unattackable
- adjective satellite immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
secure; unassailable; impregnable; inviolable; strong.
- an impregnable fortress
- fortifications that made the frontier inviolable
- a secure telephone connection
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commensal
- noun either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent
- adjective living in a state of commensalism
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dynamic
- noun an efficient incentive
moral force.
- they hoped it would act as a spiritual dynamic on all churches
- adjective characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality
dynamical.
- a dynamic market
- a dynamic speaker
- the dynamic president of the firm
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narcotic
- noun a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction
- adjective of or relating to or designating narcotics
- narcotic addicts
- narcotic stupor
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tenuous
- adjective satellite having thin consistency
- adjective satellite very thin in gauge or diameter
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oxidise
- verb add oxygen to or combine with oxygen
oxidize; oxidate.
- verb enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide
oxidize; oxidate.
- This metal oxidizes easily
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weapons-grade
- adjective satellite of a quality adequate for use in weapons (especially in weapons of mass destruction)
- weapons-grade plutonium
- weapons-grade anthrax
- adjective satellite extremely strong or concentrated or durable
industrial-strength.
- industrial-strength detergent
- weapons-grade salsa
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sinew
- noun a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
tendon.
- noun possessing muscular strength
brawn; heftiness; brawniness; muscle; muscularity.
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linus_pauling
- noun United States chemist who studied the nature of chemical bonding (1901-1994)
Pauling; Linus Carl Pauling.
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supreme_being
- noun the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
God.
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void
- noun the state of nonexistence
nothingness; nullity; nihility.
- noun an empty area or space
vacancy; emptiness; vacuum.
- the huge desert voids
- the emptiness of outer space
- without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum
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distort
- verb make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
warp; falsify; garble.
- verb form into a spiral shape
twist; twine.
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pinchbeck
- noun an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold
- adjective satellite serving as an imitation or substitute
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henry
- noun a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
H.
- noun English chemist who studied the quantities of gas absorbed by water at different temperatures and under different pressures (1775-1836)
William Henry.
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frailty
- noun the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
valetudinarianism; debility; frailness; feebleness; infirmity.
- noun moral weakness
vice.
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surface_chemistry
- noun the branch of chemistry that studies processes occurring at interfaces between phases (especially those between liquid and gas)
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richard_errett_smalley
- noun American chemist who with Robert Curl and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1943)
Smalley; Richard Smalley; Richard E. Smalley.
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anemic
- adjective satellite lacking vigor or energy
anaemic.
- an anemic attempt to hit the baseball
- adjective relating to anemia or suffering from anemia
anaemic.
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antoine_laurent_lavoisier
- noun French chemist known as the father of modern chemistry; discovered oxygen and disproved the theory of phlogiston (1743-1794)
Antoine Lavoisier; Lavoisier.
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vitriolic
- adjective satellite harsh or corrosive in tone
blistering; acerbic; acrid; virulent; sulphurous; acerb; sulfurous; caustic; acid; bitter.
- an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
- a barrage of acid comments
- her acrid remarks make her many enemies
- bitter words
- blistering criticism
- caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics
- a sulfurous denunciation
- a vitriolic critique
- adjective satellite of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
erosive; corrosive; mordant; caustic.
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flashy
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; brassy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; cheap; tacky; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
- adjective satellite (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
showy; gaudy; sporty; jazzy.
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ornamental
- noun any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
- adjective satellite serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
decorative; cosmetic.
- cosmetic fenders on cars
- the buildings were utilitarian rather than decorative
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phoney
- noun a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
hypocrite; dissembler; phony; dissimulator; pretender.
- adjective satellite fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
bastard; bogus; phony; fake.
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consistent
- adjective (sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable
- testimony consistent with the known facts
- I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war"- FDR
- adjective capable of being reproduced
reproducible.
- astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained
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conk_out
- verb stop operating or functioning
die; give out; give way; break; go; go bad; fail; break down.
- The engine finally went
- The car died on the road
- The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town
- The coffee maker broke
- The engine failed on the way to town
- her eyesight went after the accident
- verb use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
run out; peter out; poop out; run down.
- At the end of the march, I pooped out
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fabulous
- adjective satellite extremely pleasing
fab.
- adjective satellite based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity
mythic; mythological; mythical; mythologic.
- mythical centaurs
- the fabulous unicorn
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subaltern
- noun a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
- adjective satellite inferior in rank or status
petty; junior-grade; lower-ranking; lowly; secondary.
- the junior faculty
- a lowly corporal
- petty officialdom
- a subordinate functionary
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buirdly
- adjective satellite muscular and heavily built
husky; beefy; burly; strapping.
- a beefy wrestler
- had a tall burly frame
- clothing sizes for husky boys
- a strapping boy of eighteen
- `buirdly' is a Scottish term
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incompatible
- adjective not compatible
- incompatible personalities
- incompatible colors
- adjective used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect
antagonistic.
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tropeine
(Chem.) Any one of a series of artificial ethereal salts derived from the alkaloidal base tropine.
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unreality
- noun the quality possessed by something that is unreal
- noun the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact
irreality.
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ever
- adverb at any time
of all time.
- did you ever smoke?
- the best con man of all time
- adverb at all times; all the time and on every occasion
always; e'er.
- I will always be there to help you
- always arrives on time
- there is always some pollution in the air
- ever hoping to strike it rich
- ever busy
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solidness
- noun the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape
solid; solid state.
- noun the consistency of a solid
solidity.
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asthenic
- adjective satellite lacking strength or vigor
adynamic; enervated; debilitated.
- adjective satellite having a slender physique
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never
- adverb not ever; at no time in the past or future
ne'er.
- I have never been to China
- I shall never forget this day
- had never seen a circus
- never on Sunday
- I will never marry you!
- adverb not at all; certainly not; not in any circumstances
- never fear
- bringing up children is never easy
- that will never do
- what is morally wrong can never be politically right
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pontoon
- noun (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge
- noun a float supporting a seaplane
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acidify
- verb make sour or more sour
sour; acetify; acidulate.
- verb turn acidic
acetify.
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come_apart
- verb become separated into pieces or fragments
break; split up; fall apart; separate.
- The figurine broke
- The freshly baked loaf fell apart
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cardboard
- noun a stiff moderately thick paper
composition board.
- adjective satellite without substance
unlifelike.
- cardboard caricatures of historical figures
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acceptor
- noun (chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the compound to which electrons are donated
- noun the person (or institution) who accepts a check or draft and becomes responsible for paying the party named in the draft when it matures
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dry
- noun a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
prohibitionist.
- verb remove the moisture from and make dry
dry out.
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substance
- noun the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
- DNA is the substance of our genes
- noun the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
kernel; center; centre; nitty-gritty; essence; sum; meat; heart; pith; nub; heart and soul; core; inwardness; marrow; gist.
- the gist of the prosecutor's argument
- the heart and soul of the Republican Party
- the nub of the story
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virile
- adjective satellite characterized by energy and vigor
- a virile and ever stronger free society
- a new and virile leadership
- adjective satellite characteristic of a man
manful; male; manly; manlike.
- a deep male voice
- manly sports
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elaborate
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
expound; lucubrate; dilate; expatiate; enlarge; exposit; flesh out; expand.
- She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
- verb produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product
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visualised
- adjective satellite seen in the mind as a mental image
envisioned; visualized; pictured.
- the glory of his envisioned future
- the snow-covered Alps pictured in her imagination
- the visualized scene lacked the ugly details of real life
- verb view the outline of by means of an X-ray
visualise; visualize.
- The radiologist can visualize the cancerous liver
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adolf_windaus
- noun German chemist who studied steroids and cholesterol and discovered histamine (1876-1959)
Windaus.
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dmitri_mendeleev
- noun Russian chemist who developed a periodic table of the chemical elements and predicted the discovery of several new elements (1834-1907)
Mendeleev; Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev; Dmitri Mendeleyev; Mendeleyev; Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleyev.
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fantastic
- adjective satellite ludicrously odd
grotesque; antic; fantastical.
- Hamlet's assumed antic disposition
- fantastic Halloween costumes
- a grotesque reflection in the mirror
- adjective satellite extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
marvelous; marvellous; grand; terrific; howling; wonderful; wondrous; rattling; tremendous.
- a fantastic trip to the Orient
- the film was fantastic!
- a howling success
- a marvelous collection of rare books
- had a rattling conversation about politics
- a tremendous achievement
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secure
- verb get by special effort
procure.
- He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed
- verb cause to be firmly attached
fasten; fix.
- fasten the lock onto the door
- she fixed her gaze on the man
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slivery
- adjective resembling or consisting of or embedded with long slender fragments of (especially) wood having sharp points
splintery.
- a rough splintery floor of old pine boards
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industrial-strength
- adjective satellite extremely strong or concentrated or durable
weapons-grade.
- industrial-strength detergent
- weapons-grade salsa
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music
- noun an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
- noun any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds
euphony.
- he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes
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calm
- noun steadiness of mind under stress
equanimity; calmness; composure.
- he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity
- noun wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale
calm air.
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holy
- noun a sacred place of pilgrimage
sanctum; holy place.
- adjective belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power
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phony
- noun a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
hypocrite; phoney; dissembler; dissimulator; pretender.
- adjective satellite fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
bastard; phoney; bogus; fake.
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warp
- noun a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
deflection.
- noun a shape distorted by twisting or folding
buckle.
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hurt
- noun any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
harm; injury; trauma.
- noun psychological suffering
suffering; distress.
- the death of his wife caused him great distress
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warm
- verb get warm or warmer
warm up.
- The soup warmed slowly on the stove
- verb make warm or warmer
- The blanket will warm you
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flora
- noun all the plant life in a particular region or period
botany; vegetation.
- Pleistocene vegetation
- the flora of southern California
- the botany of China
- noun (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
plant; plant life.
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germicidal
- adjective satellite preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms
disinfectant; bactericidal.
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unidentified_flying_object
- noun an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins
flying saucer; UFO.
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decorative
- adjective satellite serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
ornamental; cosmetic.
- cosmetic fenders on cars
- the buildings were utilitarian rather than decorative
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give
- noun the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
spring; springiness.
- verb cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
- She gave him a black eye
- The draft gave me a cold
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purgative
- noun a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
aperient; cathartic; physic.
- adjective satellite strongly laxative
cathartic; evacuant.
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fanciful
- adjective satellite indulging in or influenced by fancy
notional.
- a fanciful mind
- all the notional vagaries of childhood
- adjective satellite not based on fact; unreal
notional; imaginary.
- the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt
- a small child's imaginary friends
- to create a notional world for oneself
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antiknocking
- adjective satellite suppressing or eliminating engine knock in combustion engines
antiknock.
- antiknock properties
- antiknock rating
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lord
- noun terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
Jehovah; Creator; God Almighty; Almighty; Divine; Maker; Godhead.
- noun a person who has general authority over others
overlord; master.
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cut_off
- verb make a break in
interrupt; disrupt; break up.
- We interrupt the program for the following messages
- verb cease, stop
cut.
- cut the noise
- We had to cut short the conversation
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valetudinarianism
- noun the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
debility; frailness; feebleness; frailty; infirmity.
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fudge
- noun soft creamy candy
- verb tamper, with the purpose of deception
wangle; fake; cook; misrepresent; falsify; manipulate.
- Fudge the figures
- cook the books
- falsify the data
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junior-grade
- adjective satellite inferior in rank or status
petty; lower-ranking; lowly; subaltern; secondary.
- the junior faculty
- a lowly corporal
- petty officialdom
- a subordinate functionary
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frailness
- noun the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
valetudinarianism; debility; feebleness; frailty; infirmity.
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mortal
- noun a human being
someone; somebody; soul; person; individual.
- there was too much for one person to do
- adjective subject to death
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delicacy
- noun the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
fineness; daintiness.
- the daintiness of her touch
- the fineness of her features
- noun something considered choice to eat
goody; kickshaw; treat; dainty.
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hypnogogic
- adjective satellite sleep inducing
hypnagogic; soporiferous; soporific; somniferous; somnific.
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wrong
- noun that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
wrongfulness.
- he feels that you are in the wrong
- noun any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
legal injury; damage.
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burly
- adjective satellite muscular and heavily built
buirdly; husky; beefy; strapping.
- a beefy wrestler
- had a tall burly frame
- clothing sizes for husky boys
- a strapping boy of eighteen
- `buirdly' is a Scottish term
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parallel
- noun something having the property of being analogous to something else
analogue; analog.
- noun an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
latitude; parallel of latitude; line of latitude.
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richard_john_roberts
- noun United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
Roberts; Richard J. Roberts.
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fictional
- adjective related to or involving literary fiction
- clever fictional devices
- a fictional treatment of the train robbery
- adjective satellite formed or conceived by the imagination
fictitious; fabricated; fancied.
- a fabricated excuse for his absence
- a fancied wrong
- a fictional character
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enervating
- adjective satellite causing debilitation
debilitative; weakening; enfeebling.
- verb weaken mentally or morally
enervate.
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fictitious
- adjective satellite formed or conceived by the imagination
fabricated; fictional; fancied.
- a fabricated excuse for his absence
- a fancied wrong
- a fictional character
- adjective satellite adopted in order to deceive
false; put on; assumed; pretended; fictive; sham.
- an assumed name
- an assumed cheerfulness
- a fictitious address
- fictive sympathy
- a pretended interest
- a put-on childish voice
- sham modesty
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chemical_science
- noun the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
chemistry.
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dreamed
- adjective satellite conceived of or imagined or hoped for
- his dreamed symphony that would take the world of music by storm
- verb have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
woolgather; stargaze; dream; daydream.
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wraithlike
- adjective satellite lacking in substance
shadowy.
- strange fancies of unreal and shadowy worlds"- W.A.Butler
- dim shadowy forms
- a wraithlike column of smoke
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antacid
- noun an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach)
alkaliser; alkalizer; gastric antacid; antiacid.
- adjective satellite acting to neutralize acid (especially in the stomach)
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styptic
- noun a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
astringent drug; astringent.
- adjective satellite tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels
hemostatic.
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here
- noun the present location; this place
- where do we go from here?
- noun queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno
Hera.
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better
- noun something superior in quality or condition or effect
- noun someone who bets
wagerer; punter; bettor.
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insubstantial
- adjective lacking material form or substance; unreal
unsubstantial; unreal.
- as insubstantial as a dream
- an insubstantial mirage on the horizon
- adjective satellite lacking in nutritive value
jejune.
- the jejune diets of the very poor
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precipitate
- noun a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
- verb bring about abruptly
- The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution
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conspecific
- noun an organism belonging to the same species as another organism
- adjective belonging to the same species
- cultivated cabbage and wild cabbage are conspecific
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rubbishy
- adjective satellite cheap and inferior; of no value
trashy.
- rubbishy newspapers that form almost the sole reading of the majority
- trashy merchandise
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sanctified
- adjective satellite made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use
consecrated; sacred.
- a consecrated church
- the sacred mosque
- sacred elephants
- sacred bread and wine
- sanctified wine
- verb render holy by means of religious rites
bless; consecrate; hallow; sanctify.
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unlifelike
- adjective satellite without substance
cardboard.
- cardboard caricatures of historical figures
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break
- noun some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
interruption.
- the telephone is an annoying interruption
- there was a break in the action when a player was hurt
- noun an unexpected piece of good luck
good luck; happy chance.
- he finally got his big break
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flotation
- noun the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking)
floatation.
- noun financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares
floatation.
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apparitional
- adjective satellite resembling or characteristic of a phantom
spectral; spiritual; ghostlike; phantasmal; ghostly.
- a ghostly face at the window
- a phantasmal presence in the room
- spectral emanations
- spiritual tappings at a seance
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man-made
- adjective satellite not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
synthetic; semisynthetic.
- man-made fibers
- synthetic leather
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fineness
- noun the quality of being very good indeed
choiceness.
- the inn is distinguished by the fineness of its cuisine
- noun the property of being very narrow or thin
thinness.
- he marvelled at the fineness of her hair
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shadowy
- adjective satellite filled with shade
umbrageous; shady; shadowed.
- the shady side of the street
- the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed
- we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove
- cool umbrageous woodlands
- adjective satellite lacking clarity or distinctness
dim; faint; vague; wispy.
- a dim figure in the distance
- only a faint recollection
- shadowy figures in the gloom
- saw a vague outline of a building through the fog
- a few wispy memories of childhood
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muscularity
- noun the physiological state of having or consisting of muscle
- noun possessing muscular strength
brawn; heftiness; sinew; brawniness; muscle.
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mean
- noun an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
mean value.
- verb mean or intend to express or convey
intend.
- You never understand what I mean!
- what do his words intend?
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harold_w._kroto
- noun British chemist who with Robert Curl and Richard Smalley discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1939)
Kroto; Sir Harold Walter Kroto; Harold Kroto.
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knockout
- noun a very attractive or seductive looking woman
sweetheart; peach; beauty; lulu; smasher; stunner; ravisher; mantrap; dish; looker.
- noun a blow that renders the opponent unconscious
kayo; KO.
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weightless
- adjective having little or no weight or apparent gravitational pull; light
- floating freely in a weightless condition
- a baby bat...fluffy and weightless as a moth
- jackets made of a weightless polyester fabric
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tatty
- adjective satellite showing signs of wear and tear
ratty; moth-eaten; shabby.
- a ratty old overcoat
- shabby furniture
- an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; brassy; meretricious; tawdry; flash; cheap; flashy; tacky; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
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caustic
- noun any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
- adjective satellite harsh or corrosive in tone
blistering; acerbic; acrid; vitriolic; virulent; sulphurous; acerb; sulfurous; acid; bitter.
- an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
- a barrage of acid comments
- her acrid remarks make her many enemies
- bitter words
- blistering criticism
- caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics
- a sulfurous denunciation
- a vitriolic critique
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irreality
- noun the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact
unreality.
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glenn_t._seaborg
- noun United States chemist who was one of the discoverers of plutonium (1912-1999)
Glenn Theodore Seaborg; Seaborg.
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hahn
- noun German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968)
Otto Hahn.
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network
- noun an interconnected system of things or people
web.
- he owned a network of shops
- retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life
- tangled in a web of cloth
- noun (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs
- the networks compete to broadcast important sports events
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driving
- noun hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
drive.
- he sliced his drive out of bounds
- noun the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
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god
- noun any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
deity; divinity; immortal.
- noun the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
Supreme Being.
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wahvey
- noun a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH
Yahweh; Jehovah; Yahveh; Jahvey; JHVH; YHVH; YHWH; Jahweh; Yahve; Yahwe.
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sturdiness
- noun the state of being vigorous and robust
- noun the property of something that is strongly built
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heavenly
- adjective relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
celestial.
- celestial beings
- heavenly hosts
- adjective of or relating to the sky
celestial.
- celestial map
- a heavenly body
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little
- noun a small amount or duration
- he accepted the little they gave him
- adjective limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
small.
- a little dining room
- a little house
- a small car
- a little (or small) group
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knit
- noun a fabric made by knitting
- noun a basic knitting stitch
plain; plain stitch; knit stitch.
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tolerant
- adjective showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others
- adjective satellite tolerant and forgiving under provocation
kind.
- our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke
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quintessence
- noun the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
ether.
- noun the purest and most concentrated essence of something
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curl
- noun a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
gyre; ringlet; scroll; whorl; coil; curlicue; roll.
- noun American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933)
Robert F. Curl; Robert Curl; Robert Floyd Curl Jr..
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loud
- adjective characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
- a group of loud children
- loud thunder
- her voice was too loud
- loud trombones
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; brassy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; cheap; flashy; tacky; gimcrack; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
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industrial
- adjective of or relating to or resulting from industry
- adjective having highly developed industries
- the industrial revolution
- an industrial nation
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angelic
- adjective satellite marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
saintly; sainted; beatific; saintlike; angelical.
- angelic beneficence
- a beatific smile
- a saintly concern for his fellow men
- my sainted mother
- adjective of or relating to angels
angelical.
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fantasm
- noun a ghostly appearing figure
phantom; apparition; spectre; phantasma; phantasm; specter.
- we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us
- noun something existing in perception only
phantom; apparition; phantasma; shadow; phantasm.
- a ghostly apparition at midnight
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grade
- noun a body of students who are taught together
course; class; form.
- early morning classes are always sleepy
- noun a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
tier; level.
- lumber of the highest grade
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bionic
- adjective of or relating to bionics
- adjective satellite having particular physiological functions augmented or replaced by electronic or electromechanical components
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sober
- verb cause to become sober
- verb become more realistic
sober up.
- After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up
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unvanquishable
- adjective satellite incapable of being overcome or subdued
invincible; unbeatable.
- an invincible army
- her invincible spirit
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analgesic
- noun a medicine used to relieve pain
anodyne; pain pill; painkiller.
- adjective satellite capable of relieving pain
anodyne; analgetic.
- the anodyne properties of certain drugs
- an analgesic effect
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airy
- adjective satellite open to or abounding in fresh air
aired.
- adjective satellite not practical or realizable; speculative
windy; visionary; impractical; Laputan.
- airy theories about socioeconomic improvement
- visionary schemes for getting rich
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garble
- verb make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
warp; falsify; distort.
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nirvana
- noun (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
enlightenment.
- noun any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
promised land; heaven; Eden; Shangri-la; paradise.
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homogenized
- adjective satellite formed by blending unlike elements especially by reducing one element to particles and dispersing them throughout another substance
homogenised.
- verb cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing
homogenise; homogenize.
- homogenize the main ingredients
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set
- noun a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- a set of books
- a set of golf clubs
- a set of teeth
- noun (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
- the set of prime numbers is infinite
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aether
- noun a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves
ether.
- noun personification of the sky or upper air breathed by the Olympians; son of Erebus and night or of Chaos and darkness
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iron
- noun a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
atomic number 26; Fe.
- noun a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head
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antagonistic
- adjective satellite indicating opposition or resistance
counter.
- adjective satellite characterized by antagonism or antipathy
antipathetic; antipathetical.
- slaves antagonistic to their masters
- antipathetic factions within the party
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brawny
- adjective satellite (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
hefty; powerful; muscular; sinewy.
- a hefty athlete
- a muscular boxer
- powerful arms
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paradisaical
- adjective satellite relating to or befitting Paradise
paradisiacal; paradisiac; paradisal; paradisaic.
- together in that paradisal place
- paradisiacal innocence
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put_on
- verb put clothing on one's body
assume; don; get into; wear.
- What should I wear today?
- He put on his best suit for the wedding
- The princess donned a long blue dress
- The queen assumed the stately robes
- He got into his jeans
- verb add to something existing
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strength
- noun the property of being physically or mentally strong
- fatigue sapped his strength
- noun capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war
military posture; military capability; military strength; posture.
- we faced an army of great strength
- politicians have neglected our military posture
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genuine
- adjective not fake or counterfeit
echt.
- a genuine Picasso
- genuine leather
- adjective satellite not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
true; unfeigned.
- genuine emotion
- her interest in people was unfeigned
- true grief
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joseph_black
- noun British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)
Black.
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cleft
- noun a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
- noun a long narrow opening
crevice; scissure; fissure; crack.
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hevesy
- noun Hungarian chemist who studied radioisotopes and was one of the discoverers of the element hafnium (1885-1966)
George Charles Hevesy de Hevesy.
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even
- noun the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
eventide; evening; eve.
- he enjoyed the evening light across the lake
- verb make level or straight
even out; level; flush.
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salubrious
- adjective satellite promoting health; healthful
healthy; good for you.
- a healthy diet
- clean healthy air
- plenty of healthy sleep
- healthy and normal outlets for youthful energy
- the salubrious mountain air and water"- C.B.Davis
- carrots are good for you
- adjective satellite favorable to health of mind or body
- not the most salubrious campsite
- one of the less salubrious suburbs
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limitless
- adjective satellite without limits in extent or size or quantity
measureless; illimitable.
- limitless vastness of our solar system
- adjective having no limits in range or scope
unlimited.
- to start with a theory of unlimited freedom is to end up with unlimited despotism"- Philip Rahv
- the limitless reaches of outer space
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bootlicking
- adjective satellite attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
obsequious; toadyish; fawning; sycophantic.
- verb try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
fawn; kowtow; kotow; bootlick; toady; suck up; truckle.
- He is always kowtowing to his boss
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phantasm
- noun a ghostly appearing figure
phantom; fantasm; apparition; spectre; phantasma; specter.
- we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us
- noun something existing in perception only
phantom; fantasm; apparition; phantasma; shadow.
- a ghostly apparition at midnight
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nutritive
- adjective satellite of or providing nourishment
alimentary; nutritious; alimental; nourishing; nutrient.
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kafkaesque
- adjective satellite characterized by surreal distortion and a sense of impending danger
- the kafkaesque terror of the endless interrogations
- adjective relating to or in the manner of Franz Kafka or his writings
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dummy
- noun a person who does not talk
silent person.
- noun an ignorant or foolish person
booby; dope; pinhead; boob; dumbbell.
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camp
- noun temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
encampment; bivouac; cantonment.
- wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling
- noun a group of people living together in a camp
- the whole camp laughed at his mistake
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pietistical
- adjective of or relating to Pietism
pietistic.
- adjective satellite excessively or hypocritically pious
pharisaic; self-righteous; sanctimonious; holier-than-thou; pietistic; pharisaical.
- a sickening sanctimonious smile
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trump
- noun a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps
trump card.
- the ace of trumps is a sure winner
- noun (card games) the suit that has been declared to rank above all other suits for the duration of the hand
- clubs were declared trumps
- a trump can take a trick even when a card of a different suit is led
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divinyl_ether
- noun a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic
ethyl ether; diethyl ether; vinyl ether; ethoxyethane; ether.
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aquatic
- noun a plant that lives in or on water
- adjective relating to or consisting of or being in water
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queer
- noun offensive term for an openly homosexual man
poove; fairy; nance; queen; fagot; pansy; poof; pouf; faggot; fag.
- verb hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
thwart; bilk; cross; frustrate; baffle; foil; spoil; scotch.
- What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
- foil your opponent
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earth
- noun the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
globe; world.
- the Earth moves around the sun
- he sailed around the world
- noun the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
ground.
- they dug into the earth outside the church
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thermochemistry
- noun the branch of chemistry that studies the relation between chemical action and the amount of heat absorbed or generated
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divinity
- noun any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
god; deity; immortal.
- noun the quality of being divine
- ancient Egyptians believed in the divinity of the Pharaohs
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sycophantic
- adjective satellite attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
obsequious; toadyish; bootlicking; fawning.
- adjective satellite attempting to win favor by flattery
toadyish; bootlicking; fawning.
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do
- noun an uproarious party
bash; brawl.
- noun the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
doh; ut.
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mixture
- noun (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
- noun any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
concoction; intermixture.
- he volunteered to taste her latest concoction
- he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade
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heftiness
- noun possessing muscular strength
brawn; sinew; brawniness; muscle; muscularity.
- noun the property of being large in mass
ponderousness; massiveness; heft; ponderosity.
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fluid
- noun a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
- noun continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas
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botanical
- noun a drug made from part of a plant (as the bark or root or leaves)
- adjective of or relating to plants or botany
botanic.
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acrogenous
- adjective pertaining to flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem
acrogenic.
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sheltered
- adjective satellite protected from danger or bad weather
- verb provide shelter for
shelter.
- After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people
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heterocyclic
- noun a compound containing a heterocyclic ring
heterocyclic compound; heterocycle.
- adjective satellite containing a closed ring of atoms of which at least one is not a carbon atom
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bad
- noun that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
badness.
- take the bad with the good
- adjective having undesirable or negative qualities
- a bad report card
- his sloppy appearance made a bad impression
- a bad little boy
- clothes in bad shape
- a bad cut
- bad luck
- the news was very bad
- the reviews were bad
- the pay is bad
- it was a bad light for reading
- the movie was a bad choice
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robert_woodward
- noun United States chemist honored for synthesizing complex organic compounds (1917-1979)
Woodward; Robert Burns Woodward; Bob Woodward.
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sapless
- adjective satellite lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
weakly; weak; feeble; decrepit; infirm; rickety; debile.
- a feeble old woman
- her body looked sapless
- adjective satellite destitute of sap and other vital juices; dry
- the rats and roaches scurrying along the sapless planks"- Norman Mailer
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nectarous
- adjective satellite extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant
ambrosian; ambrosial.
- a nectarous drink
- ambrosial food
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caulfield
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olympian
- noun an athlete who participates in the Olympic games
- noun a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans
Olympic god.
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fail
- verb fail to do something; leave something undone
neglect.
- She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib
- The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account
- verb be unsuccessful
miscarry; go wrong.
- Where do today's public schools fail?
- The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably
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pastel
- noun any of various pale or light colors
- adjective satellite lacking in body or vigor
- faded pastel charms of the naive music
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richard_j._roberts
- noun United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
Roberts; Richard John Roberts.
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artificial
- adjective contrived by art rather than nature
unreal.
- artificial flowers
- artificial flavoring
- an artificial diamond
- artificial fibers
- artificial sweeteners
- adjective satellite artificially formal
contrived; stilted; hokey.
- that artificial humility that her husband hated
- contrived coyness
- a stilted letter of acknowledgment
- when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation
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dewar
- noun vacuum flask that holds liquid air or helium for scientific experiments
Dewar flask.
- noun Scottish chemist and physicist noted for his work in cryogenics and his invention of the Dewar flask (1842-1923)
Sir James Dewar.
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weak
- adjective wanting in physical strength
- adjective satellite overly diluted; thin and insipid
watery; washy.
- washy coffee
- watery milk
- weak tea
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namby
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weary
- verb exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
wear out; tire; wear down; jade; fag out; fatigue; wear; tire out; outwear; fag; wear upon.
- We wore ourselves out on this hike
- verb lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
jade; fatigue; pall; tire.
- I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food
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alfred_bernhard_nobel
- noun Swedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite and for the bequest that created the Nobel prizes (1833-1896)
Alfred Nobel; Nobel.
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devout
- adjective satellite deeply religious
god-fearing.
- a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken
- adjective satellite earnest
dear; earnest; heartfelt.
- one's dearest wish
- devout wishes for their success
- heartfelt condolences
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carothers
- noun United States chemist who developed nylon (1896-1937)
Wallace Carothers; Wallace Hume Carothers.
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weird
- noun fate personified; any one of the three Weird Sisters
Wyrd.
- adjective satellite suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
eldritch; uncanny; unearthly.
- an eldritch screech
- the three weird sisters
- stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy
- an unearthly light
- he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"- Henry Kingsley
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roller
- noun a grounder that rolls along the infield
- noun a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
rolling wave; roll.
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blessed
- adjective highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
blest.
- our blessed land
- the blessed assurance of a steady income
- verb give a benediction to
bless.
- The dying man blessed his son
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red-blooded
- adjective satellite endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health
lusty; hearty; full-blooded.
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pamby
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decompose
- verb separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
break down; break up.
- verb lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
disintegrate; decay.
- the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process
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tough
- noun someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
street fighter.
- noun an aggressive and violent young criminal
strong-armer; goon; punk; hoodlum; thug; toughie; hood.
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elfin
- adjective satellite suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness
fey.
- thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning
- the fey quality was there, the ability to see the moon at midday"- John Mason Brown
- adjective satellite small and delicate
elflike.
- she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate
- obsessed by things elfin and small
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matte
- noun a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted
- noun the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
matt; mat; lusterlessness; lustrelessness; flatness.
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lowly
- adjective satellite low or inferior in station or quality
small; modest; humble; low.
- a humble cottage
- a lowly parish priest
- a modest man of the people
- small beginnings
- adjective satellite inferior in rank or status
petty; junior-grade; lower-ranking; subaltern; secondary.
- the junior faculty
- a lowly corporal
- petty officialdom
- a subordinate functionary
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infirm
- adjective satellite lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
weakly; weak; sapless; feeble; decrepit; rickety; debile.
- a feeble old woman
- her body looked sapless
- adjective satellite lacking firmness of will or character or purpose; give me the daggers" - Shakespeare
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ether
- noun the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
quintessence.
- noun any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom
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wraith
- noun a mental representation of some haunting experience
ghost; spectre; shade; spook; specter.
- he looked like he had seen a ghost
- it aroused specters from his past
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brassy
- adjective resembling the sound of a brass instrument
brasslike.
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; cheap; flashy; tacky; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
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regenerate
- verb reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
renew.
- We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years
- They renewed their membership
- verb amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit
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mythological
- adjective satellite based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity
mythic; fabulous; mythical; mythologic.
- mythical centaurs
- the fabulous unicorn
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conventionalised
- adjective satellite using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous
conventionalized; stylized; stylised.
- a stylized mode of theater production
- verb make conventional or adapt to conventions
conventionalize; conventionalise.
- conventionalized behavior
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diethyl
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knockabout
- noun a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit
- adjective satellite full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
boisterous.
- boisterous practical jokes
- knockabout comedy
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life
- noun a characteristic state or mode of living
- social life
- city life
- real life
- noun the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
living.
- he could no longer cope with the complexities of life
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shattering
- noun the act of breaking something into small pieces
smashing.
- verb break into many pieces
shatter.
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decrepit
- adjective satellite worn and broken down by hard use
run-down; woebegone; creaky; derelict; flea-bitten.
- a creaky shack
- a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape
- a flea-bitten sofa
- a run-down neighborhood
- a woebegone old shack
- adjective satellite lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
weakly; weak; sapless; feeble; infirm; rickety; debile.
- a feeble old woman
- her body looked sapless
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solvate
- noun a compound formed by solvation (the combination of solvent molecules with molecules or ions of the solute)
- verb cause a solvation in (a substance)
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superlunary
- adjective situated beyond the moon or its orbit around the earth
translunar; superlunar; translunary.
- who can imagine a translunary visitor in Times Square?
- adjective satellite unworldly or ethereal
translunar; superlunar; translunary.
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self-propelled
- adjective satellite containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement
automotive; self-propelling.
- adjective satellite moved forward by its own force or momentum
self-propelling.
- a self-propelled egotist
- the arms program is now self-propelled
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inviolable
- adjective incapable of being transgressed or dishonored
- the person of the king is inviolable
- an inviolable oath
- adjective satellite immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
unattackable; secure; unassailable; impregnable; strong.
- an impregnable fortress
- fortifications that made the frontier inviolable
- a secure telephone connection
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air
- noun a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
- air pollution
- a smell of chemicals in the air
- open a window and let in some air
- I need some fresh air
- noun the region above the ground
- her hand stopped in mid air
- he threw the ball into the air
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near
- verb move towards
go up; come near; draw near; draw close; come on; approach.
- We were approaching our destination
- They are drawing near
- The enemy army came nearer and nearer
- adjective not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
close; nigh.
- near neighbors
- in the near future
- they are near equals
- his nearest approach to success
- a very near thing
- a near hit by the bomb
- she was near tears
- she was close to tears
- had a close call
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mesomorphic
- adjective having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer
muscular.
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prostrate
- verb get into a prostrate position, as in submission
bow down.
- verb render helpless or defenseless
- They prostrated the enemy
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madame_curie
- noun French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel prizes; one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium (1867-1934)
Marie Curie; Curie; Marya Sklodowska.
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alimental
- adjective satellite of or providing nourishment
alimentary; nutritious; nourishing; nutrient; nutritive.
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frederick_soddy
- noun English chemist whose work on radioactive disintegration led to the discovery of isotopes (1877-1956)
Soddy.
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lipscomb
- noun United States chemist noted for his theories of molecular structure (born in 1919)
William Nunn Lipscom Jr..
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dizzy
- verb make dizzy or giddy
- adjective satellite having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
giddy; vertiginous; woozy.
- had a dizzy spell
- a dizzy pinnacle
- had a headache and felt giddy
- a giddy precipice
- feeling woozy from the blow on his head
- a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff
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conk
- noun informal term for the nose
- verb come to a stop
stall.
- The car stalled in the driveway
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specter
- noun a mental representation of some haunting experience
ghost; spectre; shade; spook; wraith.
- he looked like he had seen a ghost
- it aroused specters from his past
- noun a ghostly appearing figure
phantom; fantasm; apparition; spectre; phantasma; phantasm.
- we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us
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patent
- noun a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
patent of invention.
- noun an official document granting a right or privilege
letters patent.
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make
- noun a recognizable kind
brand.
- there's a new brand of hero in the movies now
- what make of car is that?
- noun the act of mixing cards haphazardly
shuffle; shuffling.
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jerry
- noun offensive term for a person of German descent
Boche; Hun; Krauthead; Kraut.
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richard_e._smalley
- noun American chemist who with Robert Curl and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1943)
Smalley; Richard Smalley; Richard Errett Smalley.
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complex
- noun a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
composite.
- the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town
- noun a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
coordination compound.
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split
- noun extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)
- noun a bottle containing half the usual amount
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big
- adjective above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
large.
- a large city
- set out for the big city
- a large sum
- a big (or large) barn
- a large family
- big businesses
- a big expenditure
- a large number of newspapers
- a big group of scientists
- large areas of the world
- adjective satellite significant
- graduation was a big day in his life
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lusty
- adjective satellite vigorously passionate
lustful; concupiscent.
- adjective satellite endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health
hearty; red-blooded; full-blooded.
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gay-lussac
- noun French chemist and physicist who first isolated boron and who formulated the law describing the behavior of gases under constant pressure (1778-1850)
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac.
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smoke
- noun a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
fume.
- noun a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion
smoking.
- the fire produced a tower of black smoke that could be seen for miles
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william_hyde_wollaston
- noun English chemist and physicist who discovered palladium and rhodium and demonstrated that static and current electricity are the same (1766-1828)
Wollaston.
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jahweh
- noun a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH
Yahweh; Jehovah; Yahveh; Jahvey; JHVH; YHVH; YHWH; Yahve; Wahvey; Yahwe.
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weakly
- adjective satellite lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
weak; sapless; feeble; decrepit; infirm; rickety; debile.
- a feeble old woman
- her body looked sapless
- adverb in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree
- weakly agreed to a compromise
- wheezed weakly
- he was weakly attracted to her
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immaterial
- adjective of no importance or relevance especially to a law case
- an objection that is immaterial after the fact
- adjective without material form or substance
incorporeal.
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humble
- verb cause to be unpretentious
- This experience will humble him
- verb cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
abase; chagrin; mortify; humiliate.
- He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss
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hearty
- adjective satellite showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
- gave us a cordial reception
- a hearty welcome
- adjective satellite providing abundant nourishment
solid; substantial; square; satisfying.
- a hearty meal
- good solid food
- ate a substantial breakfast
- four square meals a day
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simulated
- adjective satellite not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; it's real synthetic fur"
faux; false; imitation; fake.
- it isn't fake anything
- faux pearls
- false teeth
- decorated with imitation palm leaves
- a purse of simulated alligator hide
- verb reproduce someone's behavior or looks
imitate; copy; simulate.
- The mime imitated the passers-by
- Children often copy their parents or older siblings
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athletic
- adjective relating to or befitting athletics or athletes
- adjective satellite vigorously active
gymnastic; acrobatic.
- an acrobatic dance
- an athletic child
- athletic playing
- gymnastic exercises
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patient_of
- adjective satellite showing the capacity for endurance
tolerant.
- injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving
- a man patient of distractions
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debile
- adjective satellite lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
weakly; weak; sapless; feeble; decrepit; infirm; rickety.
- a feeble old woman
- her body looked sapless
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pharmacy
- noun the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines,
pharmaceutics.
- noun a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold
chemist's shop; apothecary's shop; drugstore; chemist's.
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unearthliness
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dmitri_ivanovich_mendeleev
- noun Russian chemist who developed a periodic table of the chemical elements and predicted the discovery of several new elements (1834-1907)
Mendeleev; Dmitri Mendeleev; Dmitri Mendeleyev; Mendeleyev; Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleyev.
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righteous
- adjective characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice
- the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much"- James 5:16
- adjective satellite morally justified
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roberts
- noun United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
Richard J. Roberts; Richard John Roberts.
- noun United States evangelist (born 1918)
Oral Roberts.
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otherworldly
- adjective satellite existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
nonnatural; preternatural; transcendental.
- find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley
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shadow
- noun shade within clear boundaries
- noun an unilluminated area
dark; darkness.
- he moved off into the darkness
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apart
- adjective satellite remote and separate physically or socially
obscure; isolated.
- existed over the centuries as a world apart
- preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson
- tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization
- an obscure village
- adjective satellite having characteristics not shared by others
- scientists felt they were a group apart"- Vannever Bush
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daemon
- noun an evil supernatural being
devil; demon; daimon; fiend.
- noun a person who is part mortal and part god
demigod.
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dishonest
- adjective deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
dishonorable.
- adjective satellite capable of being corrupted
bribable; purchasable; corruptible; venal.
- corruptible judges
- dishonest politicians
- a purchasable senator
- a venal police officer
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specific
- noun a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
particular.
- he always reasons from the particular to the general
- noun a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease
- quinine is a specific for malaria
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immunosuppressive
- noun a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response
immunosuppressive drug; immunosuppressant; immune suppressant drug; immunosuppressor.
- adjective of or relating to a substance that lowers the body's normal immune response and induces immunosuppression
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stylised
- adjective satellite using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous
conventionalized; stylized; conventionalised.
- a stylized mode of theater production
- verb represent according to a conventional style
conventionalize; stylize; stylise.
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diaphanous
- adjective satellite so thin as to transmit light
gauze-like; sheer; vaporous; see-through; gossamer; cobwebby; vapourous; filmy; transparent; gauzy.
- a hat with a diaphanous veil
- filmy wings of a moth
- gauzy clouds of dandelion down
- gossamer cobwebs
- sheer silk stockings
- transparent chiffon
- vaporous silks
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cheapjack
- noun a peddler of inferior goods
- adjective satellite cheap and shoddy
shoddy; tawdry.
- cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob"- Judith Crist
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antique
- noun an elderly man
old geezer; old-timer; gaffer; oldtimer.
- noun any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity
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right
- noun an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; it is something that nobody can take away"
- they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights
- Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt
- a right is not something that somebody gives you
- noun location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east
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vapourific
- adjective satellite (used of substances) capable of being volatilized
vapourisable; vaporizable; evaporable; volatilisable; vaporific; volatilizable.
- adjective satellite resembling or characteristic of vapor
vaporous; vapourous; vaporish; vaporific; vapourish.
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smarmy
- adjective satellite unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
fulsome; buttery; unctuous; soapy; oleaginous; oily.
- buttery praise
- gave him a fulsome introduction
- an oily sycophantic press agent
- oleaginous hypocrisy
- smarmy self-importance
- the unctuous Uriah Heep
- soapy compliments
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animate
- verb heighten or intensify
invigorate; enliven; inspire; exalt.
- These paintings exalt the imagination
- verb give lifelike qualities to
animize; animise.
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excitant
- noun a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
stimulant drug; stimulant.
- adjective satellite (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate
excitative; excitatory.
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for
In the most general sense, indicating that in consideration of, in view of, or with reference to, which anything is done or takes place.
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unnameable
- adjective satellite too sacred to be uttered
ineffable; unutterable; unspeakable.
- the ineffable name of the Deity
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davy
- noun English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
Humphrey Davy; Sir Humphrey Davy.
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demulcent
- noun a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin
- adjective satellite having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin
emollient; salving; softening.
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brawn
- noun possessing muscular strength
heftiness; sinew; brawniness; muscle; muscularity.
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cork
- noun outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
- noun (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells
phellem.
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repellant
- noun a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
repellent.
- noun a chemical substance that repels animals
repellent.
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etiolate
- verb make weak by stunting the growth or development of
- verb bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight
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diploid
- noun (genetics) an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell; i.e., two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number
- adjective of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number
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go_bad
- verb stop operating or functioning
die; give out; give way; break; go; conk out; fail; break down.
- The engine finally went
- The car died on the road
- The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town
- The coffee maker broke
- The engine failed on the way to town
- her eyesight went after the accident
- verb become unfit for consumption or use
spoil.
- the meat must be eaten before it spoils
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repellent
- noun a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
repellant.
- noun a chemical substance that repels animals
repellant.
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alimentary
- adjective satellite of or providing nourishment
nutritious; alimental; nourishing; nutrient; nutritive.
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gauze
- noun (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings
gauze bandage.
- noun a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave
netting; veiling.
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float
- noun the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
- noun the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
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down
- noun soft fine feathers
down feather.
- noun (American football) a complete play to advance the football
- you have four downs to gain ten yards
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gauzy
- adjective satellite so thin as to transmit light
gauze-like; sheer; vaporous; see-through; gossamer; cobwebby; vapourous; filmy; diaphanous; transparent.
- a hat with a diaphanous veil
- filmy wings of a moth
- gauzy clouds of dandelion down
- gossamer cobwebs
- sheer silk stockings
- transparent chiffon
- vaporous silks
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wan
- verb become pale and sickly
- noun a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network
wide area network.
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flying
- noun an instance of traveling by air
flight.
- flying was still an exciting adventure for him
- verb travel through the air; be airborne
fly; wing.
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chelate
- noun a heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions
chelate compound.
- verb form a chelate, in chemistry
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corporeal
- adjective having material or physical form or substance
material.
- that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowett
- adjective satellite affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
corporal; somatic; bodily.
- bodily needs
- a corporal defect
- corporeal suffering
- a somatic symptom or somatic illness
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tame
- verb correct by punishment or discipline
chasten; subdue.
- verb make less strong or intense; soften
moderate; tone down.
- Tone down that aggressive letter
- The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements
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way
- noun how something is done or how it happens
style; fashion; manner; mode.
- her dignified manner
- his rapid manner of talking
- their nomadic mode of existence
- in the characteristic New York style
- a lonely way of life
- in an abrasive fashion
- noun how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
agency; means.
- a means of control
- an example is the best agency of instruction
- the true way to success
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medium
- noun a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
- noun the surrounding environment
- fish require an aqueous medium
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onsager
- noun United States chemist (born in Norway) noted for his work in thermodynamics (1903-1976)
Lars Onsager.
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heat
- noun a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
heat energy.
- noun the presence of heat
high temperature; hotness.
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tacky
- adjective satellite (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; brassy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; cheap; flashy; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
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anaesthetic
- noun a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
anesthetic; anesthetic agent; anaesthetic agent.
- adjective relating to or producing insensibility
anesthetic.
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invincible
- adjective satellite incapable of being overcome or subdued
unvanquishable; unbeatable.
- an invincible army
- her invincible spirit
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high-powered
- adjective satellite vigorously energetic or forceful
high-energy; high-power; high-octane; high-voltage.
- a high-octane sales manager
- a high-octane marketing plan
- high-powered executives
- a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur
- adjective satellite (used of microscopes) capable of a high degree of magnification
- a high-powered microscope
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staged
- adjective written for or performed on the stage
- a staged version of the novel
- verb perform (a play), especially on a stage
represent; present; stage.
- we are going to stage `Othello'
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john_dalton
- noun English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
Dalton.
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insincere
- adjective lacking sincerity
- a charming but thoroughly insincere woman
- their praise was extravagant and insincere
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worshipful
- adjective satellite showing adoration
adoring.
- adjective satellite showing great reverence for god
reverent; godly.
- a godly man
- leading a godly life
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robert_robinson
- noun English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
Sir Robert Robinson; Robinson.
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homogenous
- adjective all of the same or similar kind or nature
homogeneous.
- a close-knit homogeneous group
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abstract
- noun a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
abstraction.
- he loved her only in the abstract--not in person
- noun a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
precis; synopsis; outline.
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full-blooded
- adjective satellite of unmixed ancestry
full-blood; blooded.
- full-blooded Native American
- blooded Jersies
- adjective satellite endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health
lusty; hearty; red-blooded.
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muscular
- adjective of or relating to or consisting of muscle
- adjective having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer
mesomorphic.
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restorative
- noun a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
tonic.
- noun a device for treating injury or disease
corrective.
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crumbly
- adjective satellite easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder
friable.
- friable sandstone
- friable carcinomatous tissue
- friable curds formed in the stomach
- crumbly cookies
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promise
- noun a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
- noun grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
hope.
- there is little or no promise that he will recover
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floating
- noun the act of someone who floats on the water
natation.
- verb be in motion due to some air or water current
blow; be adrift; float; drift.
- The leaves were blowing in the wind
- the boat drifted on the lake
- The sailboat was adrift on the open sea
- the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore
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lord_todd
- noun Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
Sir Alexander Robertus Todd; Todd.
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physical
- adjective involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
- physical exercise
- physical suffering
- was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance
- adjective relating to the sciences dealing with matter and energy; especially physics
- physical sciences
- physical laws
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utterer
- noun an organism that can utter vocal sounds
vocalizer; vocaliser.
- an utterer of foul oaths
- is the giraffe a vocalizer?
- noun someone who circulates forged banknotes or counterfeit coins
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eerie
- adjective satellite suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
- an eerie feeling of deja vu
- adjective satellite inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening
eery.
- an uncomfortable and eerie stillness in the woods
- an eerie midnight howl
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ambrosian
- adjective satellite extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant
ambrosial; nectarous.
- a nectarous drink
- ambrosial food
- adjective of or by or relating to Saint Ambrose
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ambrosial
- adjective satellite extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant
ambrosian; nectarous.
- a nectarous drink
- ambrosial food
- adjective satellite worthy of the gods
ambrosian.
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william_henry
- noun English chemist who studied the quantities of gas absorbed by water at different temperatures and under different pressures (1775-1836)
Henry.
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handed
- adjective having or involving the use of hands
- a handed, tree-living animal
- a four-handed card game
- verb place into the hands or custody of
give; turn over; reach; hand; pass; pass on.
- hand me the spoon, please
- Turn the files over to me, please
- He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers
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evergreen
- noun a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
evergreen plant.
- adjective (of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the year
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hoffmann
- noun Austrian architect known for his use of rectilinear units (1870-1956)
Josef Hoffmann.
- noun German chemist (1818-1892)
August Wilhelm von Hoffmann.
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evaporable
- adjective satellite (used of substances) capable of being volatilized
vapourisable; vaporizable; volatilisable; vapourific; vaporific; volatilizable.
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snake_god
- noun a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies
zombie; zombi.
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propelling
- adjective satellite tending to or capable of propelling
propellent; propellant; propulsive.
- propellant fuel for submarines
- the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency
- universities...the seats of propulsive thought
- verb cause to move forward with force
impel; propel.
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bunsen
- noun German chemist who with Kirchhoff pioneered spectrum analysis but is remembered mainly for his invention of the Bunsen burner (1811-1899)
Robert Wilhelm Bunsen; Robert Bunsen.
- noun a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air
etna; bunsen burner.
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carminative
- noun medication that prevents the formation of gas in the alimentary tract or eases its passing
- adjective satellite relieving gas in the alimentary tract (colic or flatulence or griping)
flatus-relieving.
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wollaston
- noun English chemist and physicist who discovered palladium and rhodium and demonstrated that static and current electricity are the same (1766-1828)
William Hyde Wollaston.
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pseudo
- noun a person who makes deceitful pretenses
fraud; shammer; imposter; impostor; faker; pseud; role player; fake; pretender; sham.
- adjective satellite (often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of
- a pseudo esthete
- pseudoclassic
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robert_curl
- noun American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933)
Curl; Robert F. Curl; Robert Floyd Curl Jr..
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fabricated
- adjective satellite formed or conceived by the imagination
fictitious; fictional; fancied.
- a fabricated excuse for his absence
- a fancied wrong
- a fictional character
- verb put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; He manufactured a popular cereal"
manufacture; fabricate; construct.
- the company fabricates plastic chairs
- They manufacture small toys
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phantasma
- noun a ghostly appearing figure
phantom; fantasm; apparition; spectre; phantasm; specter.
- we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us
- noun something existing in perception only
phantom; fantasm; apparition; shadow; phantasm.
- a ghostly apparition at midnight
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joseph_louis_gay-lussac
- noun French chemist and physicist who first isolated boron and who formulated the law describing the behavior of gases under constant pressure (1778-1850)
Gay-Lussac.
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boyle
- noun United States writer (1902-1992)
Kay Boyle.
- noun Irish chemist who established that air has weight and whose definitions of chemical elements and chemical reactions helped to dissociate chemistry from alchemy (1627-1691)
Robert Boyle.
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unassailable
- adjective satellite immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
unattackable; secure; impregnable; inviolable; strong.
- an impregnable fortress
- fortifications that made the frontier inviolable
- a secure telephone connection
- adjective satellite impossible to assail
untouchable.
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flash
- noun a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
- noun a momentary brightness
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gutless
- adjective lacking courage or vitality
- he was a yellow gutless worm
- a spineless craven fellow
- adjective satellite weak in willpower, courage or vitality
wishy-washy; namby-pamby; spineless.
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quasi
- adjective satellite having some resemblance
- a quasi success
- a quasi contract
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fancied
- adjective satellite formed or conceived by the imagination
fictitious; fabricated; fictional.
- a fabricated excuse for his absence
- a fancied wrong
- a fictional character
- verb imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
picture; visualize; envision; figure; visualise; image; fancy; project; see.
- I can't see him on horseback!
- I can see what will happen
- I can see a risk in this strategy
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cook
- noun someone who cooks food
- noun English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
Captain Cook; James Cook; Captain James Cook.
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propellent
- noun any substance that propels
propellant.
- adjective satellite tending to or capable of propelling
propellant; propelling; propulsive.
- propellant fuel for submarines
- the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency
- universities...the seats of propulsive thought
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cool
- noun the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature
- the cool of early morning
- noun great coolness and composure under strain
sang-froid; aplomb; poise; assuredness.
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visualized
- adjective satellite seen in the mind as a mental image
envisioned; visualised; pictured.
- the glory of his envisioned future
- the snow-covered Alps pictured in her imagination
- the visualized scene lacked the ugly details of real life
- verb imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
picture; visualize; envision; figure; visualise; image; fancy; project; see.
- I can't see him on horseback!
- I can see what will happen
- I can see a risk in this strategy
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die
- noun a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
dice.
- noun a device used for shaping metal
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fragile
- adjective satellite easily broken or damaged or destroyed
delicate; frail.
- a kite too delicate to fly safely
- fragile porcelain plates
- fragile old bones
- a frail craft
- adjective satellite vulnerably delicate
- she has the fragile beauty of youth
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propellant
- noun any substance that propels
propellent.
- adjective satellite tending to or capable of propelling
propellent; propelling; propulsive.
- propellant fuel for submarines
- the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency
- universities...the seats of propulsive thought
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anesthetic
- noun a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
anesthetic agent; anaesthetic; anaesthetic agent.
- adjective relating to or producing insensibility
anaesthetic.
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christian_schonbein
- noun German chemist who discovered ozone and developed guncotton as a propellant in firearms (1799-1868)
Schonbein; Christian Friedrich Schonbein.
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spiritual
- noun a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States
Negro spiritual.
- adjective satellite concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
religious.
- religious texts
- a member of a religious order
- lords temporal and spiritual
- spiritual leaders
- spiritual songs
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fear
- noun an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
fearfulness; fright.
- noun an anxious feeling
care; concern.
- care had aged him
- they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction
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long-suffering
- noun patient endurance of pain or unhappiness
long-sufferance.
- adjective satellite patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble
enduring.
- an enduring disposition
- a long-suffering and uncomplaining wife
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wear_out
- verb exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
tire; wear down; jade; fag out; weary; fatigue; wear; tire out; outwear; fag; wear upon.
- We wore ourselves out on this hike
- verb go to pieces
break; fall apart; wear; bust.
- The lawn mower finally broke
- The gears wore out
- The old chair finally fell apart completely
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helpless
- adjective satellite lacking in or deprived of strength or power
incapacitated.
- lying ill and helpless
- helpless with laughter
- adjective satellite unable to function; without help
lost.
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angelical
- adjective of or relating to angels
angelic.
- adjective satellite having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
cherubic; seraphic; angelic; sweet.
- an angelic smile
- a cherubic face
- looking so seraphic when he slept
- a sweet disposition
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substitute
- noun a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
replacement.
- noun an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
second-stringer; reserve.
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spectral
- adjective of or relating to a spectrum
- spectral colors
- spectral analysis
- adjective satellite resembling or characteristic of a phantom
spiritual; ghostlike; phantasmal; ghostly; apparitional.
- a ghostly face at the window
- a phantasmal presence in the room
- spectral emanations
- spiritual tappings at a seance
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sacral
- adjective of or relating to or near the sacrum
- adjective satellite of or relating to sacred rites
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wilkinson
- noun English chemist honored for his research on pollutants in car exhausts (born in 1921)
Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson.
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magnetism
- noun attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force
magnetic attraction; magnetic force.
- noun the branch of science that studies magnetism
magnetics.
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bob_woodward
- noun United States chemist honored for synthesizing complex organic compounds (1917-1979)
Woodward; Robert Burns Woodward; Robert Woodward.
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unidentified
- adjective satellite not yet identified
- an unidentified species
- an unidentified witness
- adjective satellite being or having an unknown or unnamed source
unknown; nameless; unnamed.
- a poem by an unknown author
- corporations responsible to nameless owners
- an unnamed donor
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fischer
- noun German chemist noted for his synthesis of hemin (1881-1945)
Hans Fischer.
- noun German chemist noted for work on synthetic sugars and the purines (1852-1919)
Emil Hermann Fischer.
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noticeable
- adjective capable or worthy of being perceived
- noticeable shadows under her eyes
- noticeable for its vivid historical background
- a noticeable lack of friendliness
- adjective satellite capable of being detected
detectable.
- after a noticeable pause the lecturer continued
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kekule
- noun German chemist remembered for his discovery of the ring structure of benzene (1829-1896)
Friedrich August Kekule von Stradonitz; Friedrich August Kekule.
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healthy
- adjective having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
- a rosy healthy baby
- staying fit and healthy
- adjective satellite financially secure and functioning well
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ziegler
- noun German chemist honored for his research on polymers (1898-1973)
Karl Waldemar Ziegler.
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bob
- noun a former monetary unit in Great Britain
British shilling; shilling.
- noun a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around
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bearable
- adjective satellite capable of being borne though unpleasant
supportable; sufferable; endurable.
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marvelous
- adjective satellite extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
fantastic; marvellous; grand; terrific; howling; wonderful; wondrous; rattling; tremendous.
- a fantastic trip to the Orient
- the film was fantastic!
- a howling success
- a marvelous collection of rare books
- had a rattling conversation about politics
- a tremendous achievement
- adjective satellite too improbable to admit of belief
marvellous; improbable; tall.
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fake
- noun something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
postiche; sham.
- noun a person who makes deceitful pretenses
fraud; shammer; imposter; impostor; pseudo; faker; pseud; role player; pretender; sham.
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pusher
- noun one who intrudes or pushes himself forward
thruster.
- noun an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs
drug peddler; drug dealer; drug trafficker; peddler.
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unctuous
- adjective satellite unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
fulsome; buttery; soapy; oleaginous; smarmy; oily.
- buttery praise
- gave him a fulsome introduction
- an oily sycophantic press agent
- oleaginous hypocrisy
- smarmy self-importance
- the unctuous Uriah Heep
- soapy compliments
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live
- verb inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
dwell; inhabit; populate.
- People lived in Africa millions of years ago
- The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted
- this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean
- deer are populating the woods
- verb lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
- we had to live frugally after the war
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alfred_nobel
- noun Swedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite and for the bequest that created the Nobel prizes (1833-1896)
Alfred Bernhard Nobel; Nobel.
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shouldered
- adjective having shoulders or shoulders as specified; usually used as a combining form
- stoop-shouldered
- broad-shouldered
- verb lift onto one's shoulders
shoulder.
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chesty
- adjective satellite marked by a large or well-developed chest
big-chested.
- he was big-chested, big-shouldered and heavy-armed
- adjective satellite having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride
self-important; arrogant.
- an arrogant official
- arrogant claims
- chesty as a peacock
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validity
- noun the quality of being valid and rigorous
rigor; rigour; cogency.
- noun the quality of having legal force or effectiveness
validness.
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depilatory
- noun a chemical (usually a sulfide) used to remove hair or wool or bristles from hides
- noun a cosmetic for temporary removal of undesired hair
depilator; epilator.
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george_washington_carver
- noun United States botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts and soy beans and sweet potatoes (1864-1943)
Carver.
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enervated
- adjective satellite lacking strength or vigor
adynamic; asthenic; debilitated.
- verb weaken mentally or morally
enervate.
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priestley
- noun English chemist who isolated many gases and discovered oxygen (independently of Scheele) (1733-1804)
Joseph Priestley.
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high-octane
- adjective satellite used of gasoline; having a high octane number
- adjective satellite vigorously energetic or forceful
high-energy; high-powered; high-power; high-voltage.
- a high-octane sales manager
- a high-octane marketing plan
- high-powered executives
- a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur
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fortified
- adjective satellite secured with bastions or fortifications
bastioned.
- verb make strong or stronger
strengthen; fortify; beef up.
- This exercise will strengthen your upper body
- strengthen the relations between the two countries
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pretend
- noun the enactment of a pretense
make-believe.
- verb make believe with the intent to deceive
affect; feign; dissemble; sham.
- He feigned that he was ill
- He shammed a headache
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electrochemistry
- noun branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of electricity and the production of electricity by chemical reactions
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sour
- noun a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar
- noun the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
tartness; sourness.
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can
- noun airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
tin; tin can.
- noun the quantity contained in a can
canful.
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supportable
- adjective satellite capable of being borne though unpleasant
sufferable; bearable; endurable.
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break_off
- verb interrupt before its natural or planned end
break short; cut short.
- We had to cut short our vacation
- verb prevent completion
break; stop; discontinue.
- stop the project
- break off the negotiations
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heart
- noun the locus of feelings and intuitions
bosom.
- in your heart you know it is true
- her story would melt your bosom
- noun the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
pump; ticker.
- he stood still, his heart thumping wildly
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dedicated
- adjective devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
- a dedicated dancer
- dedicated teachers
- dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal"- A.Lincoln
- verb give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
devote; commit; consecrate; dedicate; give.
- She committed herself to the work of God
- give one's talents to a good cause
- consecrate your life to the church
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chip
- noun a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
bit; fleck; flake; scrap.
- a bit of rock caught him in the eye
- noun a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
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windaus
- noun German chemist who studied steroids and cholesterol and discovered histamine (1876-1959)
Adolf Windaus.
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flying_dutchman
- noun the captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day
- noun a phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope
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haploid
- noun (genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes
- adjective of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes
monoploid; haploidic.
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chemical
- noun material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules
chemical substance.
- adjective relating to or used in chemistry
chemic.
- chemical engineer
- chemical balance
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immune
- noun a person who is immune to a particular infection
- adjective relating to the condition of immunity
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transmundane
- adjective satellite existing or extending beyond the physical world
- whatever of transmundane...insight...we may carry"- William James
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e._w._morley
- noun United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923)
Edward Williams Morley; Morley; Edward Morley.
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buchner
- noun German organic chemist who studied alcoholic fermentation and discovered zymase (1860-1917)
Eduard Buchner.
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high-energy
- adjective of or relating to elementary particles having energies of hundreds of thousands of electron volts
- adjective satellite providing a relatively large amount of energy upon undergoing a chemical reaction
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floral
- adjective satellite resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers
flowered.
- adjective relating to or associated with flowers
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coagulate
- verb change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
clot.
- verb cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state
clot.
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unutterable
- adjective satellite too sacred to be uttered
unnameable; ineffable; unspeakable.
- the ineffable name of the Deity
- adjective satellite defying expression or description
indefinable; indescribable; ineffable; untellable; unspeakable.
- indefinable yearnings
- indescribable beauty
- ineffable ecstasy
- inexpressible anguish
- unspeakable happiness
- unutterable contempt
- a thing of untellable splendor
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man
- noun an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
adult male.
- there were two women and six men on the bus
- noun someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
military man; serviceman; military personnel.
- two men stood sentry duty
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dynamical
- adjective characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality
dynamic.
- a dynamic market
- a dynamic speaker
- the dynamic president of the firm
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volatilisable
- adjective satellite (used of substances) capable of being volatilized
vapourisable; vaporizable; evaporable; vapourific; vaporific; volatilizable.
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well-set
- adjective satellite strongly and firmly constructed
well-knit.
- a well-knit argument
- a well-knit theatrical production
- well-knit athletes
- a sailor short but well-set"- Alexander Hamilton
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cobwebby
- adjective satellite so thin as to transmit light
gauze-like; sheer; vaporous; see-through; gossamer; vapourous; filmy; diaphanous; transparent; gauzy.
- a hat with a diaphanous veil
- filmy wings of a moth
- gauzy clouds of dandelion down
- gossamer cobwebs
- sheer silk stockings
- transparent chiffon
- vaporous silks
- adjective satellite covered with cobwebs
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flying_saucer
- noun an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins
unidentified flying object; UFO.
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imitative
- adjective marked by or given to imitation
- acting is an imitative art
- man is an imitative being
- adjective (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound
onomatopoeical; echoic; onomatopoetic; onomatopoeic.
- onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises
- it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer
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mosander
- noun Swedish chemist who discovered rare earth elements (1797-1858)
Carl Gustaf Mossander.
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deity
- noun any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
god; divinity; immortal.
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still
- noun a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)
- he wanted some stills for a magazine ad
- noun (poetic) tranquil silence
hush; stillness.
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blooded
- adjective satellite of unmixed ancestry
full-blood; full-blooded.
- full-blooded Native American
- blooded Jersies
- verb smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill
blood.
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translunary
- adjective situated beyond the moon or its orbit around the earth
translunar; superlunar; superlunary.
- who can imagine a translunary visitor in Times Square?
- adjective satellite unworldly or ethereal
translunar; superlunar; superlunary.
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analeptic
- noun a medication used as a stimulant to the central nervous system
- adjective satellite stimulating the central nervous system
- an analeptic drug stimulates the central nervous system
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tonic
- noun lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine
tonic water; quinine water.
- noun a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
soda pop; soda water; pop; soda.
- in New England they call sodas tonics
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vaporific
- adjective satellite (used of substances) capable of being volatilized
vapourisable; vaporizable; evaporable; volatilisable; vapourific; volatilizable.
- adjective satellite resembling or characteristic of vapor
vaporous; vapourous; vapourific; vaporish; vapourish.
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half
- noun one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
one-half.
- half a loaf
- half an hour
- a century and one half
- noun one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval
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occult
- noun supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
supernatural.
- She doesn't believe in the supernatural
- noun supernatural practices and techniques
occult arts.
- he is a student of the occult
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urey
- noun United States chemist who discovered deuterium (1893-1981)
Harold Clayton Urey; Harold Urey.
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sublimate
- noun the product of vaporization of a solid
- verb direct energy or urges into useful activities
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give_out
- verb give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.
emit; give off.
- The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits
- verb give to several people
pass out; distribute; hand out.
- The teacher handed out the exams
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deify
- verb consider as a god or godlike
- These young men deify financial success
- verb exalt to the position of a God
- the people deified their King
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square
- noun (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
foursquare.
- you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides
- noun the product of two equal terms
second power.
- nine is the second power of three
- gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance
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apothecary
- noun a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
druggist; pill roller; pill pusher; pharmacist; chemist.
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year
- noun a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
yr; twelvemonth.
- she is 4 years old
- in the year 1920
- noun a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity
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boundless
- adjective satellite seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
unbounded; limitless.
- unbounded enthusiasm
- children with boundless energy
- a limitless supply of money
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weakened
- adjective satellite impaired by diminution
vitiated; diminished; lessened.
- verb lessen the strength of
weaken.
- The fever weakened his body
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astral
- adjective being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars
stellar.
- an astral body
- stellar light
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ethoxyethane
- noun a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic
divinyl ether; ethyl ether; diethyl ether; vinyl ether; ether.
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correct
- verb make right or correct
right; rectify.
- Correct the mistakes
- rectify the calculation
- verb make reparations or amends for
compensate; right; redress.
- right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust
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friedrich_august_kekule
- noun German chemist remembered for his discovery of the ring structure of benzene (1829-1896)
Friedrich August Kekule von Stradonitz; Kekule.
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hefty
- adjective satellite (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
powerful; brawny; muscular; sinewy.
- a hefty athlete
- a muscular boxer
- powerful arms
- adjective satellite of considerable weight and size
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witching
- noun the use or practice of witchcraft
- verb cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
bewitch; hex; glamour; witch; enchant; jinx.
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zombi
- noun (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body
zombie; zombie spirit; zombi spirit.
- noun a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies
zombie; snake god.
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vinyl
- noun a univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene
vinyl radical; vinyl group.
- noun shiny and tough and flexible plastic; used especially for floor coverings
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huskiness
- noun the property of being big and strong
ruggedness; toughness.
- noun a throaty harshness
hoarseness; gruffness.
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surrealistic
- adjective satellite characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions
phantasmagorical; phantasmagoric; surreal.
- a great concourse of phantasmagoric shadows"--J.C.Powys
- the incongruous imagery in surreal art and literature
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saintlike
- adjective satellite marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
saintly; angelic; sainted; beatific; angelical.
- angelic beneficence
- a beatific smile
- a saintly concern for his fellow men
- my sainted mother
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puny
- adjective satellite inferior in strength or significance
- a puny physique
- puny excuses
- adjective satellite (used especially of persons) of inferior size
shrimpy; runty.
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blind
- noun people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
- he spent hours reading to the blind
- noun a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)
- he waited impatiently in the blind
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suspend
- verb hang freely
- The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them
- verb cause to be held in suspension in a fluid
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high-power
- adjective satellite vigorously energetic or forceful
high-energy; high-powered; high-octane; high-voltage.
- a high-octane sales manager
- a high-octane marketing plan
- high-powered executives
- a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur
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supernal
- adjective being or coming from on high
- interpret the plague as a visitation from heaven, a supernal punishment for the sins of men
- adjective satellite of heaven or the spirit
celestial; ethereal.
- celestial peace
- ethereal melodies
- the supernal happiness of a quiet death
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one
- noun the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
ace; I; unity; 1; single.
- he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it
- they had lunch at one
- noun a single person or thing
- he is the best one
- this is the one I ordered
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organismal
- adjective of or relating to or belonging to an organism (considered as a whole)
organismic.
- the organismic theory of the state
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consecrate
- verb appoint to a clerical posts
ordinate; ordain; order.
- he was ordained in the Church
- verb give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
devote; commit; dedicate; give.
- She committed herself to the work of God
- give one's talents to a good cause
- consecrate your life to the church
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black
- noun the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
inkiness; blackness.
- noun total absence of light
lightlessness; pitch blackness; blackness; total darkness.
- they fumbled around in total darkness
- in the black of night
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open
- noun a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
clear.
- finally broke out of the forest into the open
- noun where the air is unconfined
out-of-doors; open air; outdoors.
- he wanted to get outdoors a little
- the concert was held in the open air
- camping in the open
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sheer
- verb turn sharply; change direction abruptly
swerve; cut; veer; trend; curve; slew; slue.
- The car cut to the left at the intersection
- The motorbike veered to the right
- verb cause to sheer
- She sheered her car around the obstacle
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gaudy
- noun (Britain) a celebratory reunion feast or entertainment held a college
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; brassy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; cheap; flashy; tacky; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
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stylized
- adjective satellite using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous
conventionalized; conventionalised; stylised.
- a stylized mode of theater production
- verb represent according to a conventional style
conventionalize; stylize; stylise.
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than
A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, otherwise, and the like. It is usually followed by the object compared in the nominative case. Sometimes, however, the object compared is placed in the objective case, and than is then considered by some grammarians as a preposition. Sometimes the object is expressed in a sentence, usually introduced by that; as, I would rather suffer than that you should want. Behold, a greater than Solomon is here. Matt. xii. 42.
Which when Beelzebub perceived, than whom, Satan except, none higher sat. Milton.
It's wiser being good than bad; It's safer being meek than fierce; It's fitter being sane than mad. R. Browning.
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carbonize
- verb unite with carbon
carburize; carbonise; carburise.
- verb turn into carbon, as by burning
carbonise.
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rugged
- adjective sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
- with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture
- adjective having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface
furrowed.
- furrowed fields
- his furrowed face lit by a warming smile
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tawdry
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; brassy; meretricious; tatty; flash; cheap; flashy; tacky; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
- adjective satellite cheap and shoddy
shoddy; cheapjack.
- cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob"- Judith Crist
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creator
- noun terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
Jehovah; God Almighty; Almighty; Lord; Divine; Maker; Godhead.
- noun a person who grows or makes or invents things
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big-shouldered
- adjective satellite having broad shoulders
square-shouldered; broad-shouldered.
- big-shouldered and heavy-armed
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war
- noun the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
warfare.
- thousands of people were killed in the war
- noun a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply
state of war.
- war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring
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superlunar
- adjective situated beyond the moon or its orbit around the earth
translunar; superlunary; translunary.
- who can imagine a translunary visitor in Times Square?
- adjective satellite unworldly or ethereal
translunar; superlunary; translunary.
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sublime
- verb vaporize and then condense right back again
sublimate.
- verb change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
sublimate.
- sublime iodine
- some salts sublime when heated
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stoutness
- noun the property of being strong and resolute
stalwartness.
- noun the property of excessive fatness
corpulence; overweight; adiposis.
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say
- noun the chance to speak
- verb express in words
state; tell.
- He said that he wanted to marry her
- tell me what is bothering you
- state your opinion
- state your name
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intoxicant
- noun a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
alcoholic beverage; alcohol; alcoholic drink; inebriant.
- alcohol (or drink) ruined him
- noun a drug that can produce a state of intoxication
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preservative
- noun a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition
- adjective satellite tending or having the power to preserve
- timbers should be treated with a preservative substance
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paradisaic
- adjective satellite relating to or befitting Paradise
paradisiacal; paradisiac; paradisaical; paradisal.
- together in that paradisal place
- paradisiacal innocence
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reichstein
- noun a Swiss chemist born in Poland; studied the hormones of the adrenal cortex
Tadeus Reichstein.
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sanctimonious
- adjective satellite excessively or hypocritically pious
pharisaic; self-righteous; holier-than-thou; pietistic; pharisaical; pietistical.
- a sickening sanctimonious smile
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take
- noun the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
return; yield; takings; issue; proceeds; payoff.
- the average return was about 5%
- noun the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
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bodiless
- adjective satellite not having a material body
disembodied; unbodied; discorporate; unembodied.
- adjective satellite having no trunk or main part
bodyless.
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blunt
- verb make less intense
- verb make numb or insensitive
benumb; dull; numb.
- The shock numbed her senses
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hall
- noun an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
hallway.
- the elevators were at the end of the hall
- noun a large entrance or reception room or area
entrance hall; anteroom; antechamber; vestibule; foyer; lobby.
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subtilis
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buffer
- noun (chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH
- noun a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict
buffer zone.
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molecule
- noun (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
- noun (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
speck; particle; atom; corpuscle; mote.
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sainted
- adjective satellite marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
saintly; angelic; beatific; saintlike; angelical.
- angelic beneficence
- a beatific smile
- a saintly concern for his fellow men
- my sainted mother
- verb hold sacred
enshrine; saint.
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oxidate
- verb enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide
oxidize; oxidise.
- This metal oxidizes easily
- verb add oxygen to or combine with oxygen
oxidize; oxidise.
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unconquerable
- adjective not capable of being conquered or vanquished or overcome
- a tribute to his courage...and his unconquerable will"- R.E.Danielson
- faced unconquerable difficulties
- adjective satellite incapable of being surmounted or excelled
insuperable.
- insuperable odds
- insuperable heroes
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invulnerable
- adjective immune to attack; impregnable
- gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs
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alterable
- adjective capable of being changed or altered in some characteristic
- alterable clothing
- alterable conditions of employment
- adjective satellite (of the punishment ordered by a court) capable of being changed to one less severe
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salt
- noun a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
- noun white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food
common salt; table salt.
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big-boned
- adjective satellite having a bone structure that is massive in contrast with the surrounding flesh
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cheap
- adjective relatively low in price or charging low prices
inexpensive.
- it would have been cheap at twice the price
- inexpensive family restaurants
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; brassy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; flashy; tacky; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
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heat-releasing
- adjective (of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with the liberation of heat
exothermic; exothermal.
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fulsome
- adjective satellite unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
buttery; unctuous; soapy; oleaginous; smarmy; oily.
- buttery praise
- gave him a fulsome introduction
- an oily sycophantic press agent
- oleaginous hypocrisy
- smarmy self-importance
- the unctuous Uriah Heep
- soapy compliments
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dull
- verb make dull in appearance
- Age had dulled the surface
- verb become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness
- the varnished table top dulled with time
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preternatural
- adjective satellite surpassing the ordinary or normal
uncanny.
- Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel" - George Will
- his uncanny sense of direction
- adjective satellite existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
nonnatural; otherworldly; transcendental.
- find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley
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plump
- noun the sound of a sudden heavy fall
- verb drop sharply
plummet.
- The stock market plummeted
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godlike
- adjective satellite appropriate to or befitting a god
divine.
- the divine strength of Achilles
- a man of godlike sagacity
- man must play God for he has acquired certain godlike powers"-R.H.Roveref
- adjective satellite being or having the nature of a god; 'tis God-like to create"-J.G.Saxe
divine.
- the custom of killing the divine king upon any serious failure of his...powers"-J.G.Frazier
- the divine will
- the divine capacity for love
- 'Tis wise to learn
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ranking
- noun position on a scale in relation to others in a sport
- verb take or have a position relative to others
rank.
- This painting ranks among the best in the Western World
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light-boned
- adjective satellite having a bone structure that is light with respect to the surrounding flesh
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lighter
- noun a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
ignitor; igniter.
- noun a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
light; ignitor; igniter.
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recombinant
- noun a cell or organism in which genetic recombination has occurred
- adjective of or relating to recombinant DNA
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secondary
- noun the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen
- noun coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil
secondary coil; secondary winding.
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phantasmagoric
- adjective satellite characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions
phantasmagorical; surrealistic; surreal.
- a great concourse of phantasmagoric shadows"--J.C.Powys
- the incongruous imagery in surreal art and literature
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unbodied
- adjective having no body
- adjective satellite not having a material body
disembodied; discorporate; unembodied; bodiless.
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obliterate
- verb mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
wipe out; kill.
- kill these lines in the President's speech
- verb make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
hide; obscure; veil; blot out.
- a hidden message
- a veiled threat
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diethyl_ether
- noun a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic
divinyl ether; ethyl ether; vinyl ether; ethoxyethane; ether.
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druggist
- noun a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
pill roller; pill pusher; apothecary; pharmacist; chemist.
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perispirit
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relative
- noun a person related by blood or marriage
relation.
- police are searching for relatives of the deceased
- he has distant relations back in New Jersey
- noun an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
congeneric; congener; congenator.
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unfit
- verb make unfit or unsuitable
indispose; disqualify.
- Your income disqualifies you
- adjective below the required standards for a purpose
- an unfit parent
- unfit for human consumption
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