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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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corneal
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adj 1: of or related to the cornea
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creel
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n 1: a wicker basket used by anglers to hold fish
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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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enforceable
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adj 1: capable of being enforced [ant: unenforceable]
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forcible
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adj 1: impelled by physical force especially against resistance;
"forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical";
"strong-arm tactics" [syn: forcible, physical,
strong-arm]
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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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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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irreducible
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adj 1: incapable of being made smaller or simpler; "an
irreducible minimum"; "an irreducible formula"; "an
irreducible hernia" [ant: reducible]
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irreversible
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adj 1: incapable of being reversed; "irreversible momentum
toward revolution" [ant: reversible]
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noticeable
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adj 1: capable or worthy of being perceived; "noticeable shadows
under her eyes"; "noticeable for its vivid historical
background"; "a noticeable lack of friendliness" [ant:
unnoticeable]
2: capable of being detected; "after a noticeable pause the
lecturer continued" [syn: detectable, noticeable]
3: undesirably noticeable; "the obtrusive behavior of a spoiled
child"; "equally obtrusive was the graffiti" [syn:
obtrusive, noticeable] [ant: unnoticeable,
unobtrusive]
4: readily noticed; "a noticeable resemblance"
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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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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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purchasable
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adj 1: capable of being corrupted; "corruptible judges";
"dishonest politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a
venal police officer" [syn: corruptible, bribable,
dishonest, purchasable, venal]
2: available for purchase; "purchasable goods"; "many houses in
the area are for sale" [syn: purchasable, for sale]
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reducible
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adj 1: capable of being reduced; "reducible to a set of
principles of human nature"- Edmund Wilson [ant:
irreducible]
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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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reproducible
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adj 1: capable of being reproduced; "astonishingly reproducible
results can be obtained" [syn: reproducible,
consistent] [ant: irreproducible, unreproducible]
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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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reversible
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adj 1: capable of reversing or being reversed; "reversible
hypertension" [ant: irreversible]
2: capable of being reversed or used with either side out; "a
reversible jacket" [syn: reversible, two-sided] [ant:
nonreversible, one-sided]
3: capable of being reversed; "a reversible decision is one that
can be appealed or vacated"
4: capable of assuming or producing either of two states; "a
reversible chemical reaction"; "a reversible cell"
n 1: a garment (especially a coat) that can be worn inside out
(with either side of the cloth showing)
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serviceable
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adj 1: ready for service or able to give long service;
"serviceable equipment"; "heavy serviceable fabrics"
[ant: unserviceable]
2: capable of being put to good use; "a serviceable kitchen
gadget"
3: intended or able to serve a purpose without elaboration;
"serviceable low-heeled shoes";
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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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submersible
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adj 1: capable of being immersed in water or functioning while
submerged; "a submersible pump"; "a submergible electric
frying pan" [syn: submersible, submergible] [ant:
nonsubmergible, nonsubmersible]
n 1: an apparatus intended for use under water
2: a warship designed to operate under water [syn:
submersible, submersible warship] [ant: surface ship]
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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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traversable
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adj 1: capable of being traversed; "highway crews soon had the
roads travelable" [syn: traversable, travelable]
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unenforceable
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adj 1: not enforceable; not capable of being brought about by
compulsion; "an unenforceable law"; "unenforceable
reforms" [ant: enforceable]
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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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unserviceable
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adj 1: not ready for service; "unserviceable equipment may be
replaced" [ant: serviceable]
2: not capable of being used [syn: unserviceable, unusable,
unuseable]
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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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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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protrusible
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adj 1: capable of being thrust forward, as the tongue [syn:
protrusile, protrusible]
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adducible
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coercible
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compassable
0
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diffusible
0
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discussable
0
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discussible
0
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dispersible
0
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educible
0
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inducible
0
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producible
0
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reimbursable
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beal
0
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beale
0
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beall
0
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beel
0
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beil
0
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camille
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jarriel
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lucille
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