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adjustable
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adj 1: capable of being changed so as to match or fit;
"adjustable seat belts"
2: capable of being regulated; "adjustable interest rates"
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affordable
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adj 1: that you have the financial means for; "low-cost housing"
[syn: low-cost, low-priced, affordable]
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amendable
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adj 1: capable of being corrected by additions; "an amendable
flaw" [syn: amendable, correctable]
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audible
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adj 1: heard or perceptible by the ear; "he spoke in an audible
whisper" [syn: audible, hearable] [ant: inaudible,
unhearable]
n 1: a football play is changed orally after both teams have
assumed their positions at the line of scrimmage
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avoidable
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adj 1: capable of being avoided or warded off [syn: evitable,
avoidable, avertible, avertable] [ant:
inevitable]
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bendable
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adj 1: capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without
breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree" [syn:
bendable, pliable, pliant, waxy]
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biddable
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adj 1: willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another
without protest; "too acquiescent to challenge authority"
[syn: acquiescent, biddable]
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biodegradable
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adj 1: capable of being decomposed by e.g. bacteria; "a
biodegradable detergent"
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combustible
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adj 1: capable of igniting and burning [ant: incombustible,
noncombustible]
n 1: a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power
[syn: combustible, combustible material]
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comestible
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adj 1: suitable for use as food [syn: edible, comestible,
eatable] [ant: inedible, uneatable]
n 1: any substance that can be used as food [syn: comestible,
edible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victuals]
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commendable
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adv 1: in an admirable manner; "the children's responses were
admirably normal" [syn: admirably, laudably,
praiseworthily, commendable]
adj 1: worthy of high praise; "applaudable efforts to save the
environment"; "a commendable sense of purpose"; "laudable
motives of improving housing conditions"; "a significant
and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence" [syn:
applaudable, commendable, laudable, praiseworthy]
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conceal
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v 1: prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide
their faces"; "hide the money" [syn: hide, conceal]
[ant: show]
2: hold back; keep from being perceived by others; "She conceals
her anger well" [syn: conceal, hold back, hold in]
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congeal
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v 1: become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the
enzyme" [syn: jell, set, congeal]
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constable
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n 1: a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a
sheriff
2: English landscape painter (1776-1837) [syn: Constable,
John Constable]
3: a police officer of the lowest rank [syn: constable,
police constable]
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contestable
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adj 1: capable of being contested [ant: incontestable,
incontestible]
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corneal
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adj 1: of or related to the cornea
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credible
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adj 1: capable of being believed; "completely credible
testimony"; "credible information" [syn: credible,
believable] [ant: incredible, unbelievable]
2: (a common but incorrect usage where `credulous' would be
appropriate) credulous; "she was not the...credible fool he
expected"
3: appearing to merit belief or acceptance; "a credible witness"
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creel
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n 1: a wicker basket used by anglers to hold fish
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defendable
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adj 1: capable of being defended [syn: defendable,
defensible]
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dependable
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adj 1: worthy of reliance or trust; "a reliable source of
information"; "a dependable worker" [syn: reliable,
dependable] [ant: undependable, unreliable]
2: worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an
honest working stiff"; "a reliable sourcSFLe of information";
"he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are
those who trust me" [syn: dependable, honest, reliable,
true(p)]
3: consistent in performance or behavior; "dependable in one's
habits"; "a steady-going family man" [syn: dependable,
rock-steady, steady-going]
4: financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment"
[syn: dependable, good, safe, secure]
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detestable
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adj 1: offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene
massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs";
"repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in
recent novels" [syn: abhorrent, detestable,
obscene, repugnant, repulsive]
2: unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of
prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes";
"consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke [syn:
abominable, detestable, execrable, odious]
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edible
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adj 1: suitable for use as food [syn: edible, comestible,
eatable] [ant: inedible, uneatable]
n 1: any substance that can be used as food [syn: comestible,
edible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victuals]
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eel
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n 1: the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh
water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked
or pickled
2: voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth
slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical
fin but no ventral fins
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exhaustible
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adj 1: capable of being used up [ant: inexhaustible]
2: capable of being used up; capable of being exhausted; "our
exhaustible reserves of fossil fuel"
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expandable
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adj 1: able to expand or be expanded [syn: expandable,
expandible, expansible]
2: (of gases) capable of expansion [syn: expandable,
expandible, expansible, expansile]
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expendable
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adj 1: suitable to be expended [ant: unexpendable]
2: (used of funds) remaining after taxes; "spendable income"
[syn: expendable, spendable]
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extendable
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adj 1: capable of being lengthened [syn: extendible,
extendable]
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fordable
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adj 1: shallow enough to be crossed by walking or riding on an
animal or in a vehicle; "the stream was fordable"
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formidable
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adj 1: extremely impressive in strength or excellence; "a
formidable opponent"; "the challenge was formidable";
"had a formidable array of compositions to his credit";
"the formidable army of brains at the Prime Minister's
disposal"
2: inspiring fear; "the formidable prospect of major surgery";
"a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-
clicking, jackbooted fanatic"- G.H.Johnston; "something
unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall" [syn:
formidable, redoubtable, unnerving]
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genteel
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adj 1: marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated
speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a
genteel old lady"; "polite society" [syn: civilized,
civilised, cultivated, cultured, genteel,
polite]
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gradable
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adj 1: capable of being graded (for quality or rank or size
etc.)
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ideal
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adj 1: conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or
excellence; embodying an ideal
2: constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or
mental image or conception; "a poem or essay may be typical
of its period in idea or ideal content"
3: of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality
of ideas [syn: ideal, idealistic]
n 1: the idea of something that is perfect; something that one
hopes to attain
2: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no
equal [syn: ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint,
apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch]
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inaudible
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adj 1: impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear; "an
inaudible conversation" [syn: inaudible, unhearable]
[ant: audible, hearable]
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incombustible
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adj 1: not capable of igniting and burning [syn:
noncombustible, incombustible] [ant: combustible]
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incontestable
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adj 1: incapable of being contested or disputed [syn:
incontestable, incontestible] [ant: contestable]
2: not open to question; obviously true; "undeniable guilt";
"indisputable evidence of a witness" [syn: incontestable,
indisputable, undisputable]
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incredible
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adj 1: beyond belief or understanding; "at incredible speed";
"the book's plot is simply incredible" [syn:
incredible, unbelievable] [ant: believable,
credible]
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indigestible
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adj 1: digested with difficulty [ant: digestible]
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inedible
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adj 1: not suitable for food [syn: inedible, uneatable]
[ant: comestible, eatable, edible]
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inexhaustible
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adj 1: that cannot be entirely consumed or used up; "an
inexhaustible supply of coal" [syn: inexhaustible,
unlimited]
2: incapable of being entirely consumed or used up; "an
inexhaustible supply of coal" [ant: exhaustible]
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laudable
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adj 1: worthy of high praise; "applaudable efforts to save the
environment"; "a commendable sense of purpose"; "laudable
motives of improving housing conditions"; "a significant
and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence" [syn:
applaudable, commendable, laudable, praiseworthy]
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mandible
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n 1: the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
[syn: lower jaw, mandible, mandibula, mandibular
bone, submaxilla, lower jawbone, jawbone, jowl]
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ordeal
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n 1: a severe or trying experience
2: a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or
innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or
painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was
usually taken as a sign of innocence [syn: ordeal, trial
by ordeal]
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persuadable
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adj 1: being susceptible to persuasion [syn: convincible,
persuadable, persuasible, suasible]
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puerile
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adj 1: of or characteristic of a child; "puerile breathing"
2: displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent
insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their
behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes" [syn: adolescent,
jejune, juvenile, puerile]
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readable
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adj 1: easily deciphered [syn: clear, decipherable,
readable]
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repeal
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n 1: the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
[syn: abrogation, repeal, annulment]
v 1: cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift
an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [syn: revoke,
annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal,
overturn, rescind, vacate]
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resistible
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adj 1: capable of being resisted or withstood or frustrated; "a
resistible attack"; "such resistible temptations" [ant:
irresistible, resistless]
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reveal
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v 1: make visible; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He
brings out the best in her" [syn: uncover, bring out,
unveil, reveal]
2: make known to the public information that was previously
known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a
secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at
which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how
old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to
her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case" [syn:
unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal,
discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let
out]
3: disclose directly or through prophets; "God rarely reveal his
plans for Mankind"
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spiel
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n 1: plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
[syn: spiel, patter, line of gab]
v 1: replay (as a melody); "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the
third movement very beautifully" [syn: play, spiel]
2: speak at great length (about something)
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squeal
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n 1: a high-pitched howl
v 1: utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs [syn:
squeal, oink]
2: confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under
pressure [syn: confess, squeal, fink]
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steal
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n 1: an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the
auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price" [syn:
bargain, buy, steal]
2: a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances
safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a
hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)
v 1: take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet
on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my
dissertation"
2: move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
[syn: steal, slip]
3: steal a base
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steel
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n 1: an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used
in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a
wide range
2: a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and
a hilt with a hand guard [syn: sword, blade, brand,
steel]
3: knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod
v 1: get ready for something difficult or unpleasant [syn:
steel, nerve]
2: cover, plate, or edge with steel
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suggestible
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adj 1: susceptible or responsive to suggestion; "suggestible
young minds"
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surreal
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adj 1: characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous
juxtapositions; "a great concourse of phantasmagoric
shadows"--J.C.Powys; "the incongruous imagery in surreal
art and literature" [syn: phantasmagoric,
phantasmagorical, surreal, surrealistic]
2: resembling a dream; "night invested the lake with a dreamlike
quality"; "as irrational and surreal as a dream" [syn:
dreamlike, surreal]
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unavoidable
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adj 1: impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion";
"an ineluctable destiny"; "an unavoidable accident" [syn:
ineluctable, inescapable, unavoidable]
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unreadable
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adj 1: not easily deciphered; "indecipherable handwriting" [syn:
indecipherable, unclear, undecipherable,
unreadable]
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unreal
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adj 1: lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not
corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts
and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as
news" [ant: existent, real]
2: not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary;
"this conversation is getting more and more unreal"; "the
fantastically unreal world of government bureaucracy"; "the
unreal world of advertising art" [ant: real(a)]
3: contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers";
"artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial
fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" [syn: artificial,
unreal] [ant: natural]
4: lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial
as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon" [syn:
insubstantial, unsubstantial, unreal] [ant: material,
real, substantial]
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unseal
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v 1: break the seal of; "He unsealed the letter" [ant: seal]
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vendible
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adj 1: fit to be offered for sale; "marketable produce" [syn:
marketable, merchantable, sellable, vendable,
vendible]
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weil
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n 1: French philosopher (1909-1943) [syn: Weil, Simone Weil]
2: United States mathematician (born in France) (1906-1998)
[syn: Weil, Andre Weil]
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brasil
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n 1: the largest Latin American country and the largest
Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the
central and northeastern part of South America; world's
leading coffee exporter [syn: Brazil, Federative
Republic of Brazil, Brasil]
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spendable
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adj 1: (used of funds) remaining after taxes; "spendable income"
[syn: expendable, spendable]
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steele
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n 1: English writer (1672-1729) [syn: Steele, Sir Richrd
Steele]
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emile
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n 1: the boy whose upbringing was described by Jean-Jacques
Rousseau
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reseal
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v 1: seal again; "reseal the bottle after using the medicine"
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voidable
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adj 1: capable of being rescinded or voided; "the judgment was
rescindable"; "voidable contracts" [syn: rescindable,
voidable]
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arrestable
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beddable
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corrodible
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degradable
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demandable
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descendible
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evadable
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excludable
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findable
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guidable
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includable
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testable
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tradable
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trustable
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recordable
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unaffordable
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beal
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beale
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beall
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beel
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beil
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camille
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jarriel
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lucille
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wadable
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unbiddable
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dunstable
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huxtable
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pleadable
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unfordable
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spreadable
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