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advocate
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n 1: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea [syn:
advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent]
2: a lawyer who pleads cases in court [syn: advocate,
counsel, counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law,
pleader]
v 1: push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly
that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day" [syn: recommend,
urge, advocate]
2: speak, plead, or argue in favor of; "The doctor advocated a
smoking ban in the entire house" [syn: preach, advocate]
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affricate
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n 1: a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a
fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair'
and `j' in `joy') [syn: affricate, affricate consonant,
affricative]
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asset
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n 1: a useful or valuable quality [syn: asset, plus] [ant:
liability]
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at
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n 1: a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the
halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
[syn: astatine, At, atomic number 85]
2: 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos
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basket
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n 1: a container that is usually woven and has handles [syn:
basket, handbasket]
2: the quantity contained in a basket [syn: basket,
basketful]
3: horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which
players try to throw the basketball [syn: basket,
basketball hoop, hoop]
4: a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the
hoop [syn: basket, field goal]
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bifurcate
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adj 1: resembling a fork; divided or separated into two
branches; "the biramous appendages of an arthropod";
"long branched hairs on its legson which pollen
collects"; "a forked river"; "a forked tail"; "forked
lightning"; "horseradish grown in poor soil may develop
prongy roots" [syn: bifurcate, biramous, branched,
forked, fork-like, forficate, pronged, prongy]
v 1: split or divide into two
2: divide into two branches; "The road bifurcated"
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breadbasket
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n 1: a geographic region serving as the principal source of
grain
2: an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary
canal; the principal organ of digestion [syn: stomach,
tummy, tum, breadbasket]
3: a basket for serving bread
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certificate
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n 1: a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
[syn: certificate, certification, credential,
credentials]
2: a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to
finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive
interest or dividends; "he held several valuable securities"
[syn: security, certificate]
v 1: present someone with a certificate
2: authorize by certificate
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collocate
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v 1: have a strong tendency to occur side by side; "The words
'new' and 'world' collocate"
2: group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by
side [syn: collocate, lump, chunk]
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corset
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n 1: a woman's close-fitting foundation garment [syn: corset,
girdle, stays]
v 1: dress with a corset
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cosset
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v 1: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper
the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" [syn:
pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby,
coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge]
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delicate
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adj 1: exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to
injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a
delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly"
[ant: rugged]
2: marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; "a
surgeon's delicate touch"
3: easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate
to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old
bones"; "a frail craft" [syn: delicate, fragile, frail]
4: easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin" [syn:
delicate, soft]
5: developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire
touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense"
[syn: finespun, delicate]
6: difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate
negotiations with the big powers";"hesitates to be explicit
on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject" [syn:
delicate, ticklish, touchy]
7: of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute
differences or changes precisely; "almost undetectable with
even the most delicate instruments"
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ducat
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n 1: formerly a gold coin of various European countries
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duplicate
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adj 1: identically copied from an original; "a duplicate key"
2: being two identical [syn: duplicate, matching, twin(a),
twinned]
n 1: something additional of the same kind; "he always carried
extras in case of an emergency" [syn: extra, duplicate]
2: a copy that corresponds to an original exactly; "he made a
duplicate for the files" [syn: duplicate, duplication]
v 1: make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his
brilliant performance of the magic trick" [syn:
duplicate, reduplicate, double, repeat,
replicate]
2: duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face
and chest in reverse" [syn: twin, duplicate, parallel]
3: make a duplicate or duplicates of; "Could you please
duplicate this letter for me?"
4: increase twofold; "The population doubled within 50 years"
[syn: double, duplicate]
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elicit
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v 1: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse
pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: arouse,
elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise,
provoke]
2: deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out
some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
[syn: educe, evoke, elicit, extract, draw out]
3: derive by reason; "elicit a solution"
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etiquette
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n 1: rules governing socially acceptable behavior
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exit
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n 1: an opening that permits escape or release; "he blocked the
way out"; "the canyon had only one issue" [syn: exit,
issue, outlet, way out]
2: euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his
passing" [syn: passing, loss, departure, exit,
expiration, going, release]
3: the act of going out
v 1: move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive
has left the country" [syn: exit, go out, get out,
leave] [ant: come in, enter, get in, get into,
go in, go into, move into]
2: lose the lead
3: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and
functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer";
"The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went
peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of
102" [syn: die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass
away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's
chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop
dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it] [ant: be
born]
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explicit
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adj 1: precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable;
leaving nothing to implication; "explicit instructions";
"she made her wishes explicit"; "explicit sexual scenes"
[syn: explicit, expressed] [ant: implicit,
inexplicit]
2: in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term
[syn: denotative, explicit]
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gasket
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n 1: seal consisting of a ring for packing pistons or sealing a
pipe joint
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gusset
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n 1: a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor
plate [syn: voider, gusset]
2: a metal plate used to strengthen a joist [syn: gusset,
gusset plate]
3: a piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment
[syn: gusset, inset]
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illicit
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adj 1: contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual
morality) or convention; "an illicit association with his
secretary" [ant: licit]
2: contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of
power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful
measures" [syn: illegitimate, illicit, outlaw(a),
outlawed, unlawful]
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implicit
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adj 1: implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the
nature of something; "an implicit agreement not to raise
the subject"; "there was implicit criticism in his
voice"; "anger was implicit in the argument"; "the oak is
implicit in the acorn" [syn: implicit, inexplicit]
[ant: explicit, expressed]
2: being without doubt or reserve; "implicit trust" [syn:
implicit, unquestioning]
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indelicate
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adj 1: in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent;
"an indelicate remark"; "an off-color joke" [syn:
indelicate, off-color, off-colour]
2: lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct;
"indecorous behavior" [syn: indecorous, indelicate] [ant:
decorous]
3: verging on the indecent; "an indelicate proposition"
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inexplicit
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adj 1: implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the
nature of something; "an implicit agreement not to raise
the subject"; "there was implicit criticism in his
voice"; "anger was implicit in the argument"; "the oak is
implicit in the acorn" [syn: implicit, inexplicit]
[ant: explicit, expressed]
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intricate
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adj 1: having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate;
"intricate lacework"
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licit
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adj 1: sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual
morality; "a wife's licit love" [ant: illicit]
2: authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law; "a
legitimate government" [syn: lawful, legitimate, licit]
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locket
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n 1: a small ornamental case; usually contains a picture or a
lock of hair and is worn on a necklace
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mascot
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n 1: a person or animal that is adopted by a team or other group
as a symbolic figure
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opposite
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adv 1: directly facing each other; "the two photographs lay
face-to-face on the table"; "lived all their lives in
houses face-to-face across the street"; "they sat
opposite at the table" [syn: face-to-face, opposite]
adj 1: being directly across from each other; facing; "And I on
the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the
alarm"- Longfellow; "we lived on opposite sides of the
street"; "at opposite poles"
2: of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem;
"opposite leaves" [syn: opposite, paired] [ant:
alternate]
3: moving or facing away from each other; "looking in opposite
directions"; "they went in opposite directions"
4: the other one of a complementary pair; "the opposite sex";
"the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite
colors"
5: altogether different in nature or quality or significance;
"the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended"; "it is
said that opposite characters make a union happiest"- Charles
Reade
6: characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed; "in
diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or
opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme and
indefensible polar positions" [syn: diametric,
diametrical, opposite, polar]
n 1: a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of
another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of
each other; "to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'"
[syn: antonym, opposite word, opposite] [ant:
equivalent word, synonym]
2: a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older
than Bill but just the reverse was true" [syn: reverse,
contrary, opposite]
3: a contestant that you are matched against [syn: opposition,
opponent, opposite]
4: something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when
the direct approach failed he tried the inverse" [syn:
inverse, opposite]
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packet
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n 1: a collection of things wrapped or boxed together [syn:
package, bundle, packet, parcel]
2: (computer science) a message or message fragment
3: a small package or bundle
4: a boat for carrying mail [syn: mailboat, mail boat,
packet, packet boat]
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plebiscite
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n 1: a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a
question of national importance
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plicate
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v 1: fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth" [syn: pleat,
plicate]
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pontificate
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n 1: the government of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: papacy,
pontificate]
v 1: administer a pontifical office
2: talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner; "The new professor
always pontificates"
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predicate
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n 1: (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition;
the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first
term by means of the copula; "`Socrates is a man'
predicates manhood of Socrates"
2: one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate
contains the verb and its complements [syn: predicate,
verb phrase]
v 1: make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition; "The
predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the
sentence `Fido is a dog'"
2: affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech
predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"
[syn: predicate, proclaim]
3: involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic;
"solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well"
[syn: connote, predicate]
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quadruplicate
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adj 1: having four units or components; "quadruple rhythm has
four beats per measure"; "quadruplex wire" [syn:
quadruple, quadruplicate, quadruplex, fourfold,
four-fold]
n 1: any four copies; any of four things that correspond to one
another exactly; "it was signed in quadruplicate"
v 1: reproduce fourfold; "quadruplicate the bill"
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russet
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adj 1: of brown with a reddish tinge
n 1: a reddish brown homespun fabric
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silicate
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n 1: a salt or ester derived from silicic acid
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solicit
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v 1: make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request
urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for
a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for
different charities" [syn: solicit, beg, tap]
2: make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary" [syn:
woo, court, romance, solicit]
3: approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by
a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the
park" [syn: hook, solicit, accost]
4: incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or
insubordination; "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues
to destroy the documents"
5: make a solicitation or petition for something desired; "She
is too shy to solicit"
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sophisticate
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n 1: a worldly-wise person [syn: sophisticate, man of the
world]
v 1: make less natural or innocent; "Their manners had
sophisticated the young girls"
2: practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about
in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words" [syn:
twist, twist around, pervert, convolute,
sophisticate]
3: alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive;
"Sophisticate rose water with geraniol" [syn: sophisticate,
doctor, doctor up]
4: make more complex or refined; "a sophisticated design"
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syndicate
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n 1: a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized
criminal activities [syn: syndicate, crime syndicate,
mob, family]
2: an association of companies for some definite purpose [syn:
consortium, pool, syndicate]
3: a news agency that sells features or articles or photographs
etc. to newspapers for simultaneous publication
v 1: join together into a syndicate; "The banks syndicated"
2: organize into or form a syndicate
3: sell articles, television programs, or photos to several
publications or independent broadcasting stations
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tacit
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adj 1: implied by or inferred from actions or statements; "gave
silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood
provisos of a custody agreement" [syn: silent, tacit,
understood]
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transit
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n 1: a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and
vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on
a tripod [syn: theodolite, transit]
2: a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary
for the movement of passengers or goods [syn: transportation
system, transportation, transit]
3: a journey usually by ship; "the outward passage took 10 days"
[syn: passage, transit]
v 1: make a passage or journey from one place to another; "The
tourists moved through the town and bought up all the
souvenirs;" "Some travelers pass through the desert" [syn:
transit, pass through, move through, pass across,
pass over]
2: pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across
(the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place);
"The comet will transit on September 11"
3: revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its
horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction
4: cause or enable to pass through; "The canal will transit
hundreds of ships every day"
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triplicate
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n 1: one of three copies; any of three things that correspond to
one another exactly
v 1: reproduce threefold; "triplicate the letter for the
committee"
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wainscot
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n 1: panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is
finished differently from the rest of the wall [syn:
wainscot, dado]
2: wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room
[syn: wainscot, wainscoting, wainscotting]
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wastebasket
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n 1: a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other
rubbish [syn: wastepaper basket, waste-paper basket,
wastebasket, waste basket, circular file]
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workbasket
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n 1: container for holding implements and materials for work
(especially for sewing) [syn: workbasket, workbox,
workbag]
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alcott
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n 1: United States novelist noted for children's books
(1832-1888) [syn: Alcott, Louisa May Alcott]
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nantucket
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n 1: an island resort off Cape Cod; formerly a center of the
whaling industry
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spicate
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adj 1: having or relating to spikes; "spicate inflorescence"
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connecticut
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n 1: a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
Connecticut, Nutmeg State, Constitution State, CT]
2: a river in the northeastern United States; flows south from
northern New Hampshire along the border between New Hampshire
and Vermont and through Massachusetts and Connecticut where
it empties into Long Island Sound [syn: Connecticut,
Connecticut River]
3: one of the British colonies that formed the United States
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patriarchate
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n 1: the jurisdiction of a patriarch
2: a form of social organization in which a male is the family
head and title is traced through the male line [syn:
patriarchy, patriarchate]
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umbilicate
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adj 1: depressed like a navel
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posset
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n 1: sweet spiced hot milk curdled with ale or beer
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hecate
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n 1: (Greek mythology) Greek goddess of fertility who later
became associated with Persephone as goddess of the
underworld and protector of witches
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canonicate
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cresset
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westcott
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calicut
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thecate
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outsit
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babysit
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lockhart
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urquhart
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walcott
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complicit
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prescot
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blissett
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heathcote
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sickert
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