directives 10 3 noun n noun • a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity
adjective satellite • showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on
electives 9 3 noun n adjective • subject to popular election
noun • a course that the student can select from among alternatives
adjective satellite • optional
perspectives 12 3 noun n noun • a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
• the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer
invectives 10 3 noun n noun • abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
subjectives 11 3 adjective adj
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imperfectives 13 4 noun n noun • aspect without regard to the beginning or completion of the action of the verb
humectives 10 3 noun n
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prospectives 12 3 adjective • of or concerned with or related to the future
protectives 11 3 noun, adjective n, adj
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nonelectives 12 3 noun, adjective n, adj
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lives 5 1 verb, noun v, n adjective • actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing
• exerting force or containing energy
• possessing life
adjective satellite • highly reverberant
• charged with an explosive
• elastic; rebounds readily
• abounding with life and energy
• in current use or ready for use
• of current relevance
• charged or energized with electricity
• capable of erupting
verb • be an inhabitant of or reside in
• lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
• continue to live and avoid dying
• support oneself
• have life, be alive
• have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
• pursue a positive and satisfying existence
detectives 10 3 noun n noun • a police officer who investigates crimes
• an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
incentives 10 3 noun n noun • a positive motivational influence
• an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
negatives 9 3 noun, adjective n, adj adjective • characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features
• expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
• not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition
• reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive
noun • a reply of denial
• a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed
adjective satellite • having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant
• less than zero
• designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions
• having a negative charge
• involving disadvantage or harm
verb • vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
objectives 10 3 noun n adjective • undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
• serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes
noun • the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
• the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
adjective satellite • emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings or interpretation
• belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events
olives 6 2 noun n noun • small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
• evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits
• hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork
• one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish
• a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation
adjective satellite • of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
positives 9 3 noun n adjective • characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
• indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
• of or relating to positivism
• reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion
noun • the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
• a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
adjective satellite • persuaded of; very sure
• involving advantage or good
• formally laid down or imposed
• impossible to deny or disprove
• greater than zero
• having a positive charge
• marked by excessive confidence
relatives 9 3 noun n adjective • estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
noun • a person related by blood or marriage
• an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
adjective satellite • properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'
hives 5 1 noun n noun • an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
ablatives 9 3 noun, adjective n, adj adjective • relating to the ablative case
noun • the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb
adjective satellite • tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature
abrasives 9 3 noun n noun • a substance that abrades or wears down
adjective satellite • causing abrasion
• sharply disagreeable; rigorous
additives 9 3 noun n adjective • designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
• characterized or produced by addition
noun • something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine
adhesives 9 3 noun n adjective • tending to adhere
noun • a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
adjectives 10 3 noun n adjective • of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
• relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law
noun • a word that expresses an attribute of something
• the word class that qualifies nouns
adventives 10 3 noun n
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agentives 9 3 noun n
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auditives 9 3 noun n
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aversives 9 3 noun n
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datives 7 2 noun n noun • the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb
defectives 10 3 noun n adjective satellite • having a defect
• markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior
• not working properly
defensives 10 3 noun n adjective • intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
noun • an attitude of defensiveness
adjective satellite • attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
depressives 11 3 noun n noun • someone suffering psychological depression
detersives 10 3 noun n
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digestives 10 3 noun n adjective • relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion
noun • any substance that promotes digestion
disjunctives 12 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun • A disjunction.
• (grammar) A disjunct.
donatives 9 3 noun n noun • A gift; a largess; a gratuity.
• (ecclesiastical law) A benefice conferred on a person by the founder or patron, without either presentation or institution by the ordinary, or induction by his orders.
duratives 9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun • the aspect of a verb that expresses its duration
ejectives 9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun • A nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly.
elatives 8 3
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ergatives 9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun • The ergative case.
• An ergative verb or other expression.
eruptives 9 3 noun, adjective n, adj adjective • producing or characterized by eruptions
• produced by the action of fire or intense heat
adjective satellite • actively spewing out lava
exclusives 10 3 noun n adjective • excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority
noun • a news report that is reported first by one news organization
adjective satellite • not divided or shared with others
• not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective
expletives 10 3 noun n noun • profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
• a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line
explosives 10 3 noun n adjective • serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst
noun • a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
adjective satellite • liable to lead to sudden change or violence
• sudden and loud
extractives 11 3 noun n
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fixatives 9 3 noun n noun • a compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study
• a varnish dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over pictures to prevent smudging
forgives 8 2 verb v verb • stop blaming or grant forgiveness
• absolve from payment
formatives 10 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun • minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function
adjective satellite • capable of forming new cells and tissues
• forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning
fricatives 10 3 noun n noun • a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
adjective satellite • of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
genitives 9 3 noun n adjective • serving to express or indicate possession
noun • the case expressing ownership
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