UNUSUAL WORDS XC

Can you give a simple definition of these less-frequently-used words?

1. VIDALIA 

2. PLUVIAL

3. PELLUCID

4. ALLUVIAL

5. EDACIOUS

6. TURPITUDE

7. LEVIATHAN

8. ALTRUISTIC

9. PERORATION

10. PULCHRITUDE 

Answers:

 

1. VIDALIA - A sweet onion

 

2. PLUVIAL - Characterized by rainfal

 

3. PELLUCID - Transparently clear

 

4. ALLUVIAL - Made up of sand and earth left by rivers/floods

 

5. EDACIOUS - Ravenouly hungry

 

6. TURPITUDE - Baseness, depravity 

 

7. LEVIATHAN - A giant sea creature, real or fictional

 

8. ALTRUISTIC - Showing a selfless concern for the well-being of others 

 

9.  PERORATION - The concluding part of a speech, often intended to inspire the audience

 

10. PULCHRITUDE - Physical beauty, especially of a woman