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acrid
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adj 1: strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the
acrid smell of burning rubber" [syn: pungent, acrid]
2: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing
otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her
acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words";
"blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political
assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a
sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique" [syn:
acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering,
caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent,
vitriolic]
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antacid
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adj 1: acting to neutralize acid (especially in the stomach)
n 1: an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity
(especially in the stomach) [syn: antacid, gastric
antacid, alkalizer, alkaliser, antiacid]
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arid
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adj 1: lacking sufficient water or rainfall; "an arid climate";
"a waterless well"; "miles of waterless country to cross"
[syn: arid, waterless]
2: lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; "a technically perfect
but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate romance";
"a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of
desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo [syn: arid, desiccate,
desiccated]
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farad
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n 1: the capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and
opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a voltage
difference of 1 volt between the plates [syn: farad, F]
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florid
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adj 1: elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant
handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech" [syn:
aureate, florid, flamboyant]
2: inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with
outdoor life; "a ruddy complexion"; "Santa's rubicund
cheeks"; "a fresh and sanguine complexion" [syn: rubicund,
ruddy, florid, sanguine]
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horrid
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adj 1: exceedingly bad; "when she was bad she was horrid"
2: grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror;
"subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of
injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"
[syn: hideous, horrid, horrific, outrageous]
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hybrid
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adj 1: produced by crossbreeding [syn: hybrid, intercrossed]
n 1: a word that is composed of parts from different languages
(e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)
[syn: loanblend, loan-blend, hybrid]
2: a composite of mixed origin; "the vice-presidency is a hybrid
of administrative and legislative offices"
3: (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically
dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by
breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds
or species; "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"
[syn: hybrid, crossbreed, cross]
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lucid
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adj 1: (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable;
"writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a
luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a
crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument"
[syn: limpid, lucid, luculent, pellucid, crystal
clear, perspicuous]
2: having a clear mind; "a lucid moment in his madness"
3: capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and
consistent manner; "a lucid thinker"; "she was more coherent
than she had been just after the accident" [syn: coherent,
logical, lucid]
4: transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity;
"the cold crystalline water of melted snow"; "crystal clear
skies"; "could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid
pool"; "lucid air"; "a pellucid brook"; "transparent crystal"
[syn: crystalline, crystal clear, limpid, lucid,
pellucid, transparent]
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lurid
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adj 1: horrible in fierceness or savagery; "lurid crimes"; "a
lurid life"
2: glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism; "lurid
details of the accident" [syn: lurid, shocking]
3: shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through
smoke; "a lurid sunset"; "lurid flames"
4: ghastly pale; "moonlight gave the statue a lurid luminence"
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married
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adj 1: joined in matrimony; "a married man"; "a married couple"
[ant: single, unmarried]
2: of or relating to the state of marriage; "marital status";
"marital fidelity"; "married bliss" [syn: marital,
matrimonial, married]
n 1: a person who is married; "we invited several young
marrieds"
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microfarad
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n 1: a unit of capacitance equal to one millionth of a farad
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picofarad
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n 1: a unit of capacitance equal to one trillionth of a farad
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placid
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adj 1: (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy
waves; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the
placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of
tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a
smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still
water"; "unruffled water" [syn: placid, quiet,
still, tranquil, smooth, unruffled]
2: not easily irritated; "an equable temper"; "not everyone
shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite the
repeated delays" [syn: equable, even-tempered, good-
tempered, placid]
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putrid
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adj 1: of or relating to or attended by putrefaction; "putrid
decomposition"
2: in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor;
"horrible like raw and putrid flesh"- Somerset Maugham
3: morally corrupt or evil; "the putrid atmosphere of the court"
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rancid
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adj 1: (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or
taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition;
"rancid butter"; "rancid bacon"
2: smelling of fermentation or staleness [syn: sour, rancid]
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torrid
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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: emotionally charged and vigorously energetic; "a torrid
dance"; "torrid jazz bands"; "hot trumpets and torrid
rhythms"
3: extremely hot; "the torrid noonday sun"; "sultry sands of the
dessert"
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unmarried
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adj 1: not married or related to the unmarried state; "unmarried
men and women"; "unmarried life"; "sex and the single
girl"; "single parenthood"; "are you married or single?"
[syn: unmarried, single] [ant: married]
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viscid
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adj 1: having the sticky properties of an adhesive [syn:
gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty,
sticky, viscid, viscous]
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hasid
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n 1: a member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict
Orthodox Judaism [syn: Hasid, Hassid, Chasid,
Chassid]
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harrod
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n 1: English merchant who expanded his father's shop in London
into a prestigious department store (1841-1905) [syn:
Harrod, Charles Digby Harrod]
2: English merchant who took over a shop in London that was
expanded by his son into a prestigious department store
(1800-1885) [syn: Harrod, Charles Henry Harrod]
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herod
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n 1: king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to
kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age
two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC) [syn: Herod, Herod the
Great]
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millifarad
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n 1: a unit of capacitance equal to one thousandth of a farad
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capsid
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n 1: a variety of leaf bug [syn: mirid bug, mirid, capsid]
2: the outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of
a virus
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carried
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jared
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herrod
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sherod
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sherrod
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intermarried
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garrod
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