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(n.) a state marked by no movement
adj.- stagnant
v.- stagnate
adv.- stagnantly
suffix: ion- act or process; result of an action; state
Synonyms: sluggishness, dullness, calm |
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- (n.) a lowercase letter
- (adj.) in the style of minuscules
- very small
Synonyms: microscopic, tiny, miniature |
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- scattered
- to place at certain intervals with other things
v.- intersperse
adv.- interspersedly
n.- interspersion
prefix: inter- between; reciprocal; involving two or more; within
suffix: ed- characterized; used to form the past tense or participle for weak or regular verbs
Synonyms: scattered, |
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(n.) a stupid person
Synonyms: idiot, nitwit, fool |
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- (in. v.) to strive for superiority
- (t. v.) archaic
v.- vying or vied
n.- vier
Synonyms: battle, compete, fight |
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- a. (n.) a division between two similar or different groups
b. the process of making this division
- something with contradictory qualities
- the phase of the moon or a planet in which half its disk appears illuminated
- a. bifurcation
b. a system of branching in which the main axis forks repeatedly into two branches c. branching of an ancestral line into two equal branches
prefix: dich- in two; apart
suffix: tomy- incision; section
Synonyms: contradiction, incongruity, paradox |
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(adj.) not being informed about something
root word: oblivio- the state of forgetting
suffix: ous- full of; abounding of; having, possessing qualities of
n.- obliviousness
adv.- obliviously
v.- obliviated; obliviates
Synonyms: clueless, ignorant, innocent |
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