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attributable
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adj 1: capable of being attributed; "the collapse of the
movement was attributable to a lack of morale"; "an idea
attributable to a Russian" [ant: unascribable,
unattributable]
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charitable
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adj 1: relating to or characterized by charity; "a charitable
foundation"
2: full of love and generosity; "charitable to the poor"; "a
charitable trust" [ant: uncharitable]
3: showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and
generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others";
"kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a
large-hearted mentor" [syn: charitable, benevolent,
kindly, sympathetic, good-hearted, openhearted,
large-hearted]
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comfortable
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adj 1: providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief
(`comfy' is informal); "comfortable clothes";
"comfortable suburban houses"; "made himself comfortable
in an armchair"; "the antihistamine made her feel more
comfortable"; "are you comfortable?"; "feeling comfy
now?" [syn: comfortable, comfy] [ant:
uncomfortable]
2: free from stress or conducive to mental ease; having or
affording peace of mind; "was settled in a comfortable job,
one for which he was well prepared"; "the comfortable thought
that nothing could go wrong"; "was comfortable in his
religious beliefs"; "she's a comfortable person to be with";
"she felt comfortable with her fiance's parents" [ant:
uncomfortable]
3: more than adequate; "the home team had a comfortable lead"
4: sufficient to provide comfort; "a comfortable salary"
5: in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich;
"they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards";
"easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-
situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community"
[syn: comfortable, easy, prosperous, well-fixed,
well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do]
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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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convertible
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adj 1: capable of being exchanged for or replaced by something
of equal value; "convertible securities" [syn:
convertible, exchangeable] [ant: inconvertible,
unconvertible, unexchangeable]
2: designed to be changed from one use or form to another; "a
convertible sofa"; "a convertible coupe"
3: capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy; "is
lead really transmutable into gold?"; "ideas translatable
into reality" [syn: convertible, transformable,
translatable, transmutable]
n 1: a car that has top that can be folded or removed
2: a corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that
can be exchanged for another form of security (usually common
stock) [syn: convertible, convertible security]
3: a sofa that can be converted into a bed [syn: convertible,
sofa bed]
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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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discreditable
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adj 1: tending to bring discredit or disrepute; blameworthy;
"his marks were not at all discreditable"
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disreputable
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adj 1: lacking respectability in character or behavior or
appearance [ant: reputable]
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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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equitable
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adj 1: fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience;
"equitable treatment of all citizens"; "an equitable
distribution of gifts among the children" [syn:
equitable, just] [ant: inequitable, unjust]
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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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heritable
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adj 1: capable of being inherited; "inheritable traits such as
eye color"; "an inheritable title" [syn: inheritable,
heritable] [ant: nonheritable, noninheritable]
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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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illimitable
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adj 1: without limits in extent or size or quantity; "limitless
vastness of our solar system" [syn: illimitable,
limitless, measureless]
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incontrovertible
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adj 1: impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof
of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an
irrefutable argument" [syn: incontrovertible,
irrefutable, positive]
2: necessarily or demonstrably true; "demonstrable truths" [syn:
demonstrable, incontrovertible]
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inconvertible
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adj 1: used especially of currencies; incapable of being
exchanged for or replaced by another currency of equal
value [syn: inconvertible, unconvertible,
unexchangeable] [ant: convertible, exchangeable]
2: not capable of being changed into something else; "the
alchemists were unable to accept the inconvertible nature of
elemental metals" [syn: inconvertible, untransmutable]
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indomitable
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adj 1: impossible to subdue [syn: indomitable, never-say-
die, unsubduable]
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indubitable
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adj 1: too obvious to be doubted [syn: beyond doubt(p),
indubitable]
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inequitable
0
adj 1: not equitable or fair; "the inequitable division of
wealth"; "inequitable taxation" [syn: inequitable,
unjust] [ant: equitable, just]
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inevitable
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adj 1: incapable of being avoided or prevented; "the inevitable
result" [ant: avertable, avertible, avoidable,
evitable]
2: invariably occurring or appearing; "the inevitable changes of
the seasons"
n 1: an unavoidable event; "don't argue with the inevitable"
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inhabitable
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adj 1: fit for habitation; "the habitable world" [syn:
habitable, inhabitable]
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inheritable
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adj 1: capable of being inherited; "inheritable traits such as
eye color"; "an inheritable title" [syn: inheritable,
heritable] [ant: nonheritable, noninheritable]
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inimitable
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adj 1: defying imitation; matchless; "an inimitable style"
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invertible
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adj 1: having an additive or multiplicative inverse [ant: non-
invertible]
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irritable
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adj 1: easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious
young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
[syn: cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome,
peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy,
testy, tetchy, techy]
2: abnormally sensitive to a stimulus
3: capable of responding to stimuli [syn: excitable,
irritable]
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marketable
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adj 1: being in demand by especially employers; "marketable
skills"
2: fit to be offered for sale; "marketable produce" [syn:
marketable, merchantable, sellable, vendable,
vendible]
3: capable of being marketed; "the marketable surplus"
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notable
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adj 1: worthy of notice; "a noteworthy advance in cancer
research" [syn: noteworthy, notable]
2: widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated
musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a
notable historian"; "a renowned painter" [syn: celebrated,
famed, far-famed, famous, illustrious, notable,
noted, renowned]
n 1: a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host
to a large gathering of luminaries" [syn: luminary,
leading light, guiding light, notable, notability]
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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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palatable
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adj 1: acceptable to the taste or mind; "palatable food"; "a
palatable solution to the problem" [syn: palatable,
toothsome] [ant: unpalatable]
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potable
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adj 1: suitable for drinking [syn: drinkable, potable] [ant:
undrinkable]
n 1: any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage
order?" [syn: beverage, drink, drinkable, potable]
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profitable
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adj 1: yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation
on the stock market" [ant: unprofitable]
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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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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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reputable
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adj 1: having a good reputation; "a reputable business"; "a
reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine" [ant:
disreputable]
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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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revertible
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adj 1: to be returned to the former owner or that owner's heirs
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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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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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uncharitable
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adj 1: lacking love and generosity; "all pious words and
uncharitable deeds"- Charles Reade [ant: charitable]
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uncomfortable
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adj 1: conducive to or feeling mental discomfort; "this kind of
life can prove disruptive and uncomfortable"; "the
uncomfortable truth"; "grew uncomfortable beneath his
appraising eye"; "an uncomfortable way of surprising me
just when I felt surest"; "the teacher's presence at the
conference made the child very uncomfortable" [ant:
comfortable]
2: providing or experiencing physical discomfort; "an
uncomfortable chair"; "an uncomfortable day in the hot sun"
[ant: comfortable, comfy]
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unconvertible
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adj 1: used especially of currencies; incapable of being
exchanged for or replaced by another currency of equal
value [syn: inconvertible, unconvertible,
unexchangeable] [ant: convertible, exchangeable]
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unpalatable
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adj 1: not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind; "an
unpalatable meal"; "unpalatable truths"; "unpalatable
behavior" [ant: palatable, toothsome]
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unprofitable
0
adj 1: producing little or no profit or gain; "deposits
abandoned by mining companies as unprofitable" [ant:
profitable]
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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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vegetable
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n 1: edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers
or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
[syn: vegetable, veggie, veg]
2: any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible
part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of
spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of
broccoli or cauliflower
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veritable
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adj 1: often used as intensifiers; "a regular morass of
details"; "a regular nincompoop"; "he's a veritable
swine" [syn: regular(a), veritable(a)]
2: not counterfeit or copied; "an authentic signature"; "a bona
fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs
taken in a veritable bull ring" [syn: authentic, bona
fide, unquestionable, veritable]
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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
0
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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cogitable
0
adj 1: capable of being thought about; "space flight to other
galaxies becomes more cogitable" [syn: cogitable,
ponderable]
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unmarketable
0
adj 1: not fit for sale [syn: unmarketable, unmerchantable,
unvendible]
2: not capable of being sold
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controvertible
0
-
covetable
0
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hereditable
0
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imitable
0
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indivertible
0
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limitable
0
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beal
0
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beale
0
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beall
0
-
beel
0
-
beil
0
-
camille
0
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jarriel
0
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lucille
0
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votable
0
-
excogitable
0
-
insertable
0