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Considered apart from concrete existence.
Not applied or practical.
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Something abstract. |
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1. Absence of any form of political authority.
2. Political disorder and confusion. |
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Consisting of, relating to, or being in water.
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An organism that lives in, on, or near the water. |
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Lack of balance or symmetry. |
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Not conforming to type; unusual or irregular. |
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1. To surrender under specified conditions; come to terms.
2. To give up all resistance; acquiesce. |
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1. Of, relating to, or affected with coma; unconscious.
2. Marked by lethargy; torpid. |
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1. A general idea derived or inferred from specific instances or occurrences.
2. Something formed in the mind; a thought or notion. See Synonyms at idea.
3. A scheme; a plan. |
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1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy.
2. To wish for longingly |
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Falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth. |
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1. The quality of being discreet; circumspection. See Synonyms at prudence.
2. Ability or power to decide responsibly.
3. Freedom to act or judge on one's own. |
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Abnormal or impaired functioning, especially of a bodily system or social group. |
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Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
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One that follows an eclectic method. |
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To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
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Deprived of strength; debilitated |
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1. To bestow a franchise on.
2. To endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote.
3. To free, as from bondage. |
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1. To bring into existence; give rise to: "Every cloud engenders not a storm" (Shakespeare).
2. To procreate; propagate.
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To come into existence; originate. |
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tr. verb:
1. To provide with a trench, especially for the purpose of fortifying or defending.
2. To fix firmly or securely
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1. To dig or occupy a trench.
2. To encroach, infringe, or trespass. |
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1. The doctrine that all events are predetermined by fate and are therefore unalterable.
2. Acceptance of the belief that all events are predetermined and inevitable. |
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Foolish or silly, especially in a smug or self-satisfied way |
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having unduly vulnerable feelings
abnormally sensitive to an allergen, a drug, or other agent |
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1. Of or relating to the layer just beneath the epidermis.
2. Relating to the hypodermis.
3. Injected beneath the skin.
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1. A hypodermic injection.
2. A hypodermic needle.
3. A hypodermic syringe. |
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A tentative explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem that can be tested by further investigation. |
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1. The body of ideas reflecting the social needs and aspirations of an individual, group, class, or culture.
2. A set of doctrines or beliefs that form the basis of a political, economic, or other system. |
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Impossible to dispute; unquestionable |
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Unrelated to the matter being considered. |
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1. Of, relating to, or produced by motion.
2. Relating to or exhibiting kinesis. |
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1. A false publication, as in writing, print, signs, or pictures, that damages a person's reputation.
2. The act of presenting such material to the public. |
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Of, relating to, or resembling a line; straight.
Having only one dimension. |
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Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree. |
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A transformation, as by magic or sorcery.
A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
Biology A change in the form and often habits of an animal during normal development after the embryonic stage. |
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Constituting a monolith.
Massive, solid, and uniform. |
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1. A dramatic soliloquy.
2. A continuous series of jokes or comic stories delivered by one comedian.
3. A long speech made by one person, often monopolizing a conversation. |
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An extreme form of skepticism that denies all existence. |
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To certify or attest to (the validity of a signature on a document, for example) as a notary public. |
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Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning. |
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1. To combine with oxygen; make into an oxide.
2. To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
3. To coat with oxide. |
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One that serves as a pattern or model.
A set or list of all the inflectional forms of a word or of one of its grammatical categories.
A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality for the community that shares them, especially in an intellectual discipline. |
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Dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences; practical.
Relating to or being the study of cause and effect in historical or political events with emphasis on the practical lessons to be learned from them. |
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In large part; mainly or chiefly |
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To repeat in concise form.
To appear to repeat (the evolutionary stages of the species) during the embryonic development of the individual organism. |
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1. To restore to an earlier condition, as by repairing or remodeling.
2. To impart new vigor to; revive. |
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1. The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing. Also called ventilation.
2. The act or process by which an organism without lungs, such as a fish or plant, exchanges gases with its environment. |
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1. Inducing or tending to induce sleep.
2. Drowsy.
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A drug or other substance that induces sleep; a hypnotic. |
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1. To bring under control; conquer. See Synonyms at defeat.
2. To make subservient; enslave. |
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Being beyond what is required or sufficient. |
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1. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy.
2. An instance of such repetition. |
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The classification of organisms in an ordered system that indicates natural relationships.
The science, laws, or principles of classification; systematics
Divided into ordered groups or categories. |
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1. Of, relating to, or resembling a tempest: tempestuous gales.
2. Tumultuous; stormy |
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A set of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts or phenomena, especially one that has been repeatedly tested or is widely accepted and can be used to make predictions about natural phenomena.
The branch of a science or art consisting of its explanatory statements, accepted principles, and methods of analysis, as opposed to practice.
Abstract reasoning, speculation. |
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tr. verb:
To make vicious and defamatory statements about.
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1. to revile with abusive or defamatory language; malign he has been vilified in the tabloid press
2. Rare to make vile; debase; degrade |
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