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amended
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adj 1: of legislation [ant: unamended]
2: modified for the better; "his amended ways"
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apprehended
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adj 1: fully understood or grasped; "dangers not yet
appreciated"; "these apprehended truths"; "a thing
comprehended is a thing known as fully as it can be
known" [syn: appreciated, apprehended,
comprehended]
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backhanded
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adj 1: (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of
hand facing direction of stroke [syn: backhand(a),
backhanded] [ant: forehand(a), forehanded]
2: roundabout or ambiguous; "attacks from that source amounted
to a backhanded compliment to his integrity"; "a backhanded
and dishonest way of reaching his goal"
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bareheaded
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adj 1: having the head uncovered; "caught bareheaded by the
downpour"; "with bared head" [syn: bareheaded, bared]
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bended
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adj 1: used of the back and knees; stooped; "on bended knee";
"with bent (or bended) back" [syn: bended, bent]
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blended
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adj 1: combined or mixed together so that the constituent parts
are indistinguishable [ant: unblended]
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boneheaded
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adj 1: (used informally) stupid [syn: blockheaded,
boneheaded, duncical, duncish, fatheaded,
loggerheaded, thick, thickheaded, thick-skulled,
wooden-headed]
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comprehended
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adj 1: fully understood or grasped; "dangers not yet
appreciated"; "these apprehended truths"; "a thing
comprehended is a thing known as fully as it can be
known" [syn: appreciated, apprehended,
comprehended]
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ended
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adj 1: having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the
harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended,
finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview" [syn:
complete, concluded, ended, over(p), all over,
terminated]
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extended
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adj 1: relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a
drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy
visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter
struggle"; "protracted negotiations" [syn: drawn-out,
extended, lengthy, prolonged, protracted]
2: fully extended or stretched forth; "an extended telescope";
"his extended legs reached almost across the small room";
"refused to accept the extended hand" [ant: unextended]
3: drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso's elongated Don
Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the
extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a
prolonged black line across the page" [syn: elongated,
extended, lengthened, prolonged]
4: beyond the literal or primary sense; "`hot off the press'
shows an extended sense of `hot'"
5: large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity; "an
extensive Roman settlement in northwest England"; "extended
farm lands"; "surgeons with extended experience"; "they
suffered extensive damage" [syn: extensive, extended]
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fatheaded
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adj 1: (used informally) stupid [syn: blockheaded,
boneheaded, duncical, duncish, fatheaded,
loggerheaded, thick, thickheaded, thick-skulled,
wooden-headed]
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gilded
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adj 1: having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long
aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet" [syn:
aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden]
2: based on pretense; deceptively pleasing; "the gilded and
perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility"; "meretricious
praise"; "a meretricious argument" [syn: gilded,
meretricious, specious]
3: rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded
dining rooms" [syn: deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious,
opulent, princely, sumptuous]
4: made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome
of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons" [syn:
gold, golden, gilded]
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intended
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adj 1: resulting from one's intentions; "your intended trip
abroad"; "an intended insult" [ant: unintended]
2: future; betrothed; "his intended bride"
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lopsided
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adj 1: having one side lower or smaller or lighter than the
other
2: turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous
red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the
British say, skew-whiff" [syn: askew, awry(p),
cockeyed, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiff]
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misguided
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adj 1: poorly conceived or thought out; "an ill-conceived plan
to take over the company" [syn: ill-conceived,
misguided]
2: wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment; "well-meaning but
misguided teachers"; "a mistaken belief"; "mistaken identity"
[syn: misguided, mistaken]
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offhanded
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adv 1: without previous thought or preparation; "couldn't give
the figures offhand"; "we decided offhand to go to
Canada"; "she had made these remarks offhandedly" [syn:
offhand, offhanded, offhandedly]
2: in a casually inconsiderate manner; "replied offhand, his
mind a million miles away"; "she threw him over offhandedly
without even a Dear-John letter" [syn: offhand,
offhanded, offhandedly]
adj 1: with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib
comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano
recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit";
"an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to
sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast";
"a few unrehearsed comments" [syn: ad-lib,
extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore,
impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff,
unrehearsed]
2: casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; "an offhand manner";
"she treated most men with offhand contempt" [syn: offhand,
offhanded]
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outmoded
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adj 1: out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance";
"demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas" [syn:
antique, demode, ex, old-fashioned, old-hat(p),
outmoded, passe, passee]
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pigheaded
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adj 1: obstinate and stupid [syn: bullheaded, bullet-headed,
pigheaded]
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pretended
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adj 1: adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an
assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive
sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish
voice"; "sham modesty" [syn: assumed, false,
fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham]
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retarded
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adj 1: relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical
development; "providing a secure and sometimes happy life
for the retarded" [ant: precocious]
n 1: people collectively who are mentally retarded; "he started
a school for the retarded" [syn: mentally retarded,
retarded, developmentally challenged]
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splendid
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adj 1: having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring
morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a
kind of splendiferous native simplicity" [syn:
glorious, resplendent, splendid, splendiferous]
2: very good;of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech";
"the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"
[syn: excellent, first-class, fantabulous, splendid]
3: characterized by grandeur; "the brilliant court life at
Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent
cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony" [syn:
brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendid]
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standard
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adj 1: conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement
or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted
kind; "windows of standard width"; "standard sizes"; "the
standard fixtures"; "standard brands"; "standard
operating procedure" [ant: nonstandard]
2: commonly used or supplied; "standard procedure"; "standard
car equipment"
3: established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of
authority or excellence; "a standard reference work"; "the
classical argument between free trade and protectionism"
[ant: nonstandard]
4: conforming to the established language usage of educated
native speakers; "standard English" (American); "received
standard English is sometimes called the King's English"
(British) [syn: standard, received] [ant: nonstandard]
5: regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a
stock item" [syn: standard, stock]
n 1: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which
other things can be evaluated; "the schools comply with
federal standards"; "they set the measure for all
subsequent work" [syn: standard, criterion, measure,
touchstone]
2: the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they
live by the standards of their community" [syn: criterion,
standard]
3: a board measure = 1980 board feet
4: the value behind the money in a monetary system [syn:
standard, monetary standard]
5: an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support);
"distance was marked by standards every mile"; "lamps
supported on standards provided illumination"
6: any distinctive flag [syn: standard, banner]
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substandard
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adj 1: falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard
housing" [syn: deficient, inferior, substandard]
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suspended
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adj 1: (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept
from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent
attachment; "suspended matter such as silt or mud...";
"dust particles suspended in the air"; "droplets in
suspension in a gas"
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unaided
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adj 1: carried out without aid or assistance; "his first unaided
walk through the park"
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unattended
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adj 1: not watched; "she dashed out leaving the bar unattended";
"a fire left unattended"
2: lacking accompaniment or a guard or escort; "unattended
women"; "problems unattended with danger"
3: lacking a caretaker; "a neglected child"; "many casualties
were lying unattended" [syn: neglected, unattended]
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unbounded
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adj 1: seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or
especially extent; "unbounded enthusiasm"; "children with
boundless energy"; "a limitless supply of money" [syn:
boundless, unbounded, limitless]
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unclouded
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adj 1: (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or
dims; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral
recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear
reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver
bell" [syn: clean, clear, light, unclouded]
2: free from clouds; "under a cloudless sky" [syn: cloudless,
unclouded]
3: not mentally disordered; "an unclouded mind"
4: not made opaque or cloudy by sediment; "the wine was
unclouded"
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undecided
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adj 1: not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought;
"an open question"; "our position on this bill is still
undecided"; "our lawsuit is still undetermined" [syn:
open, undecided, undetermined, unresolved]
2: characterized by indecision; "some who had been on the fence
came out in favor of the plan"; "too many voters still
declare they are undecided" [syn: on the fence(p),
undecided]
3: not yet having made a commitment; "undecided voters"
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undefended
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adj 1: not defended or capable of being defended; "an open
city"; "open to attack" [syn: assailable,
undefendable, undefended, open]
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underhanded
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adj 1: marked by deception; "achieved success in business only
by underhand methods" [syn: sneaky, underhand,
underhanded]
2: with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level;
"an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke" [syn:
underhand, underhanded, underarm] [ant: overarm,
overhand, overhanded]
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undivided
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adj 1: not parted by conflict of opinion; "presented an
undivided front"
2: not shared by or among others; "undivided responsibility"
3: not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object
or objective; "judging a contest with a single eye"; "a
single devotion to duty"; "undivided affection"; "gained
their exclusive attention" [syn: single(a), undivided,
exclusive]
4: not separated into parts or shares; constituting an undivided
unit; "an undivided interest in the property"; "a full share"
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unfounded
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adj 1: without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip";
"the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears";
"unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy" [syn:
baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded,
unwarranted, wild]
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unguided
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adj 1: not subject to guidance or control after launching;
"unguided missiles" [ant: guided]
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unheeded
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adj 1: disregarded; "his cries were unheeded"; "Shaw's neglected
one-act comedy, `A Village Wooing'"; "her ignored advice"
[syn: ignored, neglected, unheeded]
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unheralded
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adj 1: without warning or announcement; "they arrived
unannounced"; "a totally unheralded telegram that his
daughter...died last night"- M.A.D.Howe [syn:
unannounced, unheralded, unpredicted]
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unimpeded
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adj 1: not slowed or prevented; "a time of unimpeded growth";
"an unimpeded sweep of meadows and hills afforded a
peaceful setting"
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unintended
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adj 1: not deliberate [ant: intended]
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unleaded
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adj 1: not treated with lead; "unleaded gasoline" [syn:
unleaded, leadless] [ant: leaded]
2: not having leads between the lines
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unneeded
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adj 1: not necessary [syn: unnecessary, unneeded] [ant:
necessary]
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unshielded
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adj 1: (used especially of machinery) not protected by a shield
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unstudied
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adj 1: not by design or artifice; unforced and impromptu; "an
air of unstudied spontaneous utterance is apt to be
painstakingly achieved"; "simple unstudied charm" [syn:
unstudied, uncontrived] [ant: studied]
2: lacking knowledge gained by study often in a particular
field; "is unstudied in Latin as he is in may other matters"
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wooded
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adj 1: covered with growing trees and bushes etc; "wooded land";
"a heavily wooded tract" [ant: treeless, unwooded]
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wounded
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adj 1: suffering from physical injury especially that suffered
in battle; "nursing his wounded arm"; "ambulances...for
the hurt men and women" [syn: hurt, wounded]
n 1: people who are wounded; "they had to leave the wounded
where they fell" [syn: wounded, maimed]
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unshaded
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adj 1: (of pictures) not having shadow represented; "unshaded
drawings resembling cartoons" [ant: shaded]
2: not darkened or dimmed by shade; "an unshaded meadow"; "a
bright and unshaded lane" [ant: shaded]
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unamended
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adj 1: (of legislation) not amended [ant: amended]
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hardheaded
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adj 1: unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or
attack [syn: hardheaded, mulish]
2: guided by practical experience and observation rather than
theory; "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a hard-
nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his approach to
business"; "not ideology but pragmatic politics" [syn:
hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical, pragmatic]
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hotheaded
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adj 1: quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander" [syn:
choleric, irascible, hotheaded, hot-tempered,
quick-tempered, short-tempered]
2: characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or
deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such
impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display
of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is
archaic) [syn: hotheaded, impulsive, impetuous,
madcap, tearaway(a), brainish]
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unwedded
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adj 1: of someone who has not been married; "unwed mother" [syn:
unwed, unwedded]
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unbranded
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adj 1: not marked with a brand; "unbranded cattle" [ant:
branded]
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undescended
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adj 1: (of the testis) remaining in the abdomen instead of
descending into the scrotum
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unseeded
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adj 1: not seeded; used of players of lesser skill [ant:
seeded]
2: (of a piece of ground) not have a crop sown on it; "farmland
still unsown" [syn: unseeded, unsown]
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unexploded
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adj 1: still capable of exploding or being fired; "undischarged
ammunition"; "an unexploded bomb" [syn: undischarged,
unexploded]
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unfunded
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adj 1: not furnished with funds; "an unfunded project" [ant:
funded]
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nonstandard
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adj 1: not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group
within a community; "a nonstandard dialect is one used by
uneducated speakers or socially disfavored groups"; "the
common core of nonstandard words and phrases in folk
speech"- A.R.Dunlap [ant: received, standard]
2: varying from or not adhering to a standard; "nonstandard
windows"; "envelopes of nonstandard sizes"; "nonstandard
lengths of board" [ant: standard]
3: not standard; not accepted as a model of excellence; "a
nonstandard text" [ant: standard]
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unhindered
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adj 1: not slowed or blocked or interfered with; "an outlet for
healthy and unhampered action"; "a priest unhampered by
scruple"; "the new stock market was unhampered by
tradition" [syn: unhampered, unhindered]
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goddard
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n 1: United States physicist who developed the first successful
liquid-fueled rocket (1882-1945) [syn: Goddard, Robert
Hutchings Goddard]
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cold-blooded
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adj 1: without compunction or human feeling; "in cold blood";
"cold-blooded killing"; "insensate destruction" [syn:
cold, cold-blooded, inhuman, insensate]
2: having cold blood (in animals whose body temperature is not
internally regulated) [ant: warm-blooded]
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light-headed
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adj 1: weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt
faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger";
"felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed
with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep" [syn:
faint, light, swooning, light-headed,
lightheaded]
2: lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde";
"light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" [syn: airheaded,
dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-
headed, lightheaded, silly]
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befriended
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chuckleheaded
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commended
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contended
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defended
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depended
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descended
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distended
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dunderheaded
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embroidered
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expended
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glandered
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hooded
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mended
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persuaded
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pinheaded
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pleaded
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recommended
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seconded
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shorthanded
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simpleminded
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tended
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ungrounded
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unpadded
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woodenheaded
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fended
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plaided
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baldheaded
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unrounded
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friended
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reeded
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redhanded
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uncandid
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underfunded
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farded
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unregarded
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stoddard
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