| antediluvian | (noun) a very old person | Synonyms: ancient |
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| (noun) any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge | Synonyms: antediluvian patriarch |
| armadillo | (noun) burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates | - |
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| audile | (noun) one whose mental imagery is auditory rather than visual or motor | - |
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| bronchodilator | (noun) a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs | - |
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| carvedilol | (noun) beta blocker that can reduce the progression of heart failure in individuals whose disease is not advanced | - |
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| cedilla | (noun) a diacritical mark (,) placed below the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced as an s | - |
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| coloradillo | (noun) handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil | Synonyms: Hamelia erecta, Hamelia patens, scarlet bush, scarlet hamelia |
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| crocodile | (noun) large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters | - |
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| crocodilian | (noun) extant archosaurian reptile | Synonyms: crocodilian reptile |
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| daffodil | (noun) any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown | Synonyms: Narcissus pseudonarcissus |
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| dilapidation | (noun) the process of becoming dilapidated | Synonyms: ruin |
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| (noun) a state of deterioration due to old age or long use | Synonyms: decrepitude |
| dilatation | (noun) the act of expanding an aperture | Synonyms: dilation |
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| (noun) the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions | Synonyms: distension, distention |
| dilater | (noun) a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ | Synonyms: dilator |
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| dilation | (noun) the act of expanding an aperture | Synonyms: dilatation |
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| (noun) a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic | - |
| dilator | (noun) a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ | Synonyms: dilater |
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| (noun) a drug that causes dilation | - |
| (noun) a muscle or nerve that dilates or widens a body part | - |
| dilatoriness | (noun) slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it | Synonyms: procrastination |
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| dildo | (noun) a vibrating device that substitutes for an erect penis to provide vaginal stimulation | - |
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| dilemma | (noun) state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options | Synonyms: quandary |
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| dilettante | (noun) an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge | Synonyms: dabbler, sciolist |
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| diligence | (noun) a diligent effort | Synonyms: application |
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| (noun) persevering determination to perform a task | Synonyms: industriousness, industry |
| (noun) conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation | - |
| dill | (noun) aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as seasoning | Synonyms: dill weed |
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| (noun) aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning | Synonyms: Anethum graveolens |
| dillenia | (noun) any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Dillenia grown for their foliage and nodding flowers resembling magnolias which are followed by fruit that is used in curries and jellies and preserves | - |
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| dillydallier | (noun) someone who wastes time | Synonyms: dallier, dilly-dallier, lounger, mope |
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| diltiazem | (noun) a calcium blocker (trade name Cardizem) used in treating hypertension or angina or heart failure | Synonyms: Cardizem |
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| diluent | (noun) a diluting agent | Synonyms: dilutant, thinner |
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| dilutant | (noun) a diluting agent | Synonyms: diluent, thinner |
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| dilution | (noun) weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner | - |
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| (noun) a diluted solution | - |
| goldilocks | (noun) early-flowering perennial of southern and southeastern Europe with flower heads resembling those of goldenrod | Synonyms: Aster linosyris, goldilocks aster, Linosyris vulgaris |
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| granadilla | (noun) the egg-shaped edible fruit of tropical American vines related to passionflowers | - |
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| (noun) tropical American passionflower yielding the large granadilla fruit | Synonyms: giant granadilla, Passiflora quadrangularis |
| (noun) Brazilian passionflower cultivated for its deep purple fruit | Synonyms: Passiflora edulis, purple granadillo |
| (noun) considered best for fruit | Synonyms: Passiflora ligularis, sweet granadilla |
| granadillo | (noun) West Indian tree yielding a fine grade of green ebony | Synonyms: Brya ebenus, granadilla tree |
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| grandiloquence | (noun) high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation | Synonyms: grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness, rhetoric |
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| hediondilla | (noun) desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers | Synonyms: coville, creosote bush, Larrea tridentata |
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| minoxidil | (noun) a vasodilator (trade name Loniten) used to treat severe hypertension; one side effect is hirsutism so it is also sold (trade name Rogaine) as a treatment for male-patterned baldness | Synonyms: Loniten, Rogaine |
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| modillion | (noun) (architecture) one of a set of ornamental brackets under a cornice | - |
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| peccadillo | (noun) a petty misdeed | Synonyms: indiscretion |
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| postdiluvian | (noun) anything living after Noah's flood | - |
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| predilection | (noun) a predisposition in favor of something | Synonyms: orientation, preference |
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| (noun) a strong liking | Synonyms: penchant, preference, taste |
| quesadilla | (noun) a tortilla that is filled with cheese and heated | - |
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| sapodilla | (noun) tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulp | Synonyms: sapodilla plum, sapota |
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| (noun) large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras | Synonyms: Achras zapota, Manilkara zapota, sapodilla tree |
| vasodilation | (noun) dilation of blood vessels (especially the arteries) | - |
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| vasodilative | (noun) a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels | Synonyms: vasodilator |
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| vasodilator | (noun) a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels | Synonyms: vasodilative |
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