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antifreeze
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n 1: a liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower
its freezing point
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appraise
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v 1: evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent,
or significance of; "I will have the family jewels
appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when
taking a risk" [syn: measure, evaluate, valuate,
assess, appraise, value]
2: consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation
carefully before acting" [syn: survey, appraise]
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canaries
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n 1: a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the
northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces [syn:
Canary Islands, Canaries]
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caries
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n 1: soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to
the death of a tooth [syn: cavity, caries, dental
caries, tooth decay]
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cerise
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adj 1: of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to
orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or
tomatoes or rubies [syn: red, reddish, ruddy,
blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red,
crimson, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet]
n 1: a red the color of ripe cherries [syn: cerise, cherry,
cherry red]
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dispraise
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n 1: the act of speaking contemptuously of [syn:
disparagement, dispraise]
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erase
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v 1: remove from memory or existence; "The Turks erased the
Armenians in 1915" [syn: erase, wipe out]
2: remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the
formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!" [syn: erase, rub
out, score out, efface, wipe off]
3: wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information; "Who
erased the files form my hard disk?" [syn: erase, delete]
[ant: record, tape]
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mores
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n 1: (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental
values of a group
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paraphrase
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n 1: rewording for the purpose of clarification [syn:
paraphrase, paraphrasis]
v 1: express the same message in different words [syn:
paraphrase, rephrase, reword]
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reappraise
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v 1: appraise anew; "Homes in our town are reappraised every
five years and taxes are increased accordingly"
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rephrase
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v 1: express the same message in different words [syn:
paraphrase, rephrase, reword]
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reprise
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v 1: repeat an earlier theme of a composition [syn: reprise,
reprize, repeat, recapitulate]
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unfreeze
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v 1: become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted
the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The
heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the
years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat"
[syn: dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw,
melt]
2: make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the
dictator's bank account" [syn: unblock, unfreeze, free,
release] [ant: block, freeze, immobilise,
immobilize]
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upraise
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v 1: cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead";
"Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected";
"Upraising ghosts" [syn: resurrect, raise, upraise]
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ares
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n 1: (Greek mythology) Greek god of war; son of Zeus and Hera;
identified with Roman Mars
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aries
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n 1: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries
[syn: Aries, Ram]
2: a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere;
between Pisces and Taurus
3: the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the
vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21
to April 19 [syn: Aries, Aries the Ram, Ram]
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timorese
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Timor or its
inhabitants
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Timor
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antares
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n 1: the brightest star in Scorpius
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catchphrase
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n 1: a phrase that has become a catchword [syn: catchphrase,
catch phrase]
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tabriz
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n 1: an ancient city in northwestern Iran; known for hot springs
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canarese
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n 1: a member of a Kannada-speaking group of people living
chiefly in Kanara in southern India [syn: Kanarese,
Canarese]
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kanarese
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n 1: a member of a Kannada-speaking group of people living
chiefly in Kanara in southern India [syn: Kanarese,
Canarese]
2: a Dravidian language spoken in southern India [syn:
Kannada, Kanarese]
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polymerase
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n 1: an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of new DNA and RNA
from an existing strand of DNA or RNA
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chrysoprase
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n 1: a green variety of chalcedony valued as a gemstone
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overpraise
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v 1: praise excessively
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ceres
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n 1: (Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of
Greek Demeter
2: the largest asteroid and the first discovered
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actuaries
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adversaries
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aviaries
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berries
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blackberries
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blueberries
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buries
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carries
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cemeteries
0
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cherries
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commentaries
0
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conquistadores
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cranberries
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dairies
0
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dares
0
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dictionaries
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dignitaries
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fairies
0
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ferries
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marries
0
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overgraze
0
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pares
0
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varies
0
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harries
0
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aires
0
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terese
0
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rameriz
0
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vires
0
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refreeze
0
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calabrese
0
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madurese
0
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silures
0
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metaphrase
0
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flores
0
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nares
0
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capillaries
0
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commissaries
0
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benares
0
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traditores
0