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oewn-00044352-s | effective | a decline in the effective demand | existing in fact; not theoretical; real |
oewn-00044352-s | effective | confused increased equipment and expenditure with the quantity of effective work done | existing in fact; not theoretical; real |
oewn-00044828-s | latent | a latent fingerprint | potentially existing but not presently evident or realized |
oewn-00044828-s | latent | latent talent | potentially existing but not presently evident or realized |
oewn-00045343-a | chronic | chronic indigestion | being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering |
oewn-00045343-a | chronic | a chronic shortage of funds | being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering |
oewn-00045343-a | chronic | a chronic invalid | being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering |
oewn-00045576-s | degenerative | degenerative diseases of old age | (of illness) marked by gradual deterioration of organs and cells along with loss of function |
oewn-00046329-a | adaptive | the adaptive coloring of a chameleon | having a capacity for adaptation |
oewn-00047012-s | dysfunctional | dysfunctional behavior | (of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose |
oewn-00047249-a | addicted | she is addicted to chocolate | compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming |
oewn-00047249-a | addicted | addicted to cocaine | compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming |
oewn-00047873-s | clean | after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years | free of drugs |
oewn-00048006-a | addictive | addictive drugs | causing or characterized by addiction |
oewn-00048006-a | addictive | addictive behavior | causing or characterized by addiction |
oewn-00048174-a | nonaddictive | for years tobacco companies have contended that tobacco is nonaddictive | not causing or characterized by addiction |
oewn-00048349-a | additive | an additive process | characterized or produced by addition |
oewn-00048680-s | cumulative | the benefits are cumulative | increasing by successive addition |
oewn-00048680-s | accumulative | the eventual accumulative effect of these substances | increasing by successive addition |
oewn-00048680-s | cumulative | the eventual accumulative effect of these substances | increasing by successive addition |
oewn-00049078-s | additional | called for additional troops | further or added |
oewn-00049078-s | extra | need extra help | further or added |
oewn-00049078-s | extra | an extra pair of shoes | further or added |
oewn-00049486-s | incremental | lecturers enjoy...steady incremental growth in salary | increasing gradually by regular degrees or additions |
oewn-00049689-s | intercalary | a leap year is an intercalary year | having a day or month inserted to make the calendar year correspond to the solar year: |
oewn-00050099-s | supplementary | produced supplementary volumes | added to complete or make up a deficiency |
oewn-00050303-a | subtractive | a subtractive correction | constituting or involving subtraction |
oewn-00050480-s | ablative | ablative material on a rocket cone | tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature |
oewn-00050861-a | addressed | I throw away all mail addressed to `resident' | (of mail) marked with a destination |
oewn-00051167-a | unaddressed | an unaddressed envelope | not addressed |
oewn-00051265-a | adequate | she had adequate training | having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task |
oewn-00051265-a | adequate | her training was adequate | having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task |
oewn-00051265-a | adequate | she was adequate to the job | having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task |
oewn-00051265-a | equal | he was equal to the task | having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task |
oewn-00051593-s | equal to | equal to the task | having the requisite qualities for |
oewn-00051593-s | up to | the work isn't up to the standard I require | having the requisite qualities for |
oewn-00051791-s | competent | a competent performance | adequate, but not outstanding or exceptional |
oewn-00051936-a | inadequate | inadequate training | lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task |
oewn-00051936-a | inadequate | the staff was inadequate | lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task |
oewn-00051936-a | unequal | she was unequal to the task | lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task |
oewn-00052252-s | deficient | a deficient education | inadequate in amount or degree |
oewn-00052252-s | deficient | deficient in common sense | inadequate in amount or degree |
oewn-00052252-s | lacking | lacking in stamina | inadequate in amount or degree |
oewn-00052252-s | wanting | tested and found wanting | inadequate in amount or degree |
oewn-00052486-s | unequal to | unequal to the demands put upon him | not meeting requirements |
oewn-00052671-s | understaffed | overcrowded and understaffed hospitals | inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc. |
oewn-00053624-s | coherent | two coherent sheets | sticking together |
oewn-00053624-s | tenacious | tenacious burrs | sticking together |
oewn-00053804-s | cohesive | a cohesive agent | causing cohesion |
oewn-00055580-a | adjective | adjective law | relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law |
oewn-00055779-a | substantive | substantive law | defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established |
oewn-00056005-a | adoptable | a shortage of adoptable babies | suitable or eligible for adoption |
oewn-00057183-s | bespectacled | a bespectacled grandmother | wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass |
oewn-00057183-s | spectacled | a bespectacled grandmother | wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass |
oewn-00057183-s | monocled | the monocled gentleman | wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass |
oewn-00057389-s | brocaded | brocaded silk | embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery |
oewn-00057389-s | embossed | an embossed satin | embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery |
oewn-00057389-s | embossed | embossed leather | embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery |
oewn-00057389-s | raised | raised needlework | embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery |
oewn-00057389-s | raised | raised metalwork | embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery |
oewn-00058232-s | crested | golden crested | (of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination |
oewn-00058232-s | crested | crested iris | (of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination |
oewn-00058232-s | crested | crested oriole | (of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination |
oewn-00058232-s | tufted | tufted duck | (of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination |
oewn-00058232-s | tufted | tufted loosestrife | (of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination |
oewn-00058619-s | crocketed | a crocketed spire | (of a gable or spire) furnished with a crocket (an ornament in the form of curved or bent foliage) |
oewn-00058794-s | feathered | a feathered hat | adorned with feathers or plumes |
oewn-00059460-s | inwrought | an inwrought design | having a decorative pattern worked or woven in |
oewn-00059585-s | tessellated | a tessellated pavement | decorated with small pieces of colored glass or stone fitted together in a mosaic |
oewn-00060041-s | studded | star-studded heavens | dotted or adorned with or as with studs or nailheads; usually used in combination |
oewn-00060041-s | studded | diamond-studded belt | dotted or adorned with or as with studs or nailheads; usually used in combination |
oewn-00060553-s | tufted | a tufted bedspread | having or adorned with tufts |
oewn-00060864-s | plain | a plain hair style | lacking embellishment or ornamentation |
oewn-00060864-s | unembellished | unembellished white walls | lacking embellishment or ornamentation |
oewn-00060864-s | unornamented | functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete | lacking embellishment or ornamentation |
oewn-00061134-s | untufted | untufted ears | not adorned with tufts |
oewn-00061347-a | anticholinergic | anticholinergic drugs | inhibiting or blocking the action of acetylcholine at a receptor site |
oewn-00061521-a | adroit | an exceptionally adroit pianist | quick or skillful or adept in action or thought |
oewn-00061521-a | adroit | an adroit technician | quick or skillful or adept in action or thought |
oewn-00061521-a | adroit | his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers | quick or skillful or adept in action or thought |
oewn-00061521-a | adroit | an adroit negotiator | quick or skillful or adept in action or thought |
oewn-00061923-s | clean | he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek | free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed |
oewn-00061923-s | clean | a clean throw | free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed |
oewn-00061923-s | neat | the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife | free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed |
oewn-00062144-s | clever | a clever gadget | showing inventiveness and skill |
oewn-00062144-s | cunning | the cunning maneuvers leading to his success | showing inventiveness and skill |
oewn-00062144-s | ingenious | an ingenious solution to the problem | showing inventiveness and skill |
oewn-00062626-s | deft | a deft waiter | skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands |
oewn-00062626-s | deft | deft fingers massaged her face | skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands |
oewn-00062626-s | dexterous | dexterous of hand and inventive of mind | skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands |
oewn-00062885-s | handy | handy with an axe | skillful with the hands |
oewn-00063536-a | maladroit | a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve | not adroit |
oewn-00063536-a | maladroit | a maladroit translation | not adroit |
oewn-00063536-a | maladroit | maladroit propaganda | not adroit |
oewn-00063822-s | bumbling | a bumbling mechanic | lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands |
oewn-00063822-s | bungling | a bungling performance | lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands |
oewn-00064212-s | inept | an inept remark | revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse |
oewn-00064212-s | tactless | it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable | revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse |
oewn-00064435-s | uncoordinated | his movements are uncoordinated | lacking the skillful and effective interaction of muscle movements |
oewn-00064435-s | uncoordinated | an uncoordinated toddler | lacking the skillful and effective interaction of muscle movements |