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• vaporous — [vā′pər əs] adj. [LL vaporosus] 1. giving off or forming vapor 2. full of vapor; foggy; misty 3. like, having the nature of, or characteristic of vapor 4. a) fleeting, unsubstantial, fanciful, etc.: said of things, ideas, etc. b) …   English World dictionary

• vaporous — /ˈveɪpərəs/ (say vaypuhruhs) adjective 1. full of vapour; foggy or misty. 2. dimmed or obscured with vapour. 3. of the form of vapour; unsubstantial. 4. given to fanciful or foolish ideas or discourse. {Latin vapōrus} –vaporously, adverb… …  

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• death — /deth/, n. 1. the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism. Cf. brain death. 2. an instance of this: a death in the family; letters published after his death. 3. the state of being …   Universalium

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• Ode on the Departing Year — was composed by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1796. The poem describes Coleridge s feelings on politics and religion, and it emphasizes an idyllic lifestyle as an optimal way of living. Contents 1 Background 2 Poem 3 Themes 4 …   Wikipedia

• thin — vb Thin, attenuate, extenuate, dilute, rarefy. Thin is the most inclusive of these terms and is interchangeable with any of the others, though not without some loss of precision or of specific connotations. Basically it implies reduction in… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms