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accusatory
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adj 1: containing or expressing accusation; "an accusitive
forefinger"; "black accusatory looks"; "accusive shoes
and telltale trousers"- O.Henry; "his accusing glare"
[syn: accusative, accusatory, accusing, accusive]
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allegory
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n 1: a short moral story (often with animal characters) [syn:
fable, parable, allegory, apologue]
2: a visible symbol representing an abstract idea [syn:
emblem, allegory]
3: an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events
to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an
extended metaphor
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ambulatory
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adj 1: relating to or adapted for walking; "an ambulatory
corridor"
2: able to walk about; "the patient is ambulatory" [syn:
ambulant, ambulatory]
n 1: a covered walkway (as in a cloister); "it has an ambulatory
and seven chapels"
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anticipatory
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adj 1: in anticipation [syn: anticipatory, prevenient]
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assimilatory
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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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auditory
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adj 1: of or relating to the process of hearing; "auditory
processing"; "an audile person" [syn: auditory,
audile, auditive]
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category
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n 1: a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there
are two classes of detergents" [syn: class, category,
family]
2: a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a
conceptual scheme
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circulatory
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adj 1: of or relating to circulation [syn: circulative,
circulatory]
2: relating to circulatory system or to circulation of the blood
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conciliatory
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adj 1: making or willing to make concessions; "loneliness tore
through him...whenever he thought of...even the
compromising Louis du Tillet" [syn: compromising,
conciliatory, flexible] [ant: inflexible, sturdy,
uncompromising]
2: intended to placate; "spoke in a conciliating tone"; "a
conciliatory visit" [syn: conciliatory, conciliative]
[ant: antagonistic]
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confirmatory
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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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conservatory
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n 1: the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of
the fine arts
2: a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts [syn:
conservatory, conservatoire]
3: a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing
manner [syn: conservatory, hothouse, indoor garden]
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consolatory
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adj 1: affording comfort or solace [syn: comforting,
consolatory, consoling]
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defamatory
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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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depilatory
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adj 1: able to remove hair or render hairless
n 1: a chemical (usually a sulfide) used to remove hair or wool
or bristles from hides
2: a cosmetic for temporary removal of undesired hair [syn:
depilatory, depilator, epilator]
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depository
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n 1: a facility where things can be deposited for storage or
safekeeping [syn: depository, deposit, depositary,
repository]
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derogatory
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adj 1: expressive of low opinion; "derogatory comments";
"disparaging remarks about the new house" [syn:
derogative, derogatory, disparaging]
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dilatory
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adj 1: wasting time [syn: dilatory, laggard, poky,
pokey]
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dormitory
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n 1: a college or university building containing living quarters
for students [syn: dormitory, dorm, residence hall,
hall, student residence]
2: a large sleeping room containing several beds [syn:
dormitory, dormitory room, dorm room]
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glory
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n 1: a state of high honor; "he valued glory above life itself"
[syn: glory, glorification]
2: brilliant radiant beauty; "the glory of the sunrise" [syn:
glory, resplendence, resplendency]
3: an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a
saint [syn: aura, aureole, halo, nimbus, glory,
gloriole]
v 1: rejoice proudly
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gory
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adj 1: covered with blood; "a bloodstained shirt"; "a gory
dagger" [syn: bloodstained, gory]
2: accompanied by bloodshed; "this bitter and sanguinary war"
[syn: gory, sanguinary, sanguineous, slaughterous,
butcherly]
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hoary
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adj 1: showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or
white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge;
"nodded his hoary head" [syn: grey, gray, grey-
haired, gray-haired, grey-headed, gray-headed,
grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired]
2: ancient; "hoary jokes" [syn: hoary, rusty]
3: covered with fine whitish hairs or down [syn: canescent,
hoary]
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interlocutory
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adj 1: consisting of dialogue
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lorry
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n 1: a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides
2: a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without
sides [syn: lorry, camion]
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military
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adj 1: of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare;
"military law"
2: characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the
military; "military uniforms" [ant: nonmilitary,
unmilitary]
3: associated with or performed by members of the armed services
as contrasted with civilians; "military police" [ant:
civilian]
n 1: the military forces of a nation; "their military is the
largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same
one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" [syn:
military, armed forces, armed services, military
machine, war machine]
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oscillatory
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adj 1: having periodic vibrations [syn: oscillatory,
oscillating]
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paramilitary
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adj 1: of or relating to a group of civilians organized to
function like or to assist a military unit
n 1: a group of civilians organized in a military fashion
(especially to operate in place of or to assist regular
army troops) [syn: paramilitary, paramilitary force,
paramilitary unit, paramilitary organization,
paramilitary organisation]
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quarry
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n 1: a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim
of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or
influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair
game"; "the target of a manhunt" [syn: prey, quarry,
target, fair game]
2: a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a
British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'" [syn: pit,
quarry, stone pit]
3: animal hunted or caught for food [syn: prey, quarry]
v 1: extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a
quarry; "quarry marble"
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salutary
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adj 1: tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to
health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good
night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air"
[syn: good, salutary]
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solitary
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adj 1: characterized by or preferring solitude; "a lone wolf";
"a lonely existence"; "a man of a solitary disposition";
"a solitary walk" [syn: lone(a), lonely(a),
solitary]
2: of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or
colonies; "solitary bees" [syn: nongregarious, nonsocial,
solitary]
3: lacking companions or companionship; "he was alone when we
met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone skier on
the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of
gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler" [syn:
alone(p), lone(a), lonely(a), solitary]
4: being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the
lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an
only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary
instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky" [syn:
lone(a), lonesome(a), only(a), sole(a),
solitary(a)]
5: devoid of creatures; "a lonely crossroads"; "a solitary
retreat"; "a trail leading to an unfrequented lake" [syn:
lonely, solitary, unfrequented]
n 1: confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other
prisoners; "he was held in solitary" [syn: solitary
confinement, solitary]
2: one who lives in solitude [syn: hermit, recluse,
solitary, solitudinarian, troglodyte]
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statutory
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adj 1: relating to or created by statutes; "statutory matters";
"statutory law"
2: prescribed or authorized by or punishable under a statute;
"statutory restrictions"; "a statutory age limit"; "statutory
crimes"; "statutory rape"
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story
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n 1: a message that tells the particulars of an act or
occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or
drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his
narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain
adults as well as children" [syn: narrative, narration,
story, tale]
2: a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events;
"he writes stories for the magazines"
3: a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single
position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office
on?" [syn: floor, level, storey, story]
4: a record or narrative description of past events; "a history
of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to
kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead" [syn:
history, account, chronicle, story]
5: a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the
story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech
that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
[syn: report, news report, story, account, write
up]
6: a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how
can I stop my child from telling stories?" [syn: fib,
story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle]
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corrie
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n 1: a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may
contain a lake [syn: cirque, corrie, cwm]
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tory
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n 1: an American who favored the British side during the
American Revolution
2: a member of political party in Great Britain that has been
known as the Conservative Party since 1832; was the
opposition party to the Whigs
3: a supporter of traditional political and social institutions
against the forces of reform; a political conservative
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articulatory
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adj 1: of or relating to articulation; "articulatory features";
"articulatory phonetics" [syn: articulatory,
articulative]
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pellitory
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n 1: herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and
small pink apetalous flowers [syn: pellitory-of-the-wall,
wall pellitory, pellitory, Parietaria difussa]
2: a small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once
used to relieve toothache [syn: pellitory, pellitory-of-
Spain, Anacyclus pyrethrum]
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retributory
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adj 1: of or relating to or having the nature of retribution;
"retributive justice demands an eye for an eye" [syn:
retaliatory, relatiative, retributive,
retributory, vindicatory]
2: given or inflicted in requital according to merits or
deserts; "retributive justice" [syn: retributive,
retributory, vindicatory]
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cacciatore
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compensatory
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confabulatory
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ejaculatory
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expostulatory
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gesticulatory
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perambulatory
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stimulatory
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aurae
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tori
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fiore
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fiori
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gregori
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deambulatory
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locutory
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distillatory
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osculatory
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capitulatory
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emasculatory
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