crepuscular
definition
active during twilight or dim light
example
The crepuscular animals, like deer, often come out to feed in the evening light.
synonyms
twilightduskdim
word origin — from Latin 'crepusculum', meaning 'twilight'
Set 99 · Study 1 / 5
Exitactive during twilight or dim light
The crepuscular animals, like deer, often come out to feed in the evening light.
Set 99 of Word Master covers 5 words: crepuscular, grandiloquent, meretricious, fortuitous, quixotic. Each entry below includes its definition, an example sentence, and synonyms — practice them with the interactive cards above.
active during twilight or dim light
The crepuscular animals, like deer, often come out to feed in the evening light.
extravagantly bold or pompous in speech or writing
The politician's grandiloquent speeches always impressed the audience, even if they were hard to understand.
superficially attractive but having no real value or integrity
The meretricious decorations in the store made it look fancy, but they were really cheap and not worth much.
happening by chance or accident, often in a beneficial way
It was fortuitous that I found a $50 bill on the ground just when I needed it for lunch.
extremely idealistic and impractical
His quixotic dream of building a peaceful world made him ignore practical solutions.