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accusative
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adj 1: containing or expressing accusation; "an accusitive
forefinger"; "black accusatory looks"; "accusive shoes
and telltale trousers"- O.Henry; "his accusing glare"
[syn: accusative, accusatory, accusing, accusive]
2: serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain
prepositions and used for certain other purposes; "objective
case"; "accusative endings" [syn: objective, accusative]
n 1: the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb
[syn: accusative, accusative case, objective case]
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acquisitive
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adj 1: eager to acquire and possess things especially material
possessions or ideas; "an acquisitive mind"; "an
acquisitive society in which the craving for material
things seems never satisfied" [ant: unacquisitive]
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adversative
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adj 1: expressing antithesis or opposition; "the adversative
conjunction `but' in `poor but happy'" [syn:
adversative, oppositive]
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appositive
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adj 1: relating to or being in apposition; "an appositive noun"
[syn: appositional, appositive]
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capacitive
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adj 1: of or relating to capacitance
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causative
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adj 1: producing an effect; "poverty as a causative factor in
crime" [ant: noncausal, noncausative]
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conservative
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adj 1: resistant to change [ant: liberal]
2: having social or political views favoring conservatism
3: avoiding excess; "a conservative estimate" [syn: cautious,
conservative]
4: unimaginatively conventional; "a colorful character in the
buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business"- Newsweek [syn:
button-down, buttoned-down, conservative]
5: conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle
class; "a bourgeois mentality" [syn: bourgeois,
conservative, materialistic]
n 1: a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
[syn: conservative, conservativist] [ant: liberal,
liberalist, progressive]
2: a member of a Conservative Party
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electropositive
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adj 1: having a positive charge; "protons are positive" [syn:
positive, electropositive, positively charged]
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fixative
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n 1: a compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes
tissues and cells for microscopic study
2: a varnish dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over pictures to
prevent smudging
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hypersensitive
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adj 1: having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility
(especially to a specific factor); "allergic children";
"hypersensitive to pollen" [syn: allergic,
hypersensitive, hypersensitized, hypersensitised,
sensitized, sensitised, supersensitive,
supersensitized, supersensitised]
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initiative
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adj 1: serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural
issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an
initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden)
speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage" [syn:
inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first,
maiden]
n 1: readiness to embark on bold new ventures [syn:
enterprise, enterprisingness, initiative, go-ahead]
2: the first of a series of actions [syn: first step,
initiative, opening move, opening]
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inquisitive
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adj 1: showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light
post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative
eyebrow" [syn: inquisitive, speculative,
questioning, wondering(a)]
2: inquiring or appearing to inquire; "an inquiring look"; "the
police are proverbially inquisitive"
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insensitive
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adj 1: not responsive to physical stimuli; "insensitive to
radiation" [ant: sensitive]
2: deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally
sensitive; "insensitive to the needs of the patients" [ant:
sensitive]
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intransitive
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adj 1: designating a verb that does not require or cannot take a
direct object [ant: transitive]
n 1: a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object
[syn: intransitive verb, intransitive verb form,
intransitive]
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laxative
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adj 1: stimulating evacuation of feces [ant: costive]
n 1: a mild cathartic
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photosensitive
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adj 1: sensitive to visible light; "photographic film is light-
sensitive" [syn: light-sensitive, photosensitive]
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positive
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adj 1: characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance
or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews
were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive
demand" [ant: negative, neutral]
2: persuaded of; very sure; "were convinced that it would be to
their advantage to join"; "I am positive he is lying"; "was
confident he would win" [syn: convinced(p), positive(p),
confident(p)]
3: involving advantage or good; "a plus (or positive) factor"
[syn: plus, positive]
4: indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or
pathogen; "a positive pregnancy test" [syn: positive,
confirming] [ant: disconfirming, negative]
5: formally laid down or imposed; "positive laws" [syn:
positive, prescribed]
6: impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof of
the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable
argument" [syn: incontrovertible, irrefutable,
positive]
7: of or relating to positivism; "positivist thinkers";
"positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy" [syn:
positivist, positivistic, positive]
8: reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which
naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or
progress or onward motion; "positive increase in graduating
students" [ant: negative]
9: greater than zero; "positive numbers"
10: having a positive charge; "protons are positive" [syn:
positive, electropositive, positively charged]
11: marked by excessive confidence; "an arrogant and cocksure
materialist"; "so overconfident and impudent as to speak to
the queen"; "the less he knows the more positive he gets"
[syn: cocksure, overconfident, positive]
n 1: the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a
quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to
increase or diminution [syn: positive, positive degree]
2: a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to
those of the original subject
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postpositive
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adj 1: (of a modifier) placed after another word
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preservative
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adj 1: tending or having the power to preserve; "timbers should
be treated with a preservative substance"
n 1: a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay
or decomposition
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sensitive
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adj 1: responsive to physical stimuli; "a mimosa's leaves are
sensitive to touch"; "a sensitive voltmeter"; "sensitive
skin"; "sensitive to light" [ant: insensitive]
2: being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or
circumstances of others; "sensitive to the local community
and its needs" [ant: insensitive]
3: able to feel or perceive; "even amoeba are sensible
creatures"; "the more sensible parts of the skin" [syn:
sensible, sensitive] [ant: insensible]
4: hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw" [syn: sensitive,
sore, raw, tender]
5: of or pertaining to classified information or matters
affecting national security
n 1: someone who serves as an intermediary between the living
and the dead; "he consulted several mediums" [syn:
medium, spiritualist, sensitive]
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transitive
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adj 1: designating a verb that requires a direct object to
complete the meaning [ant: intransitive]
n 1: a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in
order to be grammatical [syn: transitive verb,
transitive verb form, transitive]
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oppositive
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adj 1: expressing antithesis or opposition; "the adversative
conjunction `but' in `poor but happy'" [syn:
adversative, oppositive]
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expositive
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adj 1: serving to expound or set forth; "clean expository
writing" [syn: expository, expositive]
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autopositive
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diapositive
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prepositive
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