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articular
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adj 1: relating to or affecting the joints of the body; "the
articular surfaces of bones"; "articular disease" [syn:
articular, articulary]
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auricular
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adj 1: of or relating to near the ear [syn: otic, auricular]
2: relating to or perceived by or shaped like the organ of
hearing; "my apprehension of words is auricular; I must hear
what I read"- George Santayana; "an auricular confession";
"an auricular appendage"
3: pertaining to an auricle of the heart; "auricular
fibrillation"
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avuncular
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adj 1: resembling a uncle in kindness or indulgence
2: being or relating to an uncle
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binocular
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adj 1: relating to both eyes; "binocular vision"
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carbuncular
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adj 1: afflicted with or resembling a carbuncle [syn:
carbuncled, carbuncular]
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cardiovascular
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adj 1: of or pertaining to or involving the heart and blood
vessels; "cardiovascular conditioning"
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circular
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adj 1: having a circular shape [syn: round, circular] [ant:
square]
2: describing a circle; moving in a circle; "the circular motion
of the wheel" [syn: circular, rotary, orbitual]
n 1: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a
leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the
circular to all subscribers" [syn: circular, handbill,
bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer,
throwaway]
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corpuscular
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adj 1: of or relating to corpuscles
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crepuscular
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adj 1: like twilight; dim; "the evening's crepuscular charm"
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extracurricular
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adj 1: outside the regular academic curriculum; "sports and
drama are popular extracurricular activities"
2: outside the regular duties of your job or profession
3: characterized by adultery; "an adulterous relationship";
"extramarital affairs"; "the extracurricular activities of a
philandering husband" [syn: adulterous, extramarital,
extracurricular]
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follicular
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adj 1: of or relating to or constituting a follicle
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funicular
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adj 1: relating to or operated by a cable; "funicular railway"
n 1: a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving
cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending
cars [syn: cable railway, funicular, funicular
railway]
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intermolecular
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adj 1: existing or acting between molecules; "intermolecular
forces"; "intermolecular condensation"
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jocular
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adv 1: with humor; "they tried to deal with this painful subject
jocularly" [syn: jocosely, jocular]
adj 1: characterized by jokes and good humor [syn: jesting,
jocose, jocular, joking]
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macromolecular
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adj 1: relating to or consisting of or characterized by
macromolecules; "macromolecular compounds"
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macula
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n 1: a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's
photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field [syn:
sunspot, macula]
2: a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in
cones and that mediates clear detailed vision [syn: macula,
macula lutea, macular area, yellow spot]
3: a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated;
caused by various diseases [syn: macule, macula]
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muscular
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adj 1: of or relating to or consisting of muscle; "muscular
contraction"
2: having a robust muscular body-build characterized by
predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective
tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer [syn:
mesomorphic, muscular] [ant: ectomorphic,
endomorphic, pyknic]
3: having or suggesting great physical power or force; "the
muscular and passionate Fifth Symphony"
4: (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged
and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer";
"powerful arms" [syn: brawny, hefty, muscular,
powerful, sinewy]
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neuromuscular
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adj 1: affecting or characteristic of both neural and muscular
tissue
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oracular
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adj 1: of or relating to an oracle; "able by oracular means to
expose a witch"
2: obscurely prophetic; "Delphic pronouncements"; "an oracular
message" [syn: Delphic, oracular]
3: resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought; "the oracular
sayings of Victorian poets"; "so enigmatic that priests might
have to clarify it"; "an enigmatic smile" [syn: enigmatic,
oracular]
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particular
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adj 1: unique or specific to a person or thing or category; "the
particular demands of the job"; "has a particular
preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy
between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians";
"rights peculiar to the rich"; "the special features of a
computer"; "my own special chair" [syn: particular(a),
peculiar(a), special(a)]
2: separate and distinct from others of the same group or
category; "interested in one particular artist"; "a man who
wishes to make a particular woman fall in love with him"
3: surpassing what is common or usual or expected; "he paid
especial attention to her"; "exceptional kindness"; "a matter
of particular and unusual importance"; "a special occasion";
"a special reason to confide in her"; "what's so special
about the year 2000?" [syn: especial(a), exceptional,
particular(a), special]
4: first and most important; "his special interest is music";
"she gets special (or particular) satisfaction from her
volunteer work" [syn: particular, special]
5: exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy
about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was
prepared" [syn: finical, finicky, fussy, particular,
picky]
6: providing specific details or circumstances; "a particular
description of the room"
n 1: a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always
reasons from the particular to the general" [syn:
particular, specific] [ant: general]
2: a small part that can be considered separately from the
whole; "it was perfect in all details" [syn: detail,
particular, item]
3: (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but
not all) members of a class [syn: particular, particular
proposition] [ant: universal, universal proposition]
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perpendicular
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adj 1: intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are
perpendicular to each other" [ant: oblique, parallel]
2: at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line;
"a vertical camera angle"; "the monument consists of two
vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"; "measure the
perpendicular height" [syn: vertical, perpendicular]
[ant: horizontal, inclined]
3: extremely steep; "the great perpendicular face of the cliff"
n 1: a straight line at right angles to another line
2: a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England;
characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor)
arch and fan vaulting [syn: perpendicular, perpendicular
style, English-Gothic, English-Gothic architecture]
3: a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing
directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine
the vertical from a given point [syn: plumb line,
perpendicular]
4: an extremely steep face
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reticular
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adj 1: resembling or forming a network; "the reticulate veins of
a leaf"; "a reticulated highway system" [syn:
reticulate, reticular] [ant: nonreticulate]
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secular
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adj 1: of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and
religious considerations
2: characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed
to the spiritual world; "worldly goods and advancement";
"temporal possessions of the church" [syn: worldly,
secular, temporal] [ant: unworldly]
3: not concerned with or devoted to religion; "sacred and
profane music"; "secular drama"; "secular architecture",
"children being brought up in an entirely profane
environment" [syn: profane, secular] [ant: sacred]
4: of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows; "the
secular clergy" [ant: religious]
5: characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy;
"set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the
lay ministry" [syn: laic, lay, secular]
n 1: someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
[syn: layman, layperson, secular] [ant: clergyman,
man of the cloth, reverend]
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semicircular
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adj 1: curved into a half circle
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spectacular
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adj 1: sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect; "a
dramatic sunset"; "a dramatic pause"; "a spectacular
display of northern lights"; "it was a spectacular play";
"his striking good looks always created a sensation"
[syn: dramatic, spectacular, striking]
2: characteristic of spectacles or drama; "spectacular dives
from the cliff"
3: having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an
outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti
semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own
freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the
book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a
striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros
in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and
child" [syn: outstanding, prominent, salient,
spectacular, striking]
n 1: a lavishly produced performance; "they put on a Christmas
spectacular"
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testicular
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adj 1: of or involving the testes; "testicular cancer"
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tubercular
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adj 1: characterized by the presence of tuberculosis lesions or
tubercles; "tubercular leprosy"
2: pertaining to or of the nature of a normal tuberosity or
tubercle; "a tubercular process for the attachment of a
ligament or muscle"
3: relating to tuberculosis or those suffering from it; "a
tubercular hospital"
4: constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or
the tubercle bacillus; "a tubercular child"; "tuberculous
patients"; "tubercular meningitis" [syn: tubercular,
tuberculous]
n 1: a person with pulmonary tuberculosis [syn: consumptive,
lunger, tubercular]
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ventricular
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adj 1: of or relating to a ventricle (of the heart or brain)
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vermicular
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adj 1: decorated with wormlike tracery or markings; "vermicular
(or vermiculated) stonework" [syn: vermicular,
vermiculate, vermiculated]
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vernacular
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adj 1: being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday
language; "common parlance"; "a vernacular term";
"vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongue of the masses";
"the technical and vulgar names for an animal species"
[syn: common, vernacular, vulgar]
n 1: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among
thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" [syn: slang,
cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular]
2: the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from
literary language)
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vesicular
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adj 1: of or relating to or involving vesicles; "normal
vesicular breathing"
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specular
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adj 1: capable of reflecting light like a mirror; "mirrorlike
surface of the lake"; "a specular metal" [syn:
mirrorlike, specular]
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facula
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n 1: a bright spot on a planet
2: a large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most
frequently in the vicinity of sunspots
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dracula
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n 1: comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus
Masdevallia: diminutive plants having bizarre and often
sinister-looking flowers with pendulous scapes and motile
lips [syn: Dracula, genus Dracula]
2: fictional vampire in a gothic horror novel by Bram Stoker
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canicular
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adj 1: of or relating to the dog days of summer; "the canicular
heat of the Deep South"
2: relating to or especially immediately preceding or following
the heliacal rising of Canicula (the Dog Star); "canicular
days"
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cuticular
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adj 1: of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula [syn:
cuticular, epidermal, epidermic, dermal]
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lenticular
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adj 1: convex on both sides; shaped like a lentil [syn:
biconvex, convexo-convex, lenticular, lentiform]
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acicula
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n 1: a needlelike part or structure of a plant or animal or
crystal; as a spine or bristle or crystal
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auricula
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n 1: yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly
cultivated [syn: auricula, bear's ear, Primula
auricula]
2: a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the
heart [syn: auricula, auricular appendage, auricular
appendix]
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majuscular
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adj 1: of the nature of a majuscule or written in majuscules
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minuscular
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adj 1: of or relating to a small cursive script developed from
uncial; 7th to 9th centuries [syn: minuscule,
minuscular] [ant: majuscule]
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curricula
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fascicular
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monocular
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monomolecular
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pedicular
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utricular
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versicular
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furuncular
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corbicula
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