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antic
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adj 1: ludicrously odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition";
"fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection
in the mirror" [syn: antic, fantastic, fantastical,
grotesque]
n 1: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
[syn: antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on]
v 1: act as or like a clown [syn: clown, clown around,
antic]
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arctic
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adj 1: of or relating to the Arctic; "the Arctic summer" [syn:
north-polar, Arctic]
2: extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid
waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands";
"polar weather" [syn: arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial,
icy, polar]
n 1: the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on
the North Pole [syn: Arctic, Arctic Zone, North Frigid
Zone]
2: a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
[syn: arctic, galosh, golosh, rubber, gumshoe]
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authentic
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adj 1: conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief; "an
authentic account by an eyewitness"; "reliable
information" [syn: authentic, reliable]
2: not counterfeit or copied; "an authentic signature"; "a bona
fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs
taken in a veritable bull ring" [syn: authentic, bona
fide, unquestionable, veritable]
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carcinogenic
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adj 1: causing or tending to cause cancer; "the carcinogenic
action of certain chemicals"
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cryptic
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adj 1: of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is
written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep
dark secret"; "the inscrutable workings of Providence";
"in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim
origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally
mystifying to visitors from other lands" [syn: cryptic,
cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious,
mystifying]
2: having a secret or hidden meaning; "cabalistic symbols
engraved in stone"; "cryptic writings"; "thoroughly sibylline
in most of his pronouncements"- John Gunther [syn:
cabalistic, kabbalistic, qabalistic, cryptic,
cryptical, sibylline]
3: having a puzzling terseness; "a cryptic note"
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deictic
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adj 1: relating to or characteristic of a word whose reference
depends on the circumstances of its use; "deictic
pronouns"
n 1: a word specifying identity or spatial or temporal location
from the perspective of a speaker or hearer in the context
in which the communication occurs; "words that introduce
particulars of the speaker's and hearer's shared cognitive
field into the message"- R.Rommetveit [syn: deictic,
deictic word]
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eugenic
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adj 1: pertaining to or causing improvement in the offspring
produced [ant: cacogenic, dysgenic]
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frantic
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adj 1: excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other
violent emotion; "frantic with anger and frustration";
"frenetic screams followed the accident"; "a frenzied
look in his eye" [syn: frantic, frenetic,
phrenetic, frenzied]
2: marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of
delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their
gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure" [syn: delirious,
excited, frantic, mad, unrestrained]
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hallucinogenic
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adj 1: capable of producing hallucinations; "LSD is a powerful
hallucinogenic drug"
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hectic
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adj 1: marked by intense agitation or emotion; "worked at a
feverish pace" [syn: feverish, hectic]
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lactic
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adj 1: of or relating to or obtained from milk (especially sour
milk or whey); "lactic acid"; "lactic fermentation"
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optic
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adj 1: of or relating to or resembling the eye; "ocular
muscles"; "an ocular organ"; "ocular diseases"; "the
optic (or optical) axis of the eye"; "an ocular spot is a
pigmented organ or part believed to be sensitive to
light" [syn: ocular, optic, optical, opthalmic]
2: relating to or using sight; "ocular inspection"; "an optical
illusion"; "visual powers"; "visual navigation" [syn:
ocular, optic, optical, visual]
n 1: the organ of sight [syn: eye, oculus, optic]
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pathogenic
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adj 1: able to cause disease; "infective agents"; "pathogenic
bacteria" [syn: infective, morbific, pathogenic]
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peptic
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adj 1: relating to or promoting digestion; "peptic juices"
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photogenic
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adj 1: looking attractive in photographs
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schizophrenic
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adj 1: suffering from some form of schizophrenia; "schizophrenic
patients"
2: of or relating to or characteristic of schizophrenia [syn:
schizoid, schizophrenic]
n 1: someone who is afflicted with schizophrenia
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septic
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adj 1: containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms;
"a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic
sewage" [syn: septic, infected] [ant: antiseptic]
2: of or relating to or caused by putrefaction; "the septic
action occurs at the bottom of the septic tank"
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styptic
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adj 1: tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or
blood vessels [syn: styptic, hemostatic]
n 1: a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
[syn: astringent, astringent drug, styptic]
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tactic
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n 1: a plan for attaining a particular goal [syn: tactic,
tactics, maneuver, manoeuvre]
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unauthentic
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adj 1: intended to deceive; "a spurious work of art" [syn:
inauthentic, unauthentic, spurious]
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splenic
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adj 1: of or relating to the spleen [syn: splenic,
splenetic, lienal]
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hellenic
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adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient
Greek and Roman cultures; "classical mythology";
"classical [syn: classical, classic, Greco-Roman,
Graeco-Roman, Hellenic]
2: relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek
civilization [syn: Hellenic, Hellenistic,
Hellenistical]
3: of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks
or the Greek language; "Greek mythology"; "a Grecian robe"
[syn: Greek, Grecian, Hellenic]
n 1: the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of
languages [syn: Greek, Hellenic, Hellenic language]
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calisthenic
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adj 1: of or relating to calisthenics
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psychogenic
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adj 1: of or relating to the psychological cause of a disorder
[syn: psychogenetic, psychogenic]
2: mental or emotional rather than physiological in origin; "a
psychogenic disorder"
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skeptic
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n 1: someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs [syn:
skeptic, sceptic, doubter]
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pectic
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adj 1: of or relating to or derived from pectin; "pectic acid"
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coptic
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adj 1: of or relating to the Copts or their church or language
or art; "the distinctive Coptic art of 6th-century
Christian Egypt"
n 1: the liturgical language of the Coptic Church used in Egypt
and Ethiopia; written in the Greek alphabet
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photic
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adj 1: of or relating to or caused by light
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bennick
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brennecke
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transgenic
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telegenic
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crescentic
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identic
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