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
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
conservatives 13 4 noun n adjective • resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion
noun • a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
• a member of a Conservative Party
adjective satellite • having social or political views favoring conservatism
• avoiding excess
• unimaginatively conventional
• conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class
cooperatives 12 4 noun n adjective • done with or working with others for a common purpose or benefit
noun • a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners
• an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it
adjective satellite • involving the joint activity of two or more
• willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement
preservatives 13 4 noun n noun • a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition
adjective satellite • tending or having the power to preserve
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'
narratives 10 3 noun n noun • a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
adjective satellite • consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story
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
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
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
neoconservatives 16 6 noun, adjective n, adj noun • a conservative who subscribes to neoconservatism
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
laxatives 9 3 noun n adjective • stimulating evacuation of feces
superlatives 12 4 noun n noun • an exaggerated expression (usually of praise)
• the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
• the superlative form of an adjective or adverb
adjective satellite • highest in quality
abrasives 9 3 noun n noun • a substance that abrades or wears down
adjective satellite • causing abrasion
• sharply disagreeable; rigorous
alternatives 12 4 noun n noun • one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
adjective satellite • serving or used in place of another
• necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities
• pertaining to unconventional choices
executives 10 4 noun n adjective • having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc.
noun • a person responsible for the administration of a business
• persons who administer the law
• someone who manages a government agency or department
imperatives 11 4 noun n adjective • requiring attention or action
• relating to verbs in the imperative mood
noun • a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
• some duty that is essential and urgent
• a verb in the imperative mood.
initiatives 11 4 noun n noun • readiness to embark on bold new ventures
• the first of a series of actions
adjective satellite • serving to set in motion
operatives 10 4 noun n adjective • being in force or having or exerting force
• relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine
noun • a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
• someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations
adjective satellite • effective; producing a desired effect
• (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
palliatives 11 4 noun n noun • remedy that alleviates pain without curing
adjective satellite • moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
performatives 13 4 noun n noun • A performative utterance.
prerogatives 12 4 noun n noun • a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
preventatives 13 4 adjective adj adjective • tending to prevent or hinder
noun • remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
• any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
• an agent or device intended to prevent conception
adjective satellite • preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
representatives 15 5 noun n adjective • standing for something else
noun • a person who represents others
• an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
• a member of the United States House of Representatives
• an item of information that is typical of a class or group
adjective satellite • serving to represent or typify
• being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives
subversives 11 3 noun n noun • a radical supporter of political or social revolution
adjective satellite • in opposition to a civil authority or government
derivatives 11 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun • the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
• a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound
• a financial instrument whose value is based on another security
• (linguistics) a word that is derived from another word
adjective satellite • resulting from or employing derivation
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
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
incentives 10 3 noun n noun • a positive motivational influence
• an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
natives 7 2 noun n adjective • characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
• belonging to one by birth
• characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
noun • an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
• a person born in a particular place or country
• indigenous plants and animals
adjective satellite • as found in nature in the elemental form
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
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
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
electives 9 3 noun n adjective • subject to popular election
noun • a course that the student can select from among alternatives
adjective satellite • optional
nonnatives 10 3 noun n
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adhesives 9 3 noun n adjective • tending to adhere
noun • a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
disincentives 13 4 noun n noun • a negative motivational influence
locomotives 11 4 noun n adjective • of or relating to locomotion
noun • a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
offensives 10 3 noun, adjective n, adj adjective • for the purpose of attack rather than defense
• causing anger or annoyance
• morally offensive
• unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses
noun • the action of attacking an enemy
adjective satellite • violating or tending to violate or offend against
• causing or able to cause nausea
progressives 12 3 noun n adjective • favoring or promoting progress
• (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases
noun • a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
• a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
adjective satellite • favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
• gradually advancing in extent
• (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position
• advancing in severity
collectives 11 3 noun n adjective • forming a whole or aggregate
noun • members of a cooperative enterprise
adjective satellite • done by or characteristic of individuals acting together
• set up on the principle of collectivism or ownership and production by the workers involved usually under the supervision of a government
actives 7 2 noun, adjective n, adj adjective • tending to become more severe or wider in scope
• disposed to take action or effectuate change
• characterized by energetic activity
• exerting influence or producing a change or effect
• full of activity or engaged in continuous activity
• (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions
• expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:
• (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being
• (of e.g. volcanoes) capable of erupting
• (of e.g. volcanoes) erupting or liable to erupt
• engaged in full-time work
noun • chemical agent capable of activity
• the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
• a person who is a participating member of an organization
adjective satellite • engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
• taking part in an activity
• in operation
captives 8 2 noun n noun • a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
• an animal that is confined
• a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion
adjective satellite • being in captivity
• giving or marked by complete attention to
fugitives 9 3 noun n noun • someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
• someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice
adjective satellite • lasting for a markedly brief time
motives 7 2 noun n noun • the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
• a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
• a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
adjective satellite • causing or able to cause motion
• impelling to action
contraceptives 14 4 noun n noun • an agent or device intended to prevent conception
adjective satellite • capable of preventing conception or impregnation
octaves 7 2 noun n noun • a feast day and the seven days following it
• a musical interval of eight tones
• a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse
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