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dil • i • gent • ly adv., painstakingly, industriously. Dad painted the garage diligently until it looked like new.

rap • tur • ous adj., full of joy or pleasure. When Huy saw his sister, whom he had not seen since the war, he let out a rapturous greeting in Vietnamese.

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in • co • her • ent adj., unclear; not understandable. With her high fever, Marie’s mutterings were all incoherent.

ob • dur • ate adj., unsympathetic; hardened. With obdurate conviction, the judge sentenced the criminal to life in prison.