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adjuvant
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adj 1: furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an
adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and
emotions are auxiliary to each other" [syn: accessory,
adjunct, ancillary, adjuvant, appurtenant,
auxiliary]
2: enhancing the action of a medical treatment; "the adjuvant
action of certain bacteria"
n 1: an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical
treatment
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advent
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n 1: arrival that has been awaited (especially of something
momentous); "the advent of the computer" [syn: advent,
coming]
2: the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas
3: (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for
the Last Judgment [syn: Second Coming, Second Coming of
Christ, Second Advent, Advent, Parousia]
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appurtenant
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adj 1: furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an
adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and
emotions are auxiliary to each other" [syn: accessory,
adjunct, ancillary, adjuvant, appurtenant,
auxiliary]
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assonant
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adj 1: having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound)
occurring in successive stressed syllables; "note the
assonant words and syllables in `tilting at windmills'"
2: having the same vowel sound occurring with different
consonants in successive words or stressed syllables
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benignant
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adj 1: pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; "a benign
smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure
air" [syn: benign, benignant] [ant: malign]
2: characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a
king to his subjects; "our benignant king" [syn: benignant,
gracious]
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component
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n 1: an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of
his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition
are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a
sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an
effective ingredient of a speech" [syn: component,
constituent, element, factor, ingredient]
2: something determined in relation to something that includes
it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than
himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller
component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of
plankton" [syn: part, portion, component part,
component, constituent]
3: an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a
composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be
separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for
cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system" [syn:
component, constituent, element]
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consonant
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adj 1: involving or characterized by harmony [syn: consonant,
harmonic, harmonical, harmonized, harmonised]
2: in keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans
conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant
with his background" [syn: accordant, agreeable,
conformable, consonant, concordant]
n 1: a speech sound that is not a vowel [ant: vowel, vowel
sound]
2: a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant
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contaminant
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n 1: a substance that contaminates [syn: contaminant,
contamination]
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convent
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n 1: a religious residence especially for nuns
2: a community of people in a religious order (especially nuns)
living together
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covenant
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n 1: a signed written agreement between two or more parties
(nations) to perform some action [syn: covenant,
compact, concordat]
2: (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God
makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from
them in return
v 1: enter into a covenant
2: enter into a covenant or formal agreement; "They covenanted
with Judas for 30 pieces of silver"; "The nations covenanted
to fight terrorism around the world"
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deponent
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n 1: a person who testifies or gives a deposition [syn:
testifier, deponent, deposer]
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determinant
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adj 1: having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial
experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative
(or determinant) battle" [syn: deciding(a),
determinant, determinative, determining(a)]
n 1: a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an
important determinant of one's outlook on life" [syn:
determinant, determiner, determinative, determining
factor, causal factor]
2: the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an
antibody attaches itself [syn: antigenic determinant,
determinant, epitope]
3: a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations
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dissolvent
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n 1: a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances;
"the solvent does not change its state in forming a
solution" [syn: solvent, dissolvent, dissolver,
dissolving agent, resolvent]
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dissonant
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adj 1: characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically
unresolved [syn: unresolved, dissonant]
2: lacking in harmony [syn: discordant, disharmonious,
dissonant, inharmonic]
3: not in accord; "desires at variance with his duty"; "widely
discrepant statements" [syn: at variance(p), discrepant,
dissonant]
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dominant
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adj 1: exercising influence or control; "television plays a
dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant
partner in the marriage" [ant: low-level,
subordinate]
2: (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is
identical or dissimilar [ant: recessive]
3: most frequent or common; "prevailing winds" [syn:
prevailing, prevalent, predominant, dominant, rife]
n 1: (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
2: an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired
allele is identical or different [syn: dominant allele,
dominant]
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elephant
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n 1: five-toed pachyderm
2: the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by
Thomas Nast in 1874
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exponent
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n 1: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea [syn:
advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent]
2: someone who expounds and interprets or explains
3: a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a
quantity is multiplied by itself [syn: exponent, power,
index]
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fervent
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adj 1: characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an
ardent lover"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a
fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned
appeal"; "a torrid love affair" [syn: ardent,
fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid,
torrid]
2: extremely hot; "the fervent heat...merely communicated a
genial warmth to their half-torpid systems"- Nathaniel
Hawthorne; "set out...when the fervid heat subsides"- Frances
Trollope [syn: fervent, fervid]
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immanent
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adj 1: of a mental act performed entirely within the mind; "a
cognition is an immanent act of mind" [syn: immanent,
subjective] [ant: transeunt, transient]
2: of qualities that are spread throughout something; "ambition
is immanent in human nature"; "we think of God as immanent in
nature"
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imminent
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adj 1: close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand";
"some people believe the day of judgment is close at
hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement"
[syn: at hand(p), close at hand(p), imminent,
impendent, impending]
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impermanent
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adj 1: not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent
factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm
cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing"
[syn: impermanent, temporary] [ant: lasting,
permanent]
2: existing or enduring for a limited time only
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impertinent
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adj 1: characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a
certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner" [syn:
impertinent, irreverent, pert, saucy]
2: not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "an issue
extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial";
"mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to
the point" [syn: extraneous, immaterial, impertinent,
orthogonal]
3: improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me";
"impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent
boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"
[syn: fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold,
smart, saucy, sassy, wise]
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incontinent
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adj 1: not having control over urination and defecation [ant:
continent]
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indignant
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adj 1: angered at something unjust or wrong; "an indignant
denial"; "incensed at the judges' unfairness"; "a look of
outraged disbelief"; "umbrageous at the loss of their
territory" [syn: indignant, incensed, outraged,
umbrageous]
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infant
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n 1: a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun
to walk or talk; "the baby began to cry again"; "she held
the baby in her arms"; "it sounds simple, but when you have
your own baby it is all so different" [syn: baby, babe,
infant]
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insolvent
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adj 1: unable to meet or discharge financial obligations; "an
insolvent person"; "an insolvent estate" [ant: solvent]
n 1: someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts
[syn: bankrupt, insolvent]
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maidservant
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n 1: a female domestic [syn: maid, maidservant, housemaid,
amah]
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malignant
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adj 1: dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and
uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor) [ant:
benign]
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manservant
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n 1: a man servant
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opponent
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adj 1: characterized by active hostility; "opponent (or
opposing) armies" [syn: opponent, opposing]
n 1: a contestant that you are matched against [syn:
opposition, opponent, opposite]
2: someone who offers opposition [syn: adversary,
antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister] [ant:
agonist]
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permanent
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adj 1: continuing or enduring without marked change in status or
condition or place; "permanent secretary to the
president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent
value" [syn: permanent, lasting] [ant: impermanent,
temporary]
2: not capable of being reversed or returned to the original
condition; "permanent brain damage"
n 1: a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and
chemicals [syn: permanent wave, permanent, perm]
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predominant
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adj 1: most frequent or common; "prevailing winds" [syn:
prevailing, prevalent, predominant, dominant,
rife]
2: having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood
among policy-makers is optimism" [syn: overriding,
paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderant,
preponderating]
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prominent
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adj 1: 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]
2: conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the
movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial
circles"; "a prominent citizen" [syn: big, large,
prominent]
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proponent
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n 1: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea [syn:
advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent]
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regnant
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adj 1: exercising power or authority [syn: regnant,
reigning, ruling]
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relevant
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adj 1: having a bearing on or connection with the subject at
issue; "the scientist corresponds with colleagues in
order to learn about matters relevant to her own
research" [ant: irrelevant]
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remnant
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n 1: a small part or portion that remains after the main part no
longer exists [syn: leftover, remnant]
2: a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been
used or sold [syn: end, remainder, remnant, oddment]
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repugnant
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adj 1: offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene
massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs";
"repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in
recent novels" [syn: abhorrent, detestable,
obscene, repugnant, repulsive]
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resonant
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adj 1: characterized by resonance; "a resonant voice"; "hear the
rolling thunder" [syn: resonant, resonating,
resounding, reverberating, reverberative]
2: serving to bring to mind; "cannot forbear to close on this
redolent literary note"- Wilder Hobson; "a campaign redolent
of machine politics" [syn: evocative, redolent,
remindful, reminiscent, resonant]
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revenant
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adj 1: of or relating to or typical of a revenant; "revenant
shrieks and groans"
2: coming back; "a revenant ghost" [syn: recurring,
revenant]
n 1: a person who returns after a lengthy absence
2: someone who has returned from the dead
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ruminant
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adj 1: related to or characteristic of animals of the suborder
Ruminantia or any other animal that chews a cud;
"ruminant mammals" [ant: nonruminant]
n 1: any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach
divided into four (occasionally three) compartments
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servant
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n 1: a person working in the service of another (especially in
the household) [syn: servant, retainer]
2: in a subordinate position; "theology should be the handmaiden
of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of the church"
[syn: handmaid, handmaiden, servant]
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solvent
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adj 1: capable of meeting financial obligations [ant:
insolvent]
n 1: a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances;
"the solvent does not change its state in forming a
solution" [syn: solvent, dissolvent, dissolver,
dissolving agent, resolvent]
2: a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve
the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution";
"the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the
result to four decimal places" [syn: solution, answer,
result, resolution, solvent]
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sonant
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adj 1: produced with vibration of the vocal cords; "a frequently
voiced opinion"; "voiced consonants such as `b' and `g'
and `z'"; [syn: voiced, sonant, soft] [ant: hard,
surd, unvoiced, voiceless]
n 1: a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords
[syn: sonant, voiced sound]
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subcontinent
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n 1: a large and distinctive landmass (as India or Greenland)
that is a distinct part of some continent
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subdominant
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n 1: (music) the fourth note of the diatonic scale
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sycophant
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n 1: a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a
personal advantage [syn: sycophant, toady, crawler,
lackey, ass-kisser]
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triumphant
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adj 1: joyful and proud especially because of triumph or
success; "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day";
"a triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout" [syn:
exultant, exulting, jubilant, prideful,
rejoicing, triumphal, triumphant]
2: experiencing triumph [syn: triumphant, victorious]
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preeminent
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adj 1: greatest in importance or degree or significance or
achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's
leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist" [syn:
leading(a), preeminent]
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illuminant
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n 1: something that can serve as a source of light
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fulminant
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adj 1: sudden and severe; "fulminant pain"; "fulminant fever"
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alternant
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culminant
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germinant
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inconsonant
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imponent
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oppugnant
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discriminant
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unisonant
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