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resplendent
adjective
shining brilliantly; gleaming
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- First recorded between 1400–50.
- From the Latin resplendēre, meaning “to shine brightly;” related to the word splendor.
EXAMPLES OF RESPLENDENT
- The mountain peaks were resplendent with freshly fallen snow.
- The meadow was resplendent with wildflowers that caught the afternoon sun.
preponderate
verb
to exceed in weight, influence, importance, amount, etc.
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- First recorded in 1615–25.
- From the Latin praeponderāre, meaning “to outweigh.”
EXAMPLES OF PREPONDERATE
- Arguments for postponement preponderated at the board meeting.
- Drought-resistant plants preponderate in this desert region.
tabula rasa
noun
anything existing undisturbed in its original pure state
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- First recorded in 1525–35.
- From the Latin tabula rāsa, meaning “scraped tablet, clean slate.”
- Wax tablets or tabulae were often used in Roman times for writing temporary notes, calculations, or messages.
EXAMPLES OF TABULA RASA
- The untouched notebook was a tabula rasa for the writer’s creative vision.
- The remote valley, hidden for centuries, offered a tabula rasa for ecological studies.
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