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Appearance

adj.

austere

Meaning: very bare, bleak

Usage: The austere furniture inside the abandoned house made the place feel haunted.

adj.

emaciated

Meaning: very thin, enfeebled looking

Usage: The rescued dog looked emaciated after weeks without enough food.

n.

corpulence

Meaning: extreme fatness

Usage: The old portrait exaggerated the king’s corpulence.

adj.

swarthy

Meaning: of dark color or complexion

Usage: The sailor’s face became swarthy after months in the sun.

n.

pulchritude

Meaning: physical beauty

Usage: Several of Shakespeare’s sonnets explore the pulchritude of a lovely young man.