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accidental
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adj 1: happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally ;
"with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the
table"; "accidental poisoning"; "an accidental shooting"
[syn: accidental, inadvertent]
n 1: a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or
natural although that is not part of the key signature
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cantle
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n 1: the back of a saddle seat
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coincidental
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adj 1: occurring or operating at the same time; "a series of
coincident events" [syn: coincident, coincidental,
coinciding, concurrent, co-occurrent,
cooccurring, simultaneous]
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compartmental
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adj 1: divided up into compartments or categories; "most
sciences have become woefully compartmentalized" [syn:
compartmental, compartmentalized,
compartmentalised]
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consonantal
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adj 1: being or marked by or containing or functioning as a
consonant; "consonantal sounds"; "a consonantal Hebrew
text"; "consonantal alliteration"; "a consonantal
cluster" [ant: vocalic]
2: relating to or having the nature of a consonant
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continental
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adj 1: of or pertaining to or typical of Europe; "a Continental
breakfast"
2: of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during
and immediately after the American Revolutionary War; "the
Continental Army"; "the Continental Congress"
3: of or relating to or characteristic of a continent; "the
continental divide"; "continental drift"
4: being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the
continents of North America or Europe; "the continental
United States"; "continental Europe"; "continental waters"
[ant: intercontinental]
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contrapuntal
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adj 1: relating to or characteristic of or according to the
rules of counterpoint; "contrapuntal base"
2: having two or more independent but harmonically related
melodic parts sounding together [syn: polyphonic,
contrapuntal] [ant: monophonic]
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dental
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adj 1: of or relating to the teeth; "dental floss"
2: of or relating to dentistry; "dental student"
n 1: a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the
gum ridge [syn: alveolar consonant, dental consonant,
alveolar, dental]
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departmental
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adj 1: of or relating to a department; "departmental policy"
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detrimental
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adj 1: (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury;
"damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter's
coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the
defendant" [syn: damaging, detrimental,
prejudicial, prejudicious]
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developmental
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adj 1: of or relating to or constituting development;
"developmental psychology"
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dismantle
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v 1: tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building
was levelled" [syn: level, raze, rase, dismantle,
tear down, take down, pull down] [ant: erect, put
up, raise, rear, set up]
2: take apart into its constituent pieces [syn: disassemble,
dismantle, take apart, break up, break apart] [ant:
assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack
together]
3: take off or remove; "strip a wall of its wallpaper" [syn:
strip, dismantle]
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documental
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adj 1: relating to or consisting of or derived from documents
[syn: documentary, documental]
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elemental
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adj 1: relating to or being an element; "elemental sulphur"
2: relating to severe atmospheric conditions; "a race against
hail or cold rains or some other elemental catastrophe"-
J.K.Howard
3: of or being the essential or basic part; "an elementary need
for love and nurturing" [syn: elementary, elemental,
primary]
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environmental
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adj 1: of or relating to the external conditions or
surroundings; "environmental factors"
2: concerned with the ecological effects of altering the
environment; "environmental pollution"
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experimental
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adj 1: relating to or based on experiment; "experimental
physics"
2: relying on observation or experiment; "experimental results
that supported the hypothesis" [syn: experimental, data-
based, observational]
3: of the nature of or undergoing an experiment; "an
experimental drug"
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firmamental
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adj 1: relating to the firmament or upper regions
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fragmental
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adj 1: consisting of small disconnected parts; "fragmentary
remains" [syn: fragmental, fragmentary]
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fundamental
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adj 1: serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule";
"the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was
fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental
to modern industrial structure" [syn: cardinal,
central, fundamental, key, primal]
2: being or involving basic facts or principles; "the
fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental
incomatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths";
"underlying principles" [syn: fundamental, rudimentary,
underlying]
3: far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the
nature of something; "the fundamental revolution in human
values that has occurred"; "the book underwent fundamental
changes"; "committed the fundamental error of confusing
spending with extravagance"; "profound social changes" [syn:
fundamental, profound]
n 1: any factor that could be considered important to the
understanding of a particular business; "fundamentals
include a company's growth, revenues, earnings, management,
and capital structure"
2: the lowest tone of a harmonic series [syn: fundamental,
fundamental frequency, first harmonic]
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gentle
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adj 1: soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe; "a gentle
reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle fun
at him" [syn: gentle, soft]
2: having or showing a kindly or tender nature; "the gentle
touch of her hand"; "her gentle manner was comforting"; "a
gentle sensitive nature"; "gentle blue eyes"
3: quiet and soothing; "a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne"
4: belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or
aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic
Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family";
"blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle
blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South";
"aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician
tastes" [syn: aristocratic, aristocratical, blue,
blue-blooded, gentle, patrician]
5: easily handled or managed; "a gentle old horse, docile and
obedient" [syn: docile, gentle]
6: having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle
rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the
window" [syn: easy, gentle, soft]
7: marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle
slope" [syn: easy, gentle]
v 1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;
"She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: pacify,
lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify,
placate, gentle, gruntle]
2: give a title to someone; make someone a member of the
nobility [syn: ennoble, gentle, entitle]
3: stroke soothingly
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governmental
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adj 1: relating to or dealing with the affairs or structure of
government or politics or the state; "governmental
policy"; "public confidence and governmental morale"
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horizontal
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adj 1: parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base
line; "a horizontal surface" [ant: inclined,
perpendicular, vertical]
n 1: something that is oriented horizontally
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incidental
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adj 1: (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or
subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a
chance concomitant or consequence; "incidental expenses";
"the road will bring other incidental advantages"; "extra
duties incidental to the job"; "labor problems incidental
to a rapid expansion"; "confusion incidental to a quick
change" [syn: incidental, incident] [ant: basic]
2: not of prime or central importance; "nonessential to the
integral meanings of poetry"- Pubs.MLA [syn: incidental,
nonessential]
3: following or accompanying as a consequence; "an excessive
growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags
incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant
circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need
for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his
appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable" [syn:
attendant, consequent, accompanying, concomitant,
incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequent]
n 1: (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not
specified; "he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental
expenses" [syn: incidental expense, incidental, minor
expense]
2: an item that is incidental
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incremental
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adj 1: increasing gradually by regular degrees or additions;
"lecturers enjoy...steady incremental growth in salary"
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instrumental
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adj 1: relating to or designed for or performed on musical
instruments; "instrumental compositions"; "an
instrumental ensemble" [ant: vocal]
2: serving or acting as a means or aid; "instrumental in solving
the crime" [syn: implemental, instrumental,
subservient]
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intercontinental
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adj 1: extending or taking place between or among continents;
"intercontinental exploration"; "intercontinental
flights" [ant: continental]
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interdepartmental
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adv 1: between departments; "this memo was circulated
interdepartmentally"
adj 1: between or among departments; "interdepartmental
competition" [ant: intradepartmental]
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lentil
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n 1: round flat seed of the lentil plant used for food
2: the fruit or seed of a lentil plant
3: widely cultivated Eurasian annual herb grown for its edible
flattened seeds that are cooked like peas and also ground
into meal and for its leafy stalks that are used as fodder
[syn: lentil, lentil plant, Lens culinaris]
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lintel
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n 1: horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or
window [syn: header, lintel]
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mantel
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n 1: shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in Britain
they call a mantel a chimneypiece" [syn: mantel,
mantelpiece, mantle, mantlepiece, chimneypiece]
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mantle
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n 1: the cloak as a symbol of authority; "place the mantle of
authority on younger shoulders"
2: United States baseball player (1931-1997) [syn: Mantle,
Mickey Mantle, Mickey Charles Mantle]
3: the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
4: anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow" [syn:
blanket, mantle]
5: (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or
brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell [syn:
mantle, pallium]
6: shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in Britain
they call a mantel a chimneypiece" [syn: mantel,
mantelpiece, mantle, mantlepiece, chimneypiece]
7: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) [syn:
curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall]
8: a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter [syn: cape,
mantle]
v 1: spread over a surface, like a mantle
2: cover like a mantle; "The ivy mantles the building"
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mental
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adj 1: involving the mind or an intellectual process; "mental
images of happy times"; "mental calculations"; "in a
terrible mental state"; "mental suffering"; "free from
mental defects" [ant: physical]
2: of or relating to the mind; "mental powers"; "mental
development"; "mental hygiene"
3: of or relating to the chin- or liplike structure in insects
and certain mollusks
4: of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw
[syn: genial, mental]
5: affected by a disorder of the mind; "a mental patient";
"mental illness"
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monumental
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adj 1: relating or belonging to or serving as a monument; "the
use of the arch in monumental architecture"; "monumental
sculptures"
2: of outstanding significance; "Einstein's monumental
contributions to physics"
3: imposing in size or bulk or solidity; "massive oak doors";
"Moore's massive sculptures"; "the monolithic proportions of
Stalinist architecture"; "a monumental scale" [syn:
massive, monolithic, monumental]
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occidental
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adj 1: denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the
western hemisphere; "occidental civilization"; "Hesperian
culture" [syn: occidental, Hesperian]
n 1: a native inhabitant of the Occident
2: an artificial language
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oriental
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adj 1: denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia;
"oriental civilization"
n 1: a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as
offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans) [syn:
Oriental, oriental person]
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ornamental
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adj 1: serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose;
"cosmetic fenders on cars"; "the buildings were
utilitarian rather than decorative" [syn: cosmetic,
decorative, ornamental]
n 1: any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
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parental
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adj 1: designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid
offspring are produced [ant: filial]
2: relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent;
"parental guidance" [syn: parental, maternal, paternal]
[ant: filial]
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periodontal
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adj 1: of or relating to or involving or practicing
periodontics; "periodontal disease" [syn: periodontic,
periodontal]
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placental
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adj 1: pertaining to or having or occurring by means of a
placenta; "all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
are placental mammals" [ant: aplacental]
n 1: mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes
and marsupials [syn: placental, placental mammal,
eutherian, eutherian mammal]
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prefrontal
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adj 1: anterior to a frontal structure; "a prefrontal bone";
"prefrontal lobes"
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quintal
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n 1: a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
2: a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds [syn:
hundredweight, cwt, short hundredweight, centner,
cental, quintal]
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regimental
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adj 1: belonging to or concerning a regiment; "regimental units"
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rental
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adj 1: available to rent or lease; "a rental car"
2: of or relating to rent; "rental agreement"; "rental charges"
n 1: property that is leased or rented out or let [syn: lease,
rental, letting]
2: the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment
or house or car) [syn: rental, renting]
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sacramental
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adj 1: of or relating to or involving a sacrament
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segmental
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adj 1: divided or organized into speech segments or isolable
speech sounds
2: having the body divided into successive metameres or
segments, as in earthworms or lobsters [syn: metameric,
segmental, segmented]
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sentimental
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adj 1: given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality
2: effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel";
"maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a
schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"
[syn: bathetic, drippy, hokey, maudlin, mawkish,
kitschy, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental,
soppy, soupy, slushy]
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supplemental
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adj 1: functioning in a supporting capacity; "the main library
and its auxiliary branches" [syn: auxiliary,
subsidiary, supplemental, supplementary]
2: added to complete or make up a deficiency; "produced
supplementary volumes" [syn: supplementary, supplemental]
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temperamental
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adj 1: relating to or caused by temperament; "temperamental
indifference to neatness"; "temperamental peculiarities"
2: subject to sharply varying moods; "a temperamental opera
singer" [syn: moody, temperamental]
3: likely to perform unpredictably; "erratic winds are the bane
of a sailor"; "a temperamental motor; sometimes it would
start and sometimes it wouldn't"; "that beautiful but
temperamental instrument the flute"- Osbert Lancaster [syn:
erratic, temperamental]
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transcendental
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adj 1: existing outside of or not in accordance with nature;
"find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous
Huxley [syn: nonnatural, otherworldly,
preternatural, transcendental]
2: of or characteristic of a system of philosophy emphasizing
the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material
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transcontinental
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adj 1: spanning or crossing or on the farther side of a
continent; "transcontinental railway"; "transcontinental
travelers"; "a transcontinental city"
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cental
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n 1: a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
[syn: hundredweight, cwt, short hundredweight,
centner, cental, quintal]
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trental
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n 1: a drug (trade name Trental) used to treat claudication;
believed to increase the flexibility of red blood cells so
they can flow through the blood vessels to the legs and
feet [syn: pentoxifylline, Trental]
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judgmental
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adj 1: depending on judgment; "a judgmental error"; "I think
that she is too judgmental to be a good therapist" [ant:
nonjudgmental]
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complemental
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adj 1: acting as or providing a complement (something that
completes the whole) [syn: complemental,
complementary, completing]
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ungentle
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adj 1: not of the nobility; "of ignoble (or ungentle) birth";
"untitled civilians" [syn: ignoble, ungentle,
untitled]
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alimental
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adj 1: of or providing nourishment; "good nourishing stew" [syn:
alimentary, alimental, nourishing, nutrient,
nutritious, nutritive]
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labiodental
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n 1: a consonant whose articulation involves the lips and teeth
[syn: labiodental consonant, labiodental]
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overmantel
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n 1: a shelf over a mantelpiece
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pintle
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n 1: a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge
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quantal
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adj 1: of or relating to a quantum or capable of existing in
only one of two states [syn: quantal, quantized]
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covenantal
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dentil
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excremental
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fontal
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intergovernmental
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judgemental
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quintile
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rudimental
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nutrimental
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linguodental
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impedimental
0
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unornamental
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fremantle
0
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quadrantal
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