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aided
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adj 1: having help; often used as a combining form [syn:
assisted, aided] [ant: unassisted]
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awaited
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adj 1: expected hopefully [syn: anticipated, awaited(p),
hoped-for]
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bated
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adj 1: diminished or moderated; "our bated enthusiasm"; "his
bated hopes"
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belated
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adj 1: after the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated
birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is
late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal";
"always tardy in making dental appointments" [syn:
belated, late, tardy]
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bid
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n 1: an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
[syn: command, bid, bidding, dictation]
2: an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for
power"; "he made a bid to gain attention" [syn: bid,
play]
3: a formal proposal to buy at a specified price [syn: bid,
tender]
4: (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to
contract to make [syn: bid, bidding]
v 1: propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for
the painting" [syn: offer, bid, tender]
2: invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" [syn:
wish, bid]
3: ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to
become good persons" [syn: bid, beseech, entreat,
adjure, press, conjure]
4: make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands;
"He called his trump" [syn: bid, call]
5: make a serious effort to attain something; "His campaign bid
for the attention of the poor population"
6: ask someone in a friendly way to do something [syn: invite,
bid]
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conjugated
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adj 1: formed by the union of two compounds; "a conjugated
protein" [syn: conjugate, conjugated]
2: joined together especially in a pair or pairs [syn:
conjugate, conjugated, coupled]
3: of an organic compound; containing two or more double bonds
each separated from the other by a single bond [syn:
conjugate, conjugated]
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dated
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adj 1: marked by features of the immediate and usually
discounted past
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forbid
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v 1: command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night";
"Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed
our plans" [syn: forbid, prohibit, interdict,
proscribe, veto, disallow, nix] [ant: allow,
countenance, let, permit]
2: keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of
tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects
precludes your involvement in the competitive project" [syn:
prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid]
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morbid
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adj 1: suggesting an unhealthy mental state; "morbid interest in
death"; "morbid curiosity"
2: suggesting the horror of death and decay; "morbid details"
[syn: ghoulish, morbid]
3: caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology;
"diseased tonsils"; "a morbid growth"; "pathologic tissue";
"pathological bodily processes" [syn: diseased, morbid,
pathologic, pathological]
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outbid
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v 1: bid over an opponent's bid when one's partner has not bid
or doubled
2: bid higher than others [ant: underbid]
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overbid
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n 1: a bid that is higher than preceding bids
2: (bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent's bid
(especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid
exceeds the value of your hand) [syn: overbid, overcall]
v 1: to bid for more tricks than one can expect to win,
2: bid more than the object is worth [ant: underbid]
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rabid
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adj 1: of or infected by rabies
2: marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a
cause or idea; "rabid isolationist" [syn: fanatic,
fanatical, overzealous, rabid]
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turbid
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adj 1: (of liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid";
"muddy coffee"; "murky waters" [syn: cloudy, muddy,
mirky, murky, turbid]
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underbid
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v 1: bid (a hand of cards) at less than the strength of the hand
warrants
2: bid lower than a competing bidder [ant: outbid]
3: bid too low [ant: overbid]
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abated
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added
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annotated
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baited
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batted
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berated
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chatted
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created
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debated
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ibid
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rebid
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