion.
Synonyms: univocal, unambiguous.
Usage: Franz complimented Albert, who looked at himself in the glass with an unequivocal smile of satisfaction.
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fusillade
Definition: (noun) A discharge from a number of firearms, fired simultaneously or in rapid succession.
Synonyms: burst, salvo, volley.
Usage: Our warriors then rushed up to the roofs of the buildings which we occupied and followed the retreating armada with a continuous fusillade of deadly fire.
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impish
Definition: (adjective) Naughtily or annoyingly playful.
Synonyms: arch, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wicked.
Usage: These remarks were greeted with shouts of laughter by the impish creatures and one seized the Scarecrow’s arm and was astonished to find the straw man whirl around so easily.
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