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affright
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n 1: an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety [syn: panic,
terror, affright]
v 1: cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building
frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her" [syn:
frighten, fright, scare, affright]
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alexandrite
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n 1: a green variety of chrysoberyl used as a gemstone
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alright
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adv 1: without doubt (used to reinforce an assertion); "it's
expensive all right" [syn: all right, alright]
2: an expression of agreement normally occurring at the
beginning of a sentence [syn: very well, fine, alright,
all right, OK]
3: in a satisfactory or adequate manner; "she'll do okay on her
own"; "held up all right under pressure"; (`alright' is a
nonstandard variant of `all right') [syn: okay, O.K.,
all right, alright]
adj 1: nonstandard usage
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anchorite
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n 1: one retired from society for religious reasons [syn:
anchorite, hermit]
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archimandrite
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n 1: the superior of an abbey of monks [syn: abbot,
archimandrite]
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aright
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adv 1: in an accurate manner; "the flower had been correctly
depicted by his son"; "he guessed right" [syn:
correctly, right, aright] [ant: incorrectly,
wrong, wrongly]
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barite
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n 1: a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of
barium [syn: heavy spar, barite, barytes, barium
sulphate]
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birthright
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n 1: a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth;
"free public education is the birthright of every American
child"
2: an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by
primogeniture) [syn: birthright, patrimony]
3: personal characteristics that are inherited at birth
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chalcopyrite
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n 1: a yellow copper ore (CuFeS2) made up of copper and iron
sulfide [syn: chalcopyrite, copper pyrites]
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chlorite
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n 1: a generally green or black mineral; it occurs as a
constituent of many rocks typically in the form of a flat
crystal
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contrite
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adj 1: feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
[syn: contrite, remorseful, rueful, ruthful]
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copyright
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n 1: a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell
literary or musical or artistic work [syn: copyright,
right of first publication]
v 1: secure a copyright on a written work; "did you copyright
your manuscript?"
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diorite
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n 1: a granular crystalline intrusive rock
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downright
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adv 1: thoroughgoing; "he is outright dishonest"
adj 1: characterized by plain blunt honesty; "a downright
answer"; "a downright kind of person"
2: complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes
used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an
absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem";
"an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down
vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer
stupidity" [syn: absolute, downright, out-and-out(a),
rank(a), right-down, sheer(a)]
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ferrite
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n 1: a solid solution in which alpha iron is the solvent
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fluorite
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n 1: a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in
ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine [syn:
fluorite, fluorspar, fluor]
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forthright
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adv 1: directly and without evasion; not roundabout; "to face a
problem squarely"; "the responsibility lies squarely with
them"; "spoke forthright (or forthrightly) and to the
point" [syn: squarely, forthrightly, forthright]
adj 1: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without
subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight
shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my
candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright
approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and
you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be
outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the
point"; "a point-blank accusation" [syn: blunt,
candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken,
outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-
from-the-shoulder]
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meteorite
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n 1: stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid
that has reached the earth's surface
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millwright
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n 1: a workman who designs or erects mills and milling machinery
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nephrite
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n 1: an amphibole mineral consisting of calcium magnesium
silicate in monoclinic crystalline form; a source of jade
that is less valuable than from jadeite; once believed to
cure kidney disorders
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outright
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adv 1: without restrictions or stipulations or further payments;
"buy outright"
2: without reservation or concealment; "she asked him outright
for a divorce"
3: without any delay; "he was killed outright" [syn:
instantaneously, outright, instantly, in a flash]
adj 1: without reservation or exception [syn: outright,
straight-out, unlimited]
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overwrite
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v 1: write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the
previously existing data; "overwrite that file"
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playwright
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n 1: someone who writes plays [syn: dramatist, playwright]
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pyrite
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n 1: a common mineral (iron disulfide) that has a pale yellow
color [syn: pyrite, iron pyrite, fool's gold]
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rewrite
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n 1: something that has been written again; "the rewrite was
much better" [syn: rewrite, revision, rescript]
v 1: write differently; alter the writing of; "The student
rewrote his thesis"
2: rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose;
"re-write a play for use in schools"
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shipwright
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n 1: a carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels [syn:
shipwright, shipbuilder, ship builder]
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siderite
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n 1: iron ore in the form of ferrous carbonate [syn: siderite,
chalybite]
2: a meteorite consisting principally of nickel and iron
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underwrite
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v 1: guarantee financial support of; "The opera tour was
subvented by a bank" [syn: underwrite, subvention,
subvent]
2: protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this" [syn:
cover, insure, underwrite]
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upright
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adj 1: in a vertical position; not sloping; "an upright post"
[syn: upright, unsloped]
2: of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just
cause"; "an upright and respectable man" [syn: good,
just, upright]
3: upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect
flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates
aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he
sat bolt upright" [syn: erect, vertical, upright] [ant:
unerect]
n 1: a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball
sailed between the uprights" [syn: upright, vertical]
2: a piano with a vertical sounding board [syn: upright,
upright piano]
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wheelwright
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n 1: someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels [syn:
wheelwright, wheeler]
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sclerite
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n 1: hard plate or element of the exoskeleton of some arthropods
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thorite
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n 1: a radioactive mineral consisting of thorium silicate; it is
a source of thorium that is found in coarse granite
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fulbright
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n 1: United States senator who is remembered for his creation of
grants that fund exchange programs of teachers and students
between the United States and other countries (1905-1995)
[syn: Fulbright, William Fulbright, James William
Fulbright]
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wainwright
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n 1: a wagon maker [syn: wagonwright, waggonwright,
wainwright]
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laterite
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n 1: a red soil produced by rock decay; contains insoluble
deposits of ferric and aluminum oxides
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sphalerite
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n 1: an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely
of zinc sulfide in crystalline form [syn: zinc blende,
blende, sphalerite]
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thatcherite
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n 1: an advocate of Thatcherism
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cassiterite
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n 1: a hard heavy dark mineral that is the chief source of tin
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hypochlorite
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n 1: any salt or ester of hypochlorous acid
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anhydrite
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dolerite
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eyebright
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enright
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albright
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plowright
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ankerite
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fulgurite
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hitlerite
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hutterite
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margarite
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minorite
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phosphorite
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tellurite
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