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3135 words
woke
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/woʊk/
alert to social injustice and discrimination, or the past tense of wake
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woodsy
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/ˈwʊd.zi/
characteristic of or suggestive of woods or a forest
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woody
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/ˈwʊd.i/
consisting of or resembling wood, or covered with trees
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workaday
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/ˈwɝ.kə.deɪ/
ordinary, everyday, and unremarkable; mundane
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workless
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/ˈwɝk.ləs/
without work; unemployed
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worshipful
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/ˈwɝ.ʃɪp.fəl/
feeling or showing reverence and adoration; honorable
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wraithlike
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/ˈreɪθ.laɪk/
resembling a wraith; pale, thin, and ghostly
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wrongful
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/ˈrɔŋ.fəl/
unjust, unfair, or contrary to law or morality
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yearnful
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/ˈjɝn.fəl/
full of yearning; longing or wistful
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yucky
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/ˈjʌk.i/
disgusting, unpleasant, or distasteful (informal)
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skeuomorphic
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/ˌskjuːəˈmɔːrfɪk/
designing digital interfaces or objects to imitate the appearance of their real-world counterparts
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epistemic
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/ˌɛpɪˈstiːmɪk/
relating to knowledge, its nature, and its justification
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feckless
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/ˈfɛkləs/
lacking initiative, strength of character, or effectiveness; irresponsible
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climatal
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climatic.
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recrudescent
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/ˌɹɛkɹu(ː)ˈdɛsənt/
the revival of an unfortunate situation after a period of abatement
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repertorial
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Of or pertaining to a repertory.
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assertoric
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/ˌæsɚˈtɔɹɪk/
Stating that which is actual, usually in contrast with modal sentences.
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confessedly
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/kənˈfɛsɪdli/
Admittedly; by one's own confession.
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dyadic
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/daɪˈæ.dɪk/
Pertaining to a dyad, the number two; of two parts or elements.
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o'er
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/ɔɹ/
throughout a period of time
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supposititious
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/səˌpɑzəˈtɪʃəs/
Spurious; substituted for the genuine, counterfeit; fake.
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blamable
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/ˈbleɪməbəl/
deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious
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sessile
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/ˈsɛsaɪl/
Permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about.
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compresent
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/kəmˈpɹɛzənt/
existing or occurring together at the same time or in the same experiential field
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co-punctual
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/ˌkoʊˈpʌŋktʃuəl/
occupying or associated with the same point, especially in a technical spatial or temporal analysis
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one-one
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/ˈwʌnˈwʌn/
mapping each element of one set to exactly one distinct element of another set
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many-one
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/ˈmɛniˈwʌn/
mapping many possible inputs to one output
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one-many
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/ˈwʌnˈmɛni/
relating one item to many items
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denumerative
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/dɪˈnumərətɪv/
relating to counting or enumeration
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semi-similar
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/ˌsɛmiˈsɪmələr/
partly similar; in Russellian logic, sharing a weaker similarity relation
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co-regional
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/ˌkoʊˈridʒənəl/
belonging to or occupying the same region
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co-superficial
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/ˌkoʊˌsupərˈfɪʃəl/
lying on or sharing the same surface
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microcephalous
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/ˌmaɪkroʊˈsɛfələs/
having an abnormally small head, usually as a result of microcephaly; also used comparatively in anatomy
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ocellated
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/ˈɑː.səˌleɪ.tɪd/
marked with rounded, eye-shaped spots called ocelli
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parallelogramical
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/ˌpærəleləˈɡræmɪkəl/
having the form or geometric properties of a parallelogram; relating to parallelograms
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acoluthic
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/ˌækəˈluːθɪk/
psychology: relating to a residual or fading sensation that immediately follows a stimulus
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quasistraight
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/ˌkweɪzaɪˈstɹeɪt/
almost or approximately straight; treated as a straight line for a limited mathematical purpose
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zoophagous
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/zoʊˈɑfəɡəs/
feeding on animals or animal matter; carnivorous
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brool
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/bruːl/
a low roaring sound or deep, sustained murmur
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nowhen
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/ˈnoʊ.wen/
at no time or at no point in time
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aglare
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/əˈɡler/
glaring fiercely or shining with a harsh, dazzling light
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doorward
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/ˈdɔːr.wɚd/
toward a door
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glairy
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/ˈɡlɛr.i/
having a slimy, viscous, translucent consistency like egg white
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unspectacled
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/ʌnˈspɛk.tə.kəld/
not wearing spectacles or eyeglasses
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truckle-bed
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/ˈtrʌk.əl ˌbɛd/
a low bed on small wheels or casters that can be rolled beneath a higher bed when not in use
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chimneyward
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/ˈtʃɪm.ni.wɚd/
toward, into, or in the direction of a chimney
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Ollendorffian
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/ˌɑlənˈdɔɹfiən/
relating to Heinrich Ollendorff or his method of language teaching through highly repetitive questions, answers, and substitutions
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herile
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/ˈhɛr.əl/
of or relating to a master, especially a master's authority over servants or enslaved people
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disserviceable
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/ˌdɪsˈsɝvɪsəbəl/
harmful or counterproductive rather than useful or helpful
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illsome
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/ˈɪlsəm/
characterized by illness, harm, or evil; sickly, harmful, or baleful (rare)
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yabblins
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/ˈjæblɪnz/
North Yorkshire dialect: possibly; perhaps
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logico-aesthetic
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/ˌlɑː.dʒɪ.koʊ.esˈθet.ɪk/
involving or judged by both logical coherence and aesthetic qualities such as simplicity, symmetry, or elegance
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unconspicuous
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/ˌʌn.kənˈspɪk.ju.əs/
not readily visible or noticeable; not attracting attention
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unsympathizing
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/ʌnˈsɪm.pə.θaɪ.zɪŋ/
not feeling, showing, or expressing sympathy
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mammiferous
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/mæˈmɪf.ɚ.əs/
historical zoology: mammalian; belonging to the class of animals whose females have mammary glands
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unsplinterable
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/ˌʌnˈsplɪn.tɚ.ə.bəl/
resistant or impossible to split, shatter, or break into sharp fragments
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lamplit
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/ˈlæmpˌlɪt/
illuminated by one or more lamps
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fear-struck
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/ˈfɪrˌstrʌk/
overcome, transfixed, or deeply affected by fear
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lichenous
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/ˈlaɪkənəs/
covered with or bearing lichen
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daylit
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/ˈdeɪˌlɪt/
illuminated by natural daylight
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unemancipable
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/ˌʌnɪˈmænsəpəbəl/
incapable of being emancipated, freed, or released from control
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unarrestable
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/ˌʌn.əˈrɛs.tə.bəl/
impossible to stop, check, restrain, or bring to a halt
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quasi-transitive
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/ˌkweɪzaɪ ˈtrænzətɪv/
approximately transitive; allowing a weaker or graded relation between the first and third terms when successive pairs are related
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unperiodic
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/ˌʌnpɪriˈɑdɪk/
not periodic; not recurring at regular intervals or lacking a repeating pattern
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prenewtonian
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/ˌpriːnuˈtoʊniən/
existing before Isaac Newton's work or before the adoption of Newtonian science
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pre-coordinate
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/ˌpriːkoʊˈɔrdənət/
existing or formulated before a coordinate system has been introduced
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psycho-cerebral
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/ˌsaɪkoʊ səˈriːbrəl/
relating jointly to mental phenomena and the brain, especially to correlations between psychological and cerebral events
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unaspiring
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/ˌʌnəˈspaɪrɪŋ/
lacking ambition or a desire for advancement
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aesthetico-moral
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/esˌθet.ɪ.koʊˈmɔːr.əl/
relating jointly to aesthetic values and moral judgments or principles
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logico-mathematical
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/ˌlɑː.dʒɪ.koʊˌmæθ.əˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/
relating jointly to formal logic and mathematics, especially to work that expresses mathematical theories through logical systems
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portionless
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/ˈpɔrʃənləs/
having no allotted share, inheritance, or dowry
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ducatoon
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/ˈdʌkəˌtuːn/
a large silver coin formerly used in the Low Countries and parts of Italy, especially in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
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cycadaceous
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/ˌsaɪkəˈdeɪʃəs/
of, relating to, or resembling cycads, especially plants of the family Cycadaceae
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asmear
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/əˈsmɪɹ/
smeared or covered over with a greasy, dirty, or sticky substance; archaic and literary
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expostulatory
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/ɪkˈspɑːstʃələtɔːri/
expressing earnest disagreement, protest, or persuasion intended to dissuade someone
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cosmogonal
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/kɑzˈmɑɡənəl/
relating to cosmogony or to a theory about the origin and development of the universe
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redivivus
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/ˌrɛdəˈvaɪvəs/
literary, used after a noun: brought back to life, revived, or appearing again in a new form
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firelit
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/ˈfaɪɚˌlɪt/
illuminated by the light of a fire
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hueless
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/ˈhjuːləs/
having no hue or color; colorless or drained of color
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panharmonic
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/ˌpæn.hɑɹˈmɑn.ɪk/
music: adapted to, employing, or ranging across all harmonies or musical modes
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chewink
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/tʃɪˈwɪŋk/
an eastern towhee, a large New World sparrow with reddish sides and, in the male, black upperparts
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signless
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/ˈsaɪn.ləs/
in mathematics, written or considered without an explicit positive or negative sign
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carunculated
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/kəˈrʌŋkjəˌleɪtɪd/
having one or more caruncles, especially fleshy growths on the head or neck of a bird
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cephalopodic
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/ˌsɛfələˈpɑːdɪk/
belonging to, characteristic of, or resembling a cephalopod
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unwhole
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/ʌnˈhoʊl/
rare: not whole, complete, or entire
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coelospermous
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/ˌsiːloʊˈspɝməs/
having a seed or seedlike fruit whose inner face is hollowed or incurved
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homopterous
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/həˈmɑptərəs/
relating to the Homoptera, a former grouping of insects including cicadas, aphids, and scale insects
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orthospermous
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/ˌɔrθoʊˈspɝməs/
having a seed or seedlike fruit whose inner face is straight rather than hollowed or incurved
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suent
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/ˈsuːənt/
dialectal: smooth, even, regular, or working steadily
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osculant
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/ˈɑskjələnt/
intermediate between two taxonomic groups and sharing characteristics of each
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phyllodineous
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/ˌfɪləˈdɪniəs/
having phyllodes, or relating to plants in which flattened leafstalks perform the function of leaf blades
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shackly
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/ˈʃækli/
chiefly dialectal: rickety, shaky, or poorly built
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dimmish
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/ˈdɪmɪʃ/
somewhat dim; giving or having only a little light
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invected
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/ɪnˈvɛktɪd/
heraldry: edged with a series of convex semicircles or arcs whose points face inward
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side-wheel
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/ˈsaɪdˌwiːl/
nautical: having a paddle wheel on each side of the hull
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stellated
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/ˈstɛl.eɪ.tɪd/
arranged, marked, or radiating in the shape of a star
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