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anonymous
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adj 1: having no known name or identity or known source;
"anonymous authors"; "anonymous donors"; "an anonymous
gift" [syn: anonymous, anon.] [ant: onymous]
2: not known or lacking marked individuality; "brown anonymous
houses"; "anonymous bureaucrats in the Civil Service"
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antonymous
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adj 1: of words: having opposite meanings [ant: synonymous]
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autonomous
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adj 1: (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces;
"an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state" [syn:
autonomous, independent, self-governing,
sovereign]
2: existing as an independent entity; "the partitioning of India
created two separate and autonomous jute economies"
3: (of persons) free from external control and constraint in
e.g. action and judgment [syn: autonomous, self-directed,
self-reliant]
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bigamous
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adj 1: of illegal marriage to a second person while legally
married to a first
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blasphemous
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adj 1: grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred;
"blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath"; "profane
utterances against the Church"; "it is sacrilegious to
enter with shoes on" [syn: blasphemous, profane,
sacrilegious]
2: characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and
blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words" [syn:
blasphemous, blue, profane]
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dangerous
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adj 1: involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or
harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge";
"unemployment reached dangerous proportions" [syn:
dangerous, unsafe] [ant: safe]
2: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a
dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness";
"grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of
events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening
disease" [syn: dangerous, grave, grievous, serious,
severe, life-threatening]
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dichotomous
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adj 1: divided or dividing into two sharply distinguished parts
or classifications
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famous
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adj 1: widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a
celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an
illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned
painter" [syn: celebrated, famed, far-famed,
famous, illustrious, notable, noted, renowned]
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ignoramus
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n 1: an ignorant person [syn: ignoramus, know nothing,
uneducated person]
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mandamus
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n 1: an extraordinary writ commanding an official to perform a
ministerial act that the law recognizes as an absolute duty
and not a matter for the official's discretion; used only
when all other judicial remedies fail [syn: mandamus,
writ of mandamus]
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pusillanimous
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adj 1: lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution;
contemptibly fearful [syn: pusillanimous, poor-
spirited, unmanly]
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shamus
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n 1: someone who can be employed as a detective to collect
information [syn: private detective, PI, private eye,
private investigator, operative, shamus, sherlock]
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amos
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n 1: a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
2: an Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies [syn: Amos,
Book of Amos]
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christmas
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n 1: period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 [syn: Christmas,
Christmastide, Christmastime, Yule, Yuletide,
Noel]
2: a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a
quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn: Christmas,
Christmas Day, Xmas, Dec 25]
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ramus
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n 1: the posterior part of the mandible that is more or less
vertical
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brumous
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adj 1: filled or abounding with fog or mist; "a brumous October
morning" [syn: brumous, foggy, hazy, misty]
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grumous
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adj 1: transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid
mass; "coagulated blood"; "curdled milk"; "grumous blood"
[syn: coagulate, coagulated, curdled, grumous,
grumose]
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momus
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n 1: god of blame and mockery [syn: Momus, Momos]
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lammas
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n 1: commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from
prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in
England [syn: Lammas, Lammas Day, August 1]
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nostradamus
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n 1: French astrologer who wrote cryptic predictions whose
interpretations are still being debated (1503-1566) [syn:
Nostradamus, Michel de Notredame]
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cadmus
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n 1: (Greek mythology) the brother of Europa and traditional
founder of Thebes in Boeotia
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anadromous
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adj 1: migrating from the sea to fresh water to spawn [ant:
catadromous, diadromous]
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catadromous
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adj 1: migrating from fresh water to the sea to spawn [ant:
anadromous, diadromous]
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vaginismus
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n 1: muscular contraction that causes the vagina to close;
usually an anxiety reaction before coitus or pelvic
examination
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polyphemus
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seamus
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lomas
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squamous
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gaudeamus
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artemus
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