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adder
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n 1: a person who adds numbers
2: a machine that adds numbers
3: small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia [syn:
adder, common viper, Vipera berus]
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ardour
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n 1: a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person
or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor";
"he felt a kind of religious zeal" [syn: ardor, ardour,
elan, zeal]
2: intense feeling of love [syn: ardor, ardour]
3: feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great
ardor" [syn: ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour,
fervency, fire, fervidness]
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are
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n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn:
are, ar]
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armada
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n 1: a large fleet
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bladder
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n 1: a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or
gas) [syn: bladder, vesica]
2: a bag that fills with air
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cadre
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n 1: a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a
larger political movement [syn: cell, cadre]
2: a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion
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cicada
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n 1: stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has
drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone [syn:
cicada, cicala]
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crusader
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n 1: a disputant who advocates reform [syn: reformer,
reformist, crusader, social reformer, meliorist]
2: a warrior who engages in a holy war; "the Crusaders tried to
recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims"
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enchilada
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n 1: tortilla with meat filling baked in tomato sauce seasoned
with chili
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grader
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n 1: a judge who assigns grades to something
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invader
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n 1: someone who enters by force in order to conquer [syn:
invader, encroacher]
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ladder
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n 1: steps consisting of two parallel members connected by
rungs; for climbing up or down
2: ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress;
"he climbed the career ladder"
3: a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking"
[syn: run, ladder, ravel]
v 1: come unraveled or undone as if by snagging; "Her nylons
were running" [syn: ladder, run]
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larder
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n 1: a supply of food especially for a household
2: a small storeroom for storing foods or wines [syn: pantry,
larder, buttery]
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madder
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n 1: Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots
formerly an important source of the dye alizarin [syn:
madder, Rubia tinctorum]
v 1: color a moderate to strong red
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nadir
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n 1: an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything
[syn: nadir, low-water mark]
2: the point below the observer that is directly opposite the
zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies
appear to be projected [ant: zenith]
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raider
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n 1: someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) [syn:
plunderer, pillager, looter, spoiler, despoiler,
raider, freebooter]
2: a corporate investor who intends to take over a company by
buying a controlling interest in its stock and installing new
management
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seder
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n 1: (Judaism) the ceremonial dinner on the first night (or both
nights) of Passover [syn: Seder, Passover supper]
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trader
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n 1: someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods
to be sold [syn: trader, bargainer, dealer, monger]
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wader
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n 1: any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search
of food [syn: wading bird, wader]
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nevada
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n 1: a state in the southwestern United States [syn: Nevada,
Silver State, Battle Born State, Sagebrush State,
NV]
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granada
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n 1: a city in southeastern Spain that was the capital of the
Moorish kingdom until it was captured by Ferdinand and
Isabella in 1492; site of the Alhambra (a palace and
fortress built by Moors in the Middle Ages) which is now a
major tourist attraction
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tostada
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n 1: a flat tortilla with various fillings piled on it
2: a crisp flat tortilla
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haggadah
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n 1: Talmudic literature that does not deal with law but is
still part of Jewish tradition [syn: Haggadah, Haggada,
Hagada]
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autostrada
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n 1: an expressway in an Italian-speaking country
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theravada
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n 1: one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing
personal salvation through your own efforts; a conservative
form of Buddhism that adheres to Pali scriptures and the
non-theistic ideal of self purification to nirvana; the
dominant religion of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma)
and Thailand and Laos and Cambodia [syn: Theravada,
Theravada Buddhism]
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torquemada
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n 1: the Spaniard who as Grand Inquisitor was responsible for
the death of thousands of Jews and suspected witches during
the Spanish Inquisition (1420-1498) [syn: Torquemada,
Tomas de Torquemada]
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blockader
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braider
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carder
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evader
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fader
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gelada
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guarder
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sadder
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aider
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shader
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brader
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kadar
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ader
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crader
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hader
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haider
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kader
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lader
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madar
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mader
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madere
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nader
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radder
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rader
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sader
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schader
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schmader
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schrader
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shadur
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shrader
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snader
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spader
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srader
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stader
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strader
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swader
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vader
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upgrader
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rada
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hamada
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panada
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scheherazade
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garda
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retarder
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lambada
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