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anomic
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adj 1: socially disoriented; "anomic loners musing over their
fate"; "we live in an age of rootless alienated people"
[syn: alienated, anomic, disoriented]
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atomic
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adj 1: of or relating to or comprising atoms; "atomic
structure"; "atomic hydrogen"
2: (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of
atomic energy; "nuclear war"; "nuclear weapons"; "atomic
bombs" [syn: nuclear, atomic] [ant: conventional]
3: immeasurably small
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autonomic
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adj 1: relating to or controlled by the autonomic nervous
system; "autonomic reflexes"
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comic
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adj 1: arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a
steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing
fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise";
"funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny
writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt
so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom
antics" [syn: amusing, comic, comical, funny,
laughable, mirthful, risible]
2: of or relating to or characteristic of comedy; "comic hero"
n 1: a professional performer who tells jokes and performs
comical acts [syn: comedian, comic]
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diatomic
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adj 1: of or relating to a molecule made up of two atoms; "a
diatomic molecule"
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economic
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adj 1: of or relating to an economy, the system of production
and management of material wealth; "economic growth";
"aspects of social, political, and economical life" [syn:
economic, economical]
2: of or relating to the science of economics; "economic theory"
3: using the minimum of time or resources necessary for
effectiveness; "an economic use of home heating oil"; "a
modern economical heating system"; "an economical use of her
time" [syn: economic, economical]
4: concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially
money); "he wrote the book primarily for economic reasons";
"gave up the large house for economic reasons"; "in economic
terms they are very privileged"
5: financially rewarding; "it was no longer economic to keep the
factory open"; "have to keep prices high enough to make it
economic to continue the service"
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ergonomic
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adj 1: of or relating to ergonomics
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gastronomic
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adj 1: of or relating to gastronomy; "gastronomic adventures"
[syn: gastronomic, gastronomical]
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gimmick
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n 1: a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident; "it
sounds good but what's the catch?" [syn: catch,
gimmick]
2: something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not
known; "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its
socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner
that you will want to use" [syn: doodad, doohickey,
doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins,
thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig,
thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit,
whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget]
3: any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a
point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions
gimmick for greedy businessmen" [syn: device, gimmick,
twist]
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macroeconomic
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adj 1: of or relating to macroeconomics
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microeconomic
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adj 1: of or relating to microeconomics
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mimic
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adj 1: constituting an imitation; "the mimic warfare of the
opera stage"- Archibald Alison
n 1: someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress) [syn:
mimic, mimicker]
v 1: imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical
effect; "The actor mimicked the President very accurately"
[syn: mimic, mime]
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monatomic
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adj 1: of or relating to an element consisting of a single atom;
"helium and argon are monatomic gases" [syn: monatomic,
monoatomic]
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subatomic
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adj 1: of or relating to constituents of the atom or forces
within the atom; "subatomic particles"; "harnessing
subatomic energy"
2: of smaller than atomic dimensions
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taxonomic
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adj 1: of or relating to taxonomy; "taxonomic relations"; "a
taxonomic designation" [syn: taxonomic, taxonomical,
systematic]
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tragicomic
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of tragicomedy; "a
playwright specializing in tragicomic drama"
2: manifesting both tragic and comic aspects; "the tragicomic
disparity...between's man's aspirations and his
accomplishments"- B.R.Redman [syn: tragicomic,
tragicomical]
3: having pathetic as well as ludicrous characteristics; "her
life...presented itself to me as a tragicomical adventure"--
Joseph Conrad [syn: tragicomic, tragicomical]
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uneconomic
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adj 1: wasteful of resources [syn: uneconomical, uneconomic]
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islamic
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adj 1: of or relating to or supporting Islamism; "Islamic art"
[syn: Muslim, Moslem, Islamic]
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prodromic
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adj 1: symptomatic of the onset of an attack or a disease [syn:
prodromal, prodromic]
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polyatomic
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adj 1: of or relating to a molecule made up of more than two
atoms
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entomic
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syndromic
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dichotomic
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loxodromic
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metronomic
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preatomic
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tetratomic
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triatomic
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trichotomic
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deuteronomic
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interatomic
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