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boric
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adj 1: of or relating to or derived from or containing boron;
"boric acid" [syn: boric, boracic]
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caloric
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adj 1: relating to or associated with heat; "thermal movements
of molecules"; "thermal capacity"; "thermic energy"; "the
caloric effect of sunlight" [syn: thermal, thermic,
caloric] [ant: nonthermal]
2: of or relating to calories in food; "comparison of foods on a
caloric basis"; "the caloric content of foods"
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camphoric
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adj 1: relating to or derived from or containing camphor;
"camphoric liniments"
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choric
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adj 1: relating to or written for or in the style of a Greek
chorus; "a choric Greek tragedy"
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cleric
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n 1: a clergyman or other person in religious orders [syn:
cleric, churchman, divine, ecclesiastic]
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derrick
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n 1: a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes
to be raised and lowered
2: a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom
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euphoric
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adj 1: exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation [ant:
distressed, dysphoric, unhappy]
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historic
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adj 1: belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in
the past; "historic victories"; "historical (or historic)
times"; "a historical character" [syn: historic,
historical]
2: important in history; "the historic first voyage to outer
space"
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lyric
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adj 1: expressing deep emotion; "the dancer's lyrical
performance" [syn: lyric, lyrical]
2: used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and
modest in range; "a lyric soprano" [ant: dramatic]
3: relating to or being musical drama; "the lyric stage"
4: of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion
(often in a songlike way); "lyric poetry"
n 1: the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his
compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote
both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language"
[syn: lyric, words, language]
2: a short poem of songlike quality [syn: lyric, lyric poem]
v 1: write lyrics for (a song)
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meteoric
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adj 1: of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially
weather and weather conditions; "meteorological factors";
"meteorological chart"; "meteoric (or meteorological)
phenomena" [syn: meteorologic, meteorological,
meteoric]
2: pertaining to or consisting of meteors or meteoroids;
"meteoric shower"; "meteoric impacts"
3: like a meteor in speed or brilliance or transience; "a
meteoric rise to fame"
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paregoric
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n 1: medicine used to treat diarrhea [syn: paregoric,
camphorated tincture of opium]
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phosphoric
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adj 1: containing or characteristic of phosphorus; "phosphoric
acid" [syn: phosphorous, phosphoric]
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plethoric
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adj 1: excessively abundant [syn: overabundant, plethoric,
rife]
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prehistoric
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adj 1: belonging to or existing in times before recorded
history; "prehistoric settlements"; "prehistoric peoples"
[syn: prehistoric, prehistorical]
2: of or relating to times before written history; "prehistoric
archeology"
3: no longer fashionable; "my mother has these prehistoric ideas
about proper clothes"
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Pyrrhic
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adj 1: of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece; "pyrrhic
dance movements"
2: of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two
unstressed syllables; "pyrrhic verses"
3: of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits
(especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to
defeat the Romans); "a Pyrrhic victory"
n 1: a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables [syn:
pyrrhic, dibrach]
2: an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare
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xeric
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adj 1: being deficient in moisture; "deserts provide xeric
environments" [ant: hydric, mesic]
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dysphoric
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adj 1: generalized feeling of distress [syn: dysphoric,
distressed, unhappy] [ant: euphoric]
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doric
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adj 1: of or pertaining to the Doric style of architecture
n 1: the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Doris [syn: Doric,
Doric dialect]
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auric
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adj 1: of or relating to or containing or derived from gold
[syn: aurous, auric]
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sophomoric
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eric
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myrrhic
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florek
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borek
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corrick
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couric
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moric
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norick
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roehrich
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ahistoric
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pyrophoric
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