adjunct | (adjective) of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another | Synonyms: assistant |
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(adjective) furnishing added support | Synonyms: accessory, adjuvant, ancillary, appurtenant, auxiliary |
(noun) a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence | - |
(noun) something added to another thing but not an essential part of it | - |
(noun) a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another | - |
conjunct | (adjective) progressing melodically by intervals of a second | - |
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(adjective) involving the joint activity of two or more | Synonyms: concerted, conjunctive, cooperative, united |
(adjective) bound in close association | - |
defunct | (adjective) having ceased to exist or live | - |
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(adjective) no longer in force or use; inactive | - |
disjunct | (adjective) progressing melodically by intervals larger than a major second | - |
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(adjective) used of distributions, as of statistical or natural populations | - |
(adjective) having deep constrictions separating head, thorax, and abdomen, as in insects | - |
(adjective) marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements | Synonyms: isolated |
distinct | (adjective) easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined | - |
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(adjective) clearly or sharply defined to the mind | Synonyms: clear-cut, trenchant |
(adjective) recognizable; marked | Synonyms: decided |
(adjective) (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality | Synonyms: distinguishable |
(adjective) constituting a separate entity or part | Synonyms: discrete |
extinct | (adjective) no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives | Synonyms: nonextant |
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(adjective) (of e.g. volcanoes) permanently inactive | - |
(adjective) being out or having grown cold | Synonyms: out |
indistinct | (adjective) not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand | - |
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instinct | (adjective) (followed by `with') deeply filled or permeated | Synonyms: imbued, replete |
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(noun) inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli | Synonyms: inherent aptitude |
inunct | (verb) administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing | Synonyms: anele, anoint, embrocate, oil |
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precinct | (noun) a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes | - |
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sacrosanct | (adjective) must be kept sacred | Synonyms: inviolable, inviolate |
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succinct | (adjective) briefly giving the gist of something | Synonyms: compact, compendious, summary |
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tinct | (verb) color lightly | Synonyms: tinge, tint, touch |
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