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abstractive
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adj 1: of an abstracting nature or having the power of
abstracting; "abstractive analysis"
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active
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adj 1: tending to become more severe or wider in scope; "active
tuberculosis" [ant: inactive]
2: engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; "on
active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the
fighting forces" [syn: active, combat-ready,
fighting(a)]
3: disposed to take action or effectuate change; "a director who
takes an active interest in corporate operations"; "an active
antagonism"; "he was active in drawing attention to their
grievances" [ant: inactive, passive]
4: taking part in an activity; "an active member of the club";
"he was politically active"; "the participating
organizations" [syn: active, participating]
5: characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler";
"active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"
[ant: inactive]
6: exerting influence or producing a change or effect; "an
active ingredient" [ant: inactive]
7: full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; "an
active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account"
[ant: inactive]
8: in operation; "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still
alive"; "an active tradition" [syn: active, alive(p)]
9: (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of
sunspots and flares and radio emissions [ant: quiet]
10: expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic
function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions"
[ant: passive]
11: (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives
(e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action
rather than a state of being [syn: active, dynamic]
[ant: stative]
12: (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting [ant: extinct]
13: (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt; "active
volcanos" [ant: dormant, inactive]
14: engaged in full-time work; "active duty"; "though past
retirement age he is still active in his profession" [ant:
inactive]
n 1: chemical agent capable of activity [syn: active agent,
active]
2: the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of
the verb is performing the action or causing the happening
denoted by the verb; "`The boy threw the ball' uses the
active voice" [syn: active voice, active] [ant:
passive, passive voice]
3: a person who is a participating member of an organization;
"the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the
retirees"
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attractive
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adj 1: pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or
charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an
attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book
with attractive illustrations" [ant: unattractive]
2: having power to arouse interest; "an attractive opportunity";
"the job is attractive because of the pay"
3: having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or
pull; "an attractive force"; [ant: repulsive(a)]
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counteractive
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adj 1: opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by
contrary action
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detractive
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adj 1: causing to decrease in importance or value; "detractive
influences on the volume of investment"
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hyperactive
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adj 1: more active than normal; "a hyperactive child" [syn:
hyperactive, overactive]
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inactive
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adj 1: (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction;
chemically inert; "desired amounts of inactive chlorine"
2: (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing
slowly [ant: active]
3: (military) not involved in military operations [syn:
nonoperational, inactive] [ant: operational]
4: not exerting influence or change [ant: active]
5: (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct ; "a dormant
volcano" [syn: dormant, inactive] [ant: active]
6: lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive
order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon
oneself"- George Meredith [syn: passive, inactive] [ant:
active]
7: lacking activity; lying idle or unused; "an inactive mine";
"inactive accounts"; "inactive machinery" [ant: active]
8: not engaged in full-time work; "inactive reserve"; "an
inactive member" [ant: active]
9: not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to
live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature" [ant:
active]
10: not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest"
[syn: inactive, motionless, static, still]
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interactive
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adj 1: used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so
the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or
more) [syn: synergistic, interactive] [ant:
antagonistic, incompatible]
2: capable of acting on or influencing each other [syn:
interactional, interactive]
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overactive
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adj 1: more active than normal; "a hyperactive child" [syn:
hyperactive, overactive]
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proactive
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adj 1: descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has
an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur
subsequently; "proactive inhibition"; "proactive
interference" [ant: retroactive]
2: (of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by
causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to
it after it happens
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psychoactive
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adj 1: affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes;
"psychoactive drugs" [syn: psychoactive,
psychotropic] [ant: nonpsychoactive]
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putrefactive
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adj 1: causing or promoting bacterial putrefaction [syn:
putrefactive, putrefacient]
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radioactive
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adj 1: exhibiting or caused by radioactivity; "radioactive
isotope"; "radioactive decay"; "radioactive fallout"
[ant: nonradioactive]
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reactive
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adj 1: participating readily in reactions; "sodium is a reactive
metal"; "free radicals are very reactive" [ant:
unreactive]
2: reacting to a stimulus; "the skin of old persons is less
reactive than that of younger persons" [syn: reactive,
responsive]
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refractive
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adj 1: of or relating to or capable of refraction; "the
refractive characteristics of the eye" [syn:
refractive, refractile]
2: capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)
[syn: deflective, refractive]
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retroactive
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adj 1: descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has
an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process
that occurred previously [ant: proactive]
2: affecting things past; "retroactive tax increase"; "an ex-
post-facto law"; "retro pay" [syn: ex post facto,
retroactive, retro]
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subtractive
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adj 1: constituting or involving subtraction; "a subtractive
correction" [ant: additive]
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coactive
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contractive
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enactive
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rarefactive
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stupefactive
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vasoactive
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