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abrupt
2 definitions
2 ant
- adj
- 1. broken off; lacking in continuity; steep
- ant: sloping
- 2. sudden; quick and unexpected
- ant: leisurely; deliberate
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corrupt
adj
- adj
- changed ("broken to pieces") from good to bad; vicious
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corrupt
verb
- verb
- changed ("broken to pieces") from good to bad; debase; prevert; falsify
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disrupt
- verb
- break apart; cause disorder
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incorruptible
- adj
- inflexibly honest, incapable of being corrupted or bribed
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interrupt
- verb
- break into or between; hinder; stop
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rupture
2 definitions
- noun
- 1. break; breaking
- 2. hostility
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bactericide
- noun
- substance that kills bacteria
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biocide
- noun
- substance that destroys living microorganisms
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fratricide
- noun
- act of killing (or killer of) one's brother
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fungicide
- noun
- substance that kills fungi or inhibits their growth
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genocide
- noun
- deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group
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germicide
- noun
- substance that kills germs
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herbicide
- noun
- substance that kills plants
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homicide
- noun
- killing of one human by another
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infanticide
- noun
- act of killing (or killer of) an infant
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insecticide
- noun
- substance that kills insects
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matricide
- noun
- act of killing (or killer of) one's mother
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patricide
- noun
- act of killing (or killer of) one's father
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pesticide
- noun
- substance that kills rats, insects, bacteria, etc.
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regicide
- noun
- act of killing (or killer of) a king
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sororicide
- noun
- act of killing (or killer of) one's sister
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sucide
- noun
- act of killing (or killer of) one's self
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tyrannicide
- noun
- act of killing (or killer of) a tyrant
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astringent
adj
2 definitions
- adj
- 1. drawing (the tissues) tightly together
- 2. stern; austere
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astringent
noun
- noun
- substance that shrinks tissues and checks flow of blood by drawing together blood vessels
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boa constrictor
- noun
- snake that "constricts" or crushes its prey in its coils
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constrict
ant
- verb
- draw together; render narrower; shrink
- ant: expand
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restrict
- verb
- keep within limits (literally, "keep back"); confine
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stricture
- noun
- adverse criticism (literally, "tightening"); censure
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stringent
- adj
- strict (literally "binding tight"); rigid; severe
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unrestricted
2 definitions
- adj
- 1. not confined within bounds; free
- 2. open to all
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