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actuating
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adj 1: causing motion or action or change [syn: activating(a),
actuating(a)]
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adulterating
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adj 1: making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials;
"the adulterating effect of extraneous materials" [syn:
adulterating, adulterant] [ant: purifying]
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aggravating
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adj 1: making worse [syn: aggravating, exacerbating,
exasperating]
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agitating
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adj 1: causing or tending to cause anger or resentment; "a
provoking delay at the airport" [syn: agitative,
agitating, provoking]
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alienating
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adj 1: causing hostility or loss of friendliness; "her sudden
alienating aloofness"
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alternating
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adj 1: (of a current) reversing direction; "alternating current"
[ant: direct]
2: occurring by turns; first one and then the other;
"alternating feelings of love and hate" [syn: alternate(a),
alternating(a)]
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ameliorating
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adj 1: tending to ameliorate [syn: ameliorating(a),
ameliorative, amelioratory, meliorative]
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animating
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adj 1: giving spirit and vivacity [syn: animating,
enlivening]
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annihilating
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adj 1: wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction;
"possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating
hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire" [syn:
annihilative, annihilating, devastating,
withering]
2: making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a
devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments
inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert [syn:
annihilating, devastating, withering]
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annotating
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n 1: the act of adding notes [syn: annotation, annotating]
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assimilating
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adj 1: capable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a
solution; "an assimilative substance [syn:
assimilating, assimilative, assimilatory]
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baiting
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n 1: harassment especially of a tethered animal
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berating
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n 1: a severe rebuke; "he deserved the berating that the coach
gave him" [syn: berating, blowing up]
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calculating
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adj 1: used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in
the community" [syn: calculating, calculative,
conniving, scheming, shrewd]
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captivating
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adj 1: capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile";
"Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting
music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of
entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman" [syn:
bewitching, captivating, enchanting, enthralling,
entrancing, fascinating]
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circulating
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adj 1: passing from one to another; "circulating bills and
coins"
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congregating
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n 1: the act of congregating [syn: congregation,
congregating]
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coordinating
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adj 1: serving to connect two grammatical constituents of
identical construction; "`and' in `John and Mary' or in
`John walked and Mary rode' is a coordinating
conjunction; and so is `or' in `will you go or stay?'"
[syn: coordinating(a), coordinative] [ant:
subordinating(a), subordinative]
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dating
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n 1: use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological
specimens [syn: dating, geological dating]
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debilitating
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adj 1: impairing the strength and vitality [ant: invigorating]
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delegating
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n 1: authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions [syn:
delegating, delegation, relegating, relegation,
deputation]
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denigrating
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adj 1: (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to
discredit or malign [syn: calumniatory, calumnious,
defamatory, denigrative, denigrating,
denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous]
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deprecating
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adj 1: tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments";
"managed a deprecating smile at the compliment";
"deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting
remark" [syn: belittling, deprecating, deprecative,
deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory,
slighting]
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depreciating
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adj 1: tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value; "a
depreciating currency"; "depreciatory effects on prices"
[syn: depreciating, depreciative, depreciatory]
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devastating
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adj 1: making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a
devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments
inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert [syn:
annihilating, devastating, withering]
2: wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction;
"possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane";
"the guns opened a withering fire" [syn: annihilative,
annihilating, devastating, withering]
3: physically or spiritually devastating; often used in
combination; "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection";
"bone-crushing" [syn: crushing, devastating]
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dominating
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adj 1: most powerful or important or influential; "the
economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the
dominating event of the war in Europe" [syn: ascendant,
ascendent, dominating]
2: used of a height or viewpoint; "a commanding view of the
ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside";
"the balcony overlooking the ballroom" [syn: commanding,
dominating, overlooking]
3: offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually
unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic
behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather
aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees
in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory
manner" [syn: autocratic, bossy, dominating, high-and-
mighty, magisterial, peremptory]
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elating
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adj 1: making lively and joyful [syn: elating, exhilarating]
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emanate
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v 1: proceed or issue forth, as from a source; "Water emanates
from this hole in the ground"
2: give out (breath or an odor); "The chimney exhales a thick
smoke" [syn: exhale, give forth, emanate]
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enervating
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adj 1: causing debilitation [syn: debilitative, enervating,
enfeebling, weakening]
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equating
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n 1: the act of regarding as equal [syn: equation, equating]
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exacerbating
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adj 1: making worse [syn: aggravating, exacerbating,
exasperating]
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exasperating
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adj 1: extremely annoying or displeasing; "his cavelier curtness
of manner was exasperating"; "I've had an exasperating
day"; "her infuriating indifference"; "the ceaseless
tumult of the jukebox was maddening" [syn:
exasperating, infuriating, maddening, vexing]
2: making worse [syn: aggravating, exacerbating,
exasperating]
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excruciating
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adj 1: extremely painful [syn: agonizing, agonising,
excruciating, harrowing, torturing, torturous,
torturesome]
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exhilarating
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adj 1: making lively and cheerful; "the exhilarating effect of
mountain air" [syn: exhilarating, stimulating]
2: making lively and joyful [syn: elating, exhilarating]
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extenuating
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adj 1: partially excusing or justifying; "extenuating
circumstances"
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fascinating
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adj 1: capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a
fascinating story" [syn: absorbing, engrossing,
fascinating, gripping, riveting]
2: capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile";
"Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting music";
"an enthralling book"; "antique papers of entrancing design";
"a fascinating woman" [syn: bewitching, captivating,
enchanting, enthralling, entrancing, fascinating]
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fluctuating
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adj 1: having unpredictable ups and downs; "fluctuating prices"
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frustrating
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adj 1: discouraging by hindering
2: preventing realization or attainment of a desire [syn:
frustrating, frustrative, thwarting]
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grating
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adj 1: unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly
voice" [syn: grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy,
rough, scratchy]
n 1: a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a
passage but admitting air [syn: grate, grating]
2: a frame of iron bars to hold a fire [syn: grate, grating]
3: optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel
grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other
electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce
its spectrum [syn: diffraction grating, grating]
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hesitating
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adj 1: lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or
decide quickly or firmly [syn: hesitant, hesitating]
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hibernating
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adj 1: in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation;
"dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs"
[syn: dormant, hibernating(a), torpid]
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humiliating
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adj 1: causing awareness of your shortcomings; "golf is a
humbling game" [syn: demeaning, humbling,
humiliating, mortifying]
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illuminating
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adj 1: tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance; "an
enlightening glimpse of government in action"; "an
illuminating lecture" [syn: enlightening,
informative, illuminating] [ant: unenlightening,
unilluminating]
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infuriating
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adj 1: extremely annoying or displeasing; "his cavelier curtness
of manner was exasperating"; "I've had an exasperating
day"; "her infuriating indifference"; "the ceaseless
tumult of the jukebox was maddening" [syn:
exasperating, infuriating, maddening, vexing]
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ingratiating
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adj 1: capable of winning favor; "with open arms and an
ingratiating smile"
2: calculated to please or gain favor; "a smooth ingratiating
manner" [syn: ingratiating, insinuating, ingratiatory]
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inoculating
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n 1: the act of protecting against disease by introducing a
vaccine into the body to induce immunity; "doctors examined
the recruits but nurses did the inoculating" [syn:
inoculating, vaccinating]
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insinuating
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adj 1: calculated to please or gain favor; "a smooth
ingratiating manner" [syn: ingratiating, insinuating,
ingratiatory]
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integrating
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n 1: the action of incorporating a racial or religious group
into a community [syn: integration, integrating,
desegregation] [ant: segregation, sequestration]
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intimidating
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adj 1: discouraging through fear [syn: daunting,
intimidating]
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intoxicating
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adj 1: causing [syn: intoxicant, intoxicating]
2: extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic [syn:
heady, intoxicating]
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invalidating
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adj 1: establishing as invalid or untrue [syn: disconfirming,
invalidating]
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invigorating
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adj 1: imparting strength and vitality; "the invigorating
mountain air" [ant: debilitating]
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iodinating
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adj 1: combining or causing to combine with iodine; "the active
iodinating species"; "the in vivo iodinating mechanism"
[ant: de-iodinating]
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irritating
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adj 1: causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying
rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is
particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it
galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating
delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito";
"swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety
catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him";
"a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you
are wrong" [syn: annoying, bothersome, galling,
irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering,
pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing,
vexatious, vexing]
2: (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite;
"an irritative agent" [syn: irritating, irritative]
3: causing physical discomfort; "bites of black flies are more
than irritating; they can be very painful" [syn:
irritating, painful]
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isolating
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adj 1: relating to or being a language in which each word
typically expresses a distinct idea and part of speech
and syntactical relations are determined almost
exclusively by word order and particles
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lactating
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adj 1: producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow";
"lactating cows" [syn: wet, lactating] [ant: dry]
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legislating
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n 1: the act of making or enacting laws [syn: legislation,
legislating, lawmaking]
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locating
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n 1: the act of putting something in a certain place [syn:
placement, location, locating, position,
positioning, emplacement]
2: a determination of the place where something is; "he got a
good fix on the target" [syn: localization, localisation,
location, locating, fix]
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mating
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n 1: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive
purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the
mating of some species occurs only in the spring" [syn:
coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union,
sexual union]
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moderating
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adj 1: lessening in intensity or strength [ant: intensifying]
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motivating
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adj 1: impelling to action; "it may well be that ethical
language has primarily a motivative function"- Arthur
Pap; "motive pleas"; "motivating arguments" [syn:
motivative(a), motive(a), motivating]
n 1: the act of motivating; providing incentive [syn:
motivation, motivating]
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nauseating
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adj 1: causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell";
"nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench" [syn:
nauseating, nauseous, noisome, queasy,
loathsome, offensive, sickening, vile]
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obviating
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adj 1: made impossible [syn: preclusive, obviating(a)]
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officiating
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n 1: the act of umpiring; "the officiating was excellent" [syn:
umpirage, officiation, officiating, refereeing]
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operating
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adj 1: involved in a kind of operation; "the operating
conditions of the oxidation pond"
2: being in effect or operation; "de facto apartheid is still
operational even in the `new' African nations"- Leslie Marmon
Silko; "bus service is in operation during the emergency";
"the company had several operating divisions" [syn:
operational, in operation(p), operating(a)]
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orientating
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adj 1: positioning with respect to a reference system or
determining your bearings physically or intellectually;
"noticed the bee's momentary orienting pause before
heading back to the hive"; "an orienting program for new
employees" [syn: orienting, orientating] [ant:
disorienting]
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oscillating
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adj 1: having periodic vibrations [syn: oscillatory,
oscillating]
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palpitating
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adj 1: having a slight and rapid trembling motion; "palpitant
movements rather than violent eruptions"; "my palpitating
heart" [syn: palpitant, palpitating]
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penetrating
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adj 1: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine
distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and
politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike
reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a
fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative
observations" [syn: acute, discriminating,
incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating,
penetrative, piercing, sharp]
2: tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or
piercing; "a toxic penetrative spray applied to the surface";
"a cold penetrating wind"; "a penetrating odor" [syn:
penetrative, penetrating]
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permeating
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adj 1: spreading or spread throughout; "armed with permeative
irony...he punctures affectations"; "the pervasive odor
of garlic"; "an error is pervasive if it is material to
more than one conclusion" [syn: permeant, permeating,
permeative, pervasive]
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placating
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adj 1: intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting
concessions; "the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at
Munich"; "placating (or placative) gestures"; "an
astonishingly placatory speech" [syn: appeasing(a),
placating, placative, placatory]
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plating
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n 1: a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface [syn:
plating, metal plating]
2: the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis)
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radiating
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adj 1: diverging from a common point
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rating
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n 1: an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high
valuation on friendship" [syn: evaluation, valuation,
rating]
2: act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of [syn:
evaluation, rating]
3: standing or position on a scale
4: rank in a military organization [syn: military rank,
military rating, paygrade, rating]
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regenerating
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adj 1: that are generating anew; "regenerating fibers"
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regulating
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n 1: the act of controlling or directing according to rule;
"fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians" [syn:
regulation, regulating]
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relegating
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n 1: authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions [syn:
delegating, delegation, relegating, relegation,
deputation]
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resonating
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adj 1: characterized by resonance; "a resonant voice"; "hear the
rolling thunder" [syn: resonant, resonating,
resounding, reverberating, reverberative]
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skating
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n 1: the sport of gliding on skates
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slating
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n 1: thin layers of rock used for roofing [syn: slate,
slating]
2: a severely critical attack; "the reviewers gave his book a
sound slating"
3: the act of laying slates for a roof
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stimulating
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adj 1: rousing or quickening activity or the senses; "a
stimulating discussion" [ant: unexciting,
unstimulating]
2: that stimulates; "stimulant phenomena" [syn: stimulant,
stimulating]
3: making lively and cheerful; "the exhilarating effect of
mountain air" [syn: exhilarating, stimulating]
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suffocating
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adj 1: causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack
of fresh air and presence of heat; "the choking June
dust"; "the smothering soft voices"; "smothering heat";
"the room was suffocating--hot and airless" [syn:
smothering, suffocating, suffocative]
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titillating
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adj 1: pleasantly and superficially exciting
2: giving sexual pleasure; sexually arousing [syn: erotic,
titillating]
3: exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or
twitching movements [syn: tickling, tingling,
titillating]
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undeviating
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adj 1: going directly ahead from one point to another without
veering or turning aside; "some people see evolution as
an undeviating upward march from simple organisms to the
very complex"; "a straight and narrow tree-lined road
unswerving across the lowlands" [syn: undeviating,
unswerving]
2: used of values and principles; not subject to change; steady;
"undeviating loyalty"
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unhesitating
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adj 1: characterized by quickness and firmness; "his reply was
unhesitating" [syn: unhesitating, resolute]
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updating
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n 1: the act of changing something to bring it up to date
(usually by adding something); "criminal records need
regular updating"
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vaccinating
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n 1: the act of protecting against disease by introducing a
vaccine into the body to induce immunity; "doctors examined
the recruits but nurses did the inoculating" [syn:
inoculating, vaccinating]
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vacillating
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adj 1: uncertain in purpose or action [syn: vacillant,
vacillating, wavering]
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validating
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adj 1: serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence"
[syn: collateral, confirmative, confirming,
confirmatory, corroborative, corroboratory,
substantiating, substantiative, validating,
validatory, verificatory, verifying]
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venerating
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adj 1: feeling or manifesting veneration [syn: respectful,
reverential, venerating]
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waiting
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adj 1: being and remaining ready and available for use; "waiting
cars and limousines lined the curb"; "found her mother
waiting for them"; "an impressive array of food ready and
waiting for the guests"; "military forces ready and
waiting" [syn: waiting, ready and waiting(p)]
n 1: the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while
expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him"
[syn: wait, waiting]
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overrating
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n 1: a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
[syn: overestimate, overestimation, overrating,
overreckoning]
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deregulating
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n 1: the act of freeing from regulation (especially from
governmental regulations) [syn: deregulation,
deregulating]
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abating
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abbreviating
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abdicating
0
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abrogating
0
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accumulating
0
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adjudicating
0
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advocating
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