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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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chenille
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n 1: a soft tufted cord used in embroidery [syn: chenille,
chenille cord]
2: a heavy fabric woven with chenille cord; used in rugs and
bedspreads
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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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crenel
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n 1: one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches
between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge
of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a
shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution
etc.) [syn: scallop, crenation, crenature, crenel,
crenelle]
2: a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated
battlement [syn: crenel, crenelle]
v 1: supply with battlements [syn: crenel, crenelate,
crenellate]
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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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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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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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fennel
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n 1: any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and
leaves and stems
2: aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads
[syn: fennel, Florence fennel, finocchio]
3: leaves used for seasoning [syn: fennel, common fennel]
4: fennel seeds are ground and used as a spice or as an
ingredient of a spice mixture
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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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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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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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phenol
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n 1: any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule
contains one or more hydroxyl groups
2: a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of
benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and
antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally [syn: carbolic
acid, phenol, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic
acid]
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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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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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benel
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fehnel
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fennell
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grenell
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haenel
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henle
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kennell
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pennel
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pennell
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quennel
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