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purple, lavender The vice-principal turned orchid with rage. (Orchid is usually used to mean a type of flower.)

conspicuous, flashy, flamboyant, pretentious Many NBA players have ostentatious tattoos.

good tasting, savory, agreeable, delicious, acceptable Your mom's cooking is very palatable.

contradiction, something that doesn't fit; something that should be true because it seems to offend common sense, yet is true anyway. He tried to explain the paradox that on the vacation he had the best and worst times of his life.

submissive, someone who lets things happen rather than himself taking action; not active To do well in school, one cannot be passive. One must apply himself.

sell (usually in a negative context), hawk, vend Bill got a job going door-to-door to peddle vacuum cleaners.

adj. common, everyday, usual, plodding, unremarkable, boring The critics called the new restaurant's food pedestrian; it never had many customers and eventually closed. n.one who does not ride but walks; walker Pedestrians in America should be very cautious as traffic moves much more switftly than in Japan.

making deliverately false statements when under oath (to have promised to tell the truth); lies, lying under oath The attorney accused teh witness of perjury.

to continue in some course of action despite setbacks and opposition; continue, struggle Kaj persevered through the challenges of moving from one country to another and ended up a well adjusted kid with a bicultural and billingual background, comfortable living in either Japan or America.

to turn to stone (literally), to paralyze with fear or surprise (figuratively); shock, stun, stiffen The zombie movie is so frightening that it would petrify even the bravest viewer.

devout, religious, moral Saue, a pious man, walks to the synagogue on the Sabbath and prays daily.