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absorbable
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adj 1: capable of being absorbed or taken in through the pores
of a surface [ant: adsorbable, adsorbate]
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agreeable
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adj 1: conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature; "Is
the plan agreeable to you?"; "he's an agreeable fellow";
"My idea of an agreeable person...is a person who agrees
with me"- Disraeli; "an agreeable manner" [ant:
disagreeable]
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]
3: prepared to agree or consent; "agreeable to the plan"
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allowable
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adj 1: deductible according to the tax laws
2: that may be permitted especially as according to rule;
"permissible behavior in school"; "a permissible tax
deduction" [syn: permissible, allowable] [ant:
impermissible]
3: deserving to be allowed or considered
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arguable
0
adj 1: capable of being supported by argument
2: open to argument or debate; "that is a moot question" [syn:
arguable, debatable, disputable, moot]
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ascribable
0
adj 1: capable of being assigned or credited to; "punctuation
errors ascribable to careless proofreading"; "the
cancellation of the concert was due to the rain"; "the
oversight was not imputable to him" [syn: ascribable,
due, imputable, referable]
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capable
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adj 1: (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability;
"capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of
walking on two feet" [ant: incapable]
2: possibly accepting or permitting; "a passage capable of
misinterpretation"; "open to interpretation"; "an issue open
to question"; "the time is fixed by the director and players
and therefore subject to much variation" [syn: capable,
open, subject]
3: (followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for;
"no one believed her capable of murder" [ant: incapable]
4: having the requisite qualities for; "equal to the task"; "the
work isn't up to the standard I require" [syn: adequate
to(p), capable, equal to(p), up to(p)]
5: have the skills and qualifications to do things well; "able
teachers"; "a capable administrator"; "children as young as
14 can be extremely capable and dependable" [syn: able,
capable]
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certifiable
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adj 1: fit to be certified as insane (and treated accordingly)
[syn: certifiable, certified]
2: capable of being guaranteed or certified; "a certifiable
fact"
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chewable
0
adj 1: easy to cut or chew [syn: chewable, cuttable]
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classifiable
0
adj 1: capable of being classified [syn: classifiable,
distinctive]
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clubbable
0
adj 1: inclined to club together; "a clubbable man" [syn:
clubbable, clubable]
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conceal
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v 1: prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide
their faces"; "hide the money" [syn: hide, conceal]
[ant: show]
2: hold back; keep from being perceived by others; "She conceals
her anger well" [syn: conceal, hold back, hold in]
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congeal
0
v 1: become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the
enzyme" [syn: jell, set, congeal]
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corneal
0
adj 1: of or related to the cornea
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creel
0
n 1: a wicker basket used by anglers to hold fish
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culpable
0
adj 1: deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or
injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior";
"censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence" [syn:
blameworthy, blamable, blameable, blameful,
censurable, culpable]
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deniable
0
adj 1: capable of being denied or contradicted [ant:
undeniable]
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describable
0
adj 1: capable of being described
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disagreeable
0
adj 1: not to your liking; "a disagreeable situation" [ant:
agreeable]
2: unpleasant to interact with; "a disagreeable old man"
3: not agreeing with your tastes or expectations; "found the
task disagreeable and decided to abandon it"; "a job
temperamentally unsympathetic to him" [syn: disagreeable,
unsympathetic]
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doable
0
adj 1: capable of existing or taking place or proving true;
possible to do [syn: accomplishable, achievable,
doable, manageable, realizable]
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eel
0
n 1: the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh
water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked
or pickled
2: voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth
slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical
fin but no ventral fins
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employable
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adj 1: physically and mentally capable of working at a regular
job and available [ant: unemployable]
n 1: a person who is qualified and ready to work
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enjoyable
0
adj 1: affording satisfaction or pleasure; "the company was
enjoyable"; "found her praise gratifying"; "full of
happiness and pleasurable excitement"; "good printing
makes a book more pleasurable to read" [syn: enjoyable,
gratifying, pleasurable]
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foreseeable
0
adj 1: capable of being anticipated; "foreseeable costs were
well within the budget"
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friable
0
adj 1: easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder;
"friable sandstone"; "friable carcinomatous tissue";
"friable curds formed in the stomach";"crumbly cookies"
[syn: crumbly, friable]
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genteel
0
adj 1: marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated
speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a
genteel old lady"; "polite society" [syn: civilized,
civilised, cultivated, cultured, genteel,
polite]
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graspable
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adj 1: capable of being apprehended or understood [syn:
apprehensible, intelligible, graspable,
perceivable, understandable]
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ideal
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adj 1: conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or
excellence; embodying an ideal
2: constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or
mental image or conception; "a poem or essay may be typical
of its period in idea or ideal content"
3: of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality
of ideas [syn: ideal, idealistic]
n 1: the idea of something that is perfect; something that one
hopes to attain
2: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no
equal [syn: ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint,
apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch]
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identifiable
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adj 1: capable of being identified [ant: unidentifiable]
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impalpable
0
adj 1: incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the
sense of touch; "the intangible constituent of energy"-
James Jeans [syn: intangible, impalpable] [ant:
tangible, touchable]
2: imperceptible to the senses or the mind; "an impalpable
cloud"; "impalpable shadows"; "impalpable distinctions"; "as
impalpable as a dream" [ant: palpable, tangible]
3: not perceptible to the touch; "an impalpable pulse"
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improbable
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adj 1: not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred;
"legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; "an
improbable event" [syn: improbable, unlikely] [ant:
likely, probable]
2: having a probability too low to inspire belief [syn:
improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing, unlikely]
3: too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story" [syn:
improbable, marvelous, marvellous, tall(a)]
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inarguable
0
adj 1: against which no argument can be made [syn: inarguable,
unarguable]
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incapable
0
adj 1: (followed by `of') lacking capacity or ability;
"incapable of carrying a tune"; "he is incapable of
understanding the matter"; "incapable of doing the work"
[ant: capable]
2: not being susceptible to or admitting of something (usually
followed by `of'); "incapable of solution"
3: (followed by `of') not having the temperament or inclination
for; "simply incapable of lying" [ant: capable]
4: not meeting requirements; "unequal to the demands put upon
him" [syn: incapable, incompetent, unequal to(p)]
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indescribable
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adj 1: defying expression or description; "indefinable
yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy";
"inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness";
"unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor"
[syn: indefinable, indescribable, ineffable,
unspeakable, untellable, unutterable]
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inescapable
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adj 1: impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion";
"an ineluctable destiny"; "an unavoidable accident" [syn:
ineluctable, inescapable, unavoidable]
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invaluable
0
adj 1: having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual
worth [syn: invaluable, priceless]
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justifiable
0
adj 1: capable of being justified
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knowable
0
adj 1: capable of being known [syn: knowable, cognizable,
cognisable, cognoscible] [ant: unknowable]
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liable
0
adj 1: at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually
unpleasant; "he is apt to lose"; "she is liable to
forget" [syn: apt(p), liable(p)]
2: subject to legal action; "liable to criminal charges"
3: (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with; "liable
to diabetes" [syn: liable(p), nonimmune, nonresistant,
unresistant]
4: held legally responsible; "men between the ages of 18 and 35
were liable for military service"
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modifiable
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adj 1: capable of being modified in form or character or
strength (especially by making less extreme); "the rhythm
of physiological time is not modifiable except by
interference with certain fundamental processes" - Alexis
Carrel [ant: unmodifiable]
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notifiable
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adj 1: requiring that official notification be given; "a
notifiable disease"
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ordeal
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n 1: a severe or trying experience
2: a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or
innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or
painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was
usually taken as a sign of innocence [syn: ordeal, trial
by ordeal]
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palpable
0
adj 1: capable of being perceived; especially capable of being
handled or touched or felt; "a barely palpable dust";
"felt sudden anger in a palpable wave"; "the air was warm
and close--palpable as cotton"; "a palpable lie" [syn:
palpable, tangible] [ant: impalpable]
2: can be felt by palpation; "a palpable tumor"
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payable
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adj 1: subject to or requiring payment especially as specified;
"a collectible bill"; "a note payable on demand"; "a
check payable to John Doe" [syn: collectible,
collectable, payable]
n 1: a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and
services purchased on credit; "the problem was to match
receivables and payables in the same currency" [syn:
account payable, payable]
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playable
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adj 1: capable of or suitable for being played or played on; "a
playable lie in golf"; "the baseball fan reached out and
caught a foul that was judged playable"; "the ball field
was playable"; "harpsichord music is readily playable"-
P.H.Lang [ant: unplayable]
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pliable
0
adj 1: susceptible to being led or directed; "fictile masses of
people ripe for propaganda" [syn: fictile, pliable]
2: capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile
copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the
leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of
highly tensile steel alloy" [syn: ductile, malleable,
pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile]
3: able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable
person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a
contract" [syn: elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant]
4: capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking;
"a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree" [syn: bendable,
pliable, pliant, waxy]
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probable
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adj 1: likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a
likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss" [syn:
probable, likely] [ant: improbable, unlikely]
2: apparently destined; "the probable consequences of going
ahead with the scheme"
n 1: an applicant likely to be chosen
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puerile
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adj 1: of or characteristic of a child; "puerile breathing"
2: displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent
insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their
behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes" [syn: adolescent,
jejune, juvenile, puerile]
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quantifiable
0
adj 1: capable of being quantified
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rectifiable
0
adj 1: capable of being repaired or rectified; "reparable damage
to the car"; "rectifiable wrongs" [syn: reparable,
rectifiable] [ant: irreparable]
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reliable
0
adj 1: worthy of reliance or trust; "a reliable source of
information"; "a dependable worker" [syn: reliable,
dependable] [ant: undependable, unreliable]
2: worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an
honest working stiff"; "a reliable sourcSFLe of information";
"he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are
those who trust me" [syn: dependable, honest, reliable,
true(p)]
3: conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief; "an
authentic account by an eyewitness"; "reliable information"
[syn: authentic, reliable]
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renewable
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adj 1: that can be renewed or extended; "a renewable lease";
"renewable subscriptions" [ant: nonrenewable,
unrenewable]
2: capable of being renewed; replaceable; "renewable energy such
as solar energy is theoretically inexhaustible"
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repayable
0
adj 1: subject to repayment; "business loans are usually
repayable in regular installments"
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repeal
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n 1: the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
[syn: abrogation, repeal, annulment]
v 1: cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift
an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [syn: revoke,
annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal,
overturn, rescind, vacate]
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reveal
0
v 1: make visible; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He
brings out the best in her" [syn: uncover, bring out,
unveil, reveal]
2: make known to the public information that was previously
known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a
secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at
which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how
old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to
her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case" [syn:
unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal,
discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let
out]
3: disclose directly or through prophets; "God rarely reveal his
plans for Mankind"
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specifiable
0
adj 1: capable of being specified; "specifiable complaints"
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spiel
0
n 1: plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
[syn: spiel, patter, line of gab]
v 1: replay (as a melody); "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the
third movement very beautifully" [syn: play, spiel]
2: speak at great length (about something)
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squeal
0
n 1: a high-pitched howl
v 1: utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs [syn:
squeal, oink]
2: confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under
pressure [syn: confess, squeal, fink]
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steal
0
n 1: an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the
auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price" [syn:
bargain, buy, steal]
2: a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances
safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a
hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)
v 1: take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet
on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my
dissertation"
2: move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
[syn: steal, slip]
3: steal a base
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steel
0
n 1: an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used
in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a
wide range
2: a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and
a hilt with a hand guard [syn: sword, blade, brand,
steel]
3: knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod
v 1: get ready for something difficult or unpleasant [syn:
steel, nerve]
2: cover, plate, or edge with steel
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superannuate
0
v 1: retire and pension (someone) because of age or physical
inability
2: declare to be obsolete
3: become obsolete
4: retire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity
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surreal
0
adj 1: characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous
juxtapositions; "a great concourse of phantasmagoric
shadows"--J.C.Powys; "the incongruous imagery in surreal
art and literature" [syn: phantasmagoric,
phantasmagorical, surreal, surrealistic]
2: resembling a dream; "night invested the lake with a dreamlike
quality"; "as irrational and surreal as a dream" [syn:
dreamlike, surreal]
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unarguable
0
adj 1: against which no argument can be made [syn: inarguable,
unarguable]
-
undeniable
0
adj 1: not possible to deny [ant: deniable]
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unemployable
0
adj 1: not acceptable for employment as a worker; "his
illiteracy made him unemployable" [ant: employable]
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unflappable
0
adj 1: not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by
extreme calm and composure; "hitherto imperturbable, he
now showed signs of alarm"; "an imperturbable self-
possession"; "unflappable in a crisis" [syn:
imperturbable, unflappable]
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unidentifiable
0
adj 1: impossible to identify [ant: identifiable]
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unjustifiable
0
adj 1: incapable of being justified or explained [syn:
indefensible, insupportable, unjustifiable,
unwarrantable, unwarranted]
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unknowable
0
adj 1: not knowable; "the unknowable mysteries of life" [ant:
cognisable, cognizable, cognoscible, knowable]
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unreal
0
adj 1: lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not
corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts
and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as
news" [ant: existent, real]
2: not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary;
"this conversation is getting more and more unreal"; "the
fantastically unreal world of government bureaucracy"; "the
unreal world of advertising art" [ant: real(a)]
3: contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers";
"artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial
fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" [syn: artificial,
unreal] [ant: natural]
4: lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial
as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon" [syn:
insubstantial, unsubstantial, unreal] [ant: material,
real, substantial]
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unreliable
0
adj 1: liable to be erroneous or misleading; "an undependable
generalization" [syn: undependable, unreliable]
2: not worthy of reliance or trust; "in the early 1950s
computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an
undependable assistant" [syn: unreliable, undependable]
[ant: dependable, reliable]
3: dangerously unstable and unpredictable; "treacherous winding
roads"; "an unreliable trestle" [syn: treacherous,
unreliable]
4: lacking a sense of responsibility
-
unseal
0
v 1: break the seal of; "He unsealed the letter" [ant: seal]
-
unstoppable
0
adj 1: not capable of being stopped; "as unstoppable as the
wind" [ant: stoppable]
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valuable
0
adj 1: having great material or monetary value especially for
use or exchange; "a valuable diamond" [ant: worthless]
2: having worth or merit or value; "a valuable friend"; "a good
and worthful man" [syn: valuable, worthful]
n 1: something of value; "all our valuables were stolen"
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verifiable
0
adj 1: capable of being verified; "a verifiable account of the
incident"
2: capable of being tested (verified or falsified) by experiment
or observation [syn: confirmable, verifiable,
falsifiable]
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viable
0
adj 1: capable of being done with means at hand and
circumstances as they are [syn: feasible, executable,
practicable, viable, workable]
2: capable of life or normal growth and development; "viable
seeds"; "a viable fetus"
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viewable
0
adj 1: capable of being viewed
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weil
0
n 1: French philosopher (1909-1943) [syn: Weil, Simone Weil]
2: United States mathematician (born in France) (1906-1998)
[syn: Weil, Andre Weil]
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brasil
0
n 1: the largest Latin American country and the largest
Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the
central and northeastern part of South America; world's
leading coffee exporter [syn: Brazil, Federative
Republic of Brazil, Brasil]
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steele
0
n 1: English writer (1672-1729) [syn: Steele, Sir Richrd
Steele]
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emile
0
n 1: the boy whose upbringing was described by Jean-Jacques
Rousseau
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reseal
0
v 1: seal again; "reseal the bottle after using the medicine"
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equiprobable
0
adj 1: equally probable
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unseeable
0
adj 1: impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by
the eye; "the invisible man"; "invisible rays"; "an
invisible hinge"; "invisible mending" [syn: invisible,
unseeable] [ant: seeable, visible]
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unverifiable
0
adj 1: (of e.g. evidence) not objective or easily verified [syn:
unobjective, unverifiable]
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unplayable
0
adj 1: not capable of or suitable for being played or played on;
"the golf ball was in an unplayable lie"; "the field was
unplayable"; "some music seems almost unplayable" [ant:
playable]
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unrenewable
0
adj 1: that can not be renewed; "books on that shelf are
unrenewable"; "gas and oil are nonrenewable resources"
[syn: unrenewable, nonrenewable] [ant: renewable]
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construable
0
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defrayable
0
-
developable
0
-
escapable
0
-
flyable
0
-
multipliable
0
-
recoupable
0
-
weighable
0
-
unallowable
0
-
beal
0
-
beale
0
-
beall
0
-
beel
0
-
beil
0