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cladistics.noun
a system of classification based on the phylogenetic
relationships and evolutionary history of groups of organisms
cladistic.adjective
cladistically.adverb
clade.noun
a group of organisms, such as a species,
whose members share homologous
features derived from a common ancestor
charade.noun
a readily perceived pretense; a travesty (went
through the charade of a public apology); a game in which words or phrases
are represented in pantomime, sometimes syllable by syllable, until they
are guessed by the other players
convince,
convinced,
convincing,
convinces.transitive
verbs
to bring by the use of argument or evidence to
firm belief or a course of action; persuade
convincement, convincer.nouns
convincible.adjective
convincing.adjective
serving to convince (a convincing argument; a
convincing manner); believable; plausible-(a
convincing story); valid
convincingly.adverb
conviningness.noun
conviction.noun
the state of being convinced;
certainty; a fixed or strong belief; opinion; the judgment of a jury or
judge that a person is guilty of a crime as charged; the state of being
found or proved guilty
convictional.adjective
captivate,
captivated,
captivating,
captivates.transitive
verbs
to attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence;
charm
captivation, captivator.nouns
contemn,
contemned,
contemning,
contemns.transitive
verbs
to view with contempt;
contemner.noun
clack,
clacked,
clacking,
clacks.verbs
intransitive
verb use.to chatter thoughtlessly
or at length; to cackle or cluck, as a hen; to make an abrupt, sharp sound,
as in the collision of two hard surfaces
transitive use-to
cause to make an abrupt, sharp sound
clack.noun
thoughtless, prolonged talk; chatter; a clacking
sound (the clack of an old fashioned typewriter); something that makes
a clacking sound
clacker.noun
crap.noun
worthless nonsense; rubbish; excrement; an act
of defecating
intransitive use-crapped,
crapping,
craps
a game ; to defecate;
crapshoot.noun
a risky
undertaking
calamity.noun,
plural.calamities
an event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress,
or severe affliction; a disaster (a hurricane would be a calamity for this
low-lying coastal region); dire
distress resulting from loss or tragedy
crook.adjective
not honest; crooked; out of order; faulty; of
poor quality; inferior
covert.adjective
not openly practiced, avowed, engaged in, accumulated,
or shown (covert military operations); covert funding for the rebels; secret;
covered or covered over; sheltered; a covering or cover; a covered place
or shelter; a hiding place
covertly.adverb
covertness.noun
coarse, coarser,
coarsest.adjectives
of low, common,
or inferior.quality;
lacking in delicacy or refinement.(coarse
manners;
vulgar
or indecent (coarse language); consisting
of large particles; not fine in
texture
coarsely.adverb
coarseness.noun
certain.adjective
definite;
fixed (set aside a certain sum each
week); sure to come or happen; unavoidable;
inevitable.(it
is certain the sun rises each day)
certain.pronominal
an indefinite
but limited number; some (certain of the products are of better quality)
for certain.idiom
without doubt
certainly.adverb
undoubtedly;
definitely.(this
is certainly not my writing); by all means; of course (you may certainly
join us for lunch); surely (hey
certainly are competent workers)
certainty.noun,
plural.certainties
the fact,
quality,
or state of being certain.(the
certainty of the sun rising each day)
cultivate, cultivated,
cultivating,
cultivates.transitive
verbs
to improve and prepare (land), as by plowing or
fertilizing, for raising crops; till (till the land); to loosen or dig
soil around (growing plants); to grow or tend
(a plant or crop); nurture; to
form and refine, as by education;
to seek the acquaintance
or goodwill of; make friends with
cultivatable.adjective
cultivation.noun
the act of cultivating; the state
of being cultivated; refinement;
culture
culture.noun
the totality of socially transmitted behavior
patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions and all other products of human work
and thought; these patterns, traits,
and products considered as the expression of a particular
period, class, community, or population; the growing of microorganisms,
tissue cells, or other living matter in a specially prepared nutrient medium;
such a growth or colony, as of bacteria
culture, cultured,
culturing,
cultures.transitive
verbs
to cultivate; to grow
(microorganisms or other living matter) in a specially prepared nutrient
medium; to use (a substance) as a medium for culture (culture milk)
catabolism.noun
the metabolic
breakdown of complex.molecules
into simpler ones, often resulting in a release of energy
catabolically.adverb
current.adjective
belonging to the present time (current events);
happening now; being in progress now
current.noun
a steady, smooth onward movement (a current of
air from a fan; a current of spoken words); flow; electrically
currently.adverb
currentness.noun
chaste, chaster,
chastest.adjectives
morally
pure in thought or conduct; decent
and modest; not having experienced
sexual intercourse; virginal; pure or simple in design or style
chastely.adverb
chasteness.noun
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