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annex
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n 1: an addition that extends a main building [syn: annex,
annexe, extension, wing]
v 1: take (territory) as if by conquest; "Hitler annexed
Lithuania"
2: attach to
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codex
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n 1: an official list of chemicals or medicines etc.
2: an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as
distinguished from a scroll) [syn: codex, leaf-book]
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complex
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adj 1: complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected
parts; "a complex set of variations based on a simple
folk melody"; "a complex mass of diverse laws and
customs" [ant: simple]
n 1: a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related
parts; "the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads
created a new town" [syn: complex, composite]
2: a compound described in terms of the central atom to which
other atoms are bound or coordinated [syn: complex,
coordination compound]
3: (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that
have been rejected from awareness but still influence a
person's behavior
4: a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected
or related structures [syn: building complex, complex]
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convex
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adj 1: curving or bulging outward [syn: convex, bulging]
[ant: concave]
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effects
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n 1: property of a personal character that is portable but not
used in business; "she left some of her personal effects in
the house"; "I watched over their effects until they
returned" [syn: effects, personal effects]
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flex
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n 1: the act of flexing; "he gave his biceps a flex to impress
the ladies"
v 1: contract; "flex a muscle"
2: exhibit the strength of; "The victorious army flexes its
invincibility"
3: form a curve; "The stick does not bend" [syn: bend, flex]
[ant: straighten, unbend]
4: bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees" [syn:
flex, bend]
5: cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form;
"bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong
man could turn an iron bar" [syn: flex, bend, deform,
twist, turn] [ant: unbend]
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hex
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adj 1: of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base
[syn: hexadecimal, hex]
n 1: an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family";
"he put the whammy on me" [syn: hex, jinx, curse,
whammy]
v 1: cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on
someone or something [syn: hex, bewitch, glamour,
witch, enchant, jinx]
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index
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n 1: a numerical scale used to compare variables with one
another or with some reference number
2: a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived
from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes
as a function of time [syn: index, index number,
indicant, indicator]
3: a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a
quantity is multiplied by itself [syn: exponent, power,
index]
4: an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page
numbers where they are discussed
5: the finger next to the thumb [syn: index, index finger,
forefinger]
v 1: list in an index
2: provide with an index; "index the book"
3: adjust through indexation; "The government indexes wages and
prices"
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next
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adv 1: at the time or occasion immediately following; "next the
doctor examined his back"
adj 1: immediately following in time or order; "the following
day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next
item on the list" [syn: following, next]
2: nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without
intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room";
"the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by
side" [syn: adjacent, next, side by side(p)]
3: (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next
president" [syn: future(a), next, succeeding(a)]
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perplex
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v 1: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--
I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This
question really stuck me" [syn: perplex, vex, stick,
get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose,
bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel,
amaze, dumbfound]
2: make more complicated; "There was a new development that
complicated the matter" [syn: complicate, perplex] [ant:
simplify]
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respects
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n 1: (often used with `pay') a formal expression of esteem; "he
paid his respects to the mayor"
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specs
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n 1: optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair
of lenses for correcting defective vision [syn:
spectacles, specs, eyeglasses, glasses]
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spandex
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n 1: an elastic synthetic fabric
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checks
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decks
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expects
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flecks
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necks
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objects
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projects
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reflects
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rejects
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specks
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subjects
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treks
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wrecks
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dex
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plex
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caltex
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cmx
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atx
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