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crescendo |
Verb
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to grow louder |
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calando |
Adjective
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gradually decreasing in tempo and volume |
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craved |
Adjective
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wanted intensely |
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clammy |
Adjective
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unpleasantly cool and humid |
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cast-off |
Adjective
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thrown away |
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casteless |
Adjective
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not belonging to or having been expelled from a caste and thus having no place or status in society |
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camouflaged |
Adjective
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made invisible by means of protective coloring |
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carsick |
Adjective
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experiencing motion sickness |
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coldhearted |
Adjective
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lacking in sympathy or feeling |
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convalescent |
Adjective
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returning to health after illness or debility |
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convalescent |
Noun
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a person who is recovering from illness |
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cursorial |
Adjective
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(of limbs and feet) adapted for running |
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constricting |
Adjective
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of circumstances, tending to curtail freedom |
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cedarn |
Adjective
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consisting of or made of cedar |
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contralateral |
Adjective
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on or relating to the opposite side, usually referring to the body |
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cumbrous |
Adjective
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difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight |
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categorematic |
Adjective
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of a term or phrase capable of standing as the subject or (especially) the predicate of a proposition |
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consenting |
Adjective
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having given consent |
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cloistral |
Adjective
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of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows |
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conventual |
Adjective
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of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows |
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calcicolous |
Adjective
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growing or living in soil rich in lime |
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calcifugous |
Adjective
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growing or living in acid soil |
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clapped out |
Adjective
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worn from age or heavy use and no longer able to operate (of cars or machines or people) |
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cockamamie |
Adjective
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ludicrous, foolish |
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cockamamy |
Adjective
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ludicrous, foolish |
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creditable |
Adjective
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worthy of often limited commendation |
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clerical |
Adjective
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appropriate for or engaged in office work |
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clerical |
Adjective
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of or relating to the clergy |
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clerical |
Adjective
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of or relating to clerks |
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cathodic |
Adjective
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of or at or pertaining to a cathode |
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carpellary |
Adjective
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belonging to or forming or containing carpels |
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chancrous |
Adjective
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of or having chancres |
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carposporic |
Adjective
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relating to or resembling a carpospore |
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chartaceous |
Adjective
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of or like paper |
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carposporous |
Adjective
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having carpospores |
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cartographic |
Adjective
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of or relating to the making of maps or charts |
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Chechen |
Adjective
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of or relating to Chechnya or its people or culture |
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cachectic |
Adjective
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relating to or having the symptoms of cachexia |
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cartographical |
Adjective
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of or relating to the making of maps or charts |
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cacodemonic |
Adjective
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of or relating to evil spirits |
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Carthusian |
Adjective
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of or relating to the Carthusian order |
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chelate |
Adjective
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having or resembling chelae or claws |
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chelate |
Adjective
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relating to or characterized by chelation |
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chelate |
Noun
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a heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions |
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chelate |
Verb
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to form a chelate, in chemistry |
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cacodaemonic |
Adjective
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of or relating to evil spirits |
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caruncular |
Adjective
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resembling a caruncle |
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cacodylic |
Adjective
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of or relating to cacodyl |
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carunculous |
Adjective
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resembling a caruncle |
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cheliferous |
Adjective
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having chelae |