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adult
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adj 1: (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown
woman" [syn: adult, big, full-grown, fully grown,
grown, grownup]
2: designed to arouse lust; "pornographic films and magazines";
"adult movies" [syn: pornographic, adult]
n 1: a fully developed person from maturity onward [syn:
adult, grownup] [ant: juvenile, juvenile person]
2: any mature animal
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assault
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n 1: close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
2: a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who
appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
3: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
4: the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse
against her will [syn: rape, violation, assault,
ravishment]
v 1: attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger
assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
[syn: assail, assault, set on, attack]
2: force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman
was raped on her way home at night" [syn: rape, ravish,
violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage]
3: attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning
paper attacked the new House Speaker" [syn: attack,
round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault]
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catapult
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n 1: a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic
between the arms; used to propel small stones [syn:
slingshot, sling, catapult]
2: a device that launches aircraft from a warship [syn:
catapult, launcher]
3: an engine that provided medieval artillery used during
sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other
missiles [syn: catapult, arbalest, arbalist,
ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet,
trebucket]
v 1: shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult; "the enemy
catapulted rocks towards the fort"
2: hurl as if with a sling [syn: sling, catapult]
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consult
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v 1: get or ask advice from; "Consult your local broker"; "They
had to consult before arriving at a decision" [syn:
consult, confer with]
2: seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary";
"refer to your notes" [syn: consult, refer, look up]
3: have a conference in order to talk something over; "We
conferred about a plan of action" [syn: confer,
confabulate, confab, consult]
4: advise professionally; "The professor consults for industry"
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cult
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n 1: followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and
practices
2: an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always
follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"
[syn: fad, craze, furor, furore, cult, rage]
3: followers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or
sect who often live outside of conventional society under the
direction of a charismatic leader
4: a religion or sect that is generally considered to be
unorthodox, extremist, or false; "it was a satanic cult"
5: a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the
cultus of the Blessed Virgin" [syn: cult, cultus,
religious cult]
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difficult
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adj 1: not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to
accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task";
"nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access";
"difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a
secret?" [syn: difficult, hard] [ant: easy]
2: hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable
situation" [syn: unmanageable, difficult] [ant:
manageable]
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exult
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v 1: feel extreme happiness or elation [syn: exult, walk on
air, be on cloud nine, jump for joy]
2: to express great joy; "Who cannot exult in Spring?" [syn:
exuberate, exult, rejoice, triumph, jubilate]
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insult
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n 1: a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a
student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse";
"they yelled insults at the visiting team" [syn: abuse,
insult, revilement, contumely, vilification]
2: a deliberately offensive act or something producing the
effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was
a deliberate insult" [syn: insult, affront]
v 1: treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with
his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his
classmate was dissed by everyone" [syn: diss, insult,
affront]
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occult
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adj 1: hidden and difficult to see; "an occult fracture";
"occult blood in the stool"
2: having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to
the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious
symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the
secret learning of the ancients" [syn: mysterious,
mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic]
n 1: supernatural forces and events and beings collectively;
"She doesn't believe in the supernatural" [syn:
supernatural, occult]
2: supernatural practices and techniques; "he is a student of
the occult" [syn: occult, occult arts]
v 1: cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention;
"The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often
are occulted by other celestial bodies" [syn: eclipse,
occult]
2: become concealed or hidden from view or have its light
extinguished; "The beam of light occults every so often"
3: hide from view; "The lids were occulting her eyes"
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penult
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n 1: the next to last syllable in a word [syn: penult,
penultima, penultimate]
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result
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n 1: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous
phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod
was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences
for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" [syn:
consequence, effect, outcome, result, event,
issue, upshot]
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]
3: something that results; "he listened for the results on the
radio" [syn: result, resultant, final result,
outcome, termination]
4: the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists
only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the
clause [syn: resultant role, result]
v 1: issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end;
"result in tragedy" [syn: result, ensue]
2: have as a result or residue; "The water left a mark on the
silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" [syn:
leave, result, lead]
3: come about or follow as a consequence; "nothing will result
from this meeting"
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tumult
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n 1: a state of commotion and noise and confusion [syn:
tumult, tumultuousness, uproar, garboil]
2: violent agitation [syn: tumult, turmoil]
3: the act of making a noisy disturbance [syn: commotion,
din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult]
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indult
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bult
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hult
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schult
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sult
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preadult
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incult
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jurisconsult
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