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av·id / ˈavid/ • adj. having or showing a keen interest in or enthusiasm for something: an avid reader of science fiction she took an avid interest in the project. ∎ (avid for) having an eager desire for something: she was avid for information about the murder inquiry.DERIVATIVES: av·id·ly adv.
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lact- , lact- stem of L. lac, lact- milk (cf. Gr. gála, galakt-; see GALAXY) in derivs.: lactation XVII(f. L. lactāre), lacteal XVII (f. L. lacteus), lacteou… synchronic , syn·chron·ic / singˈkränik/ • adj. concerned with something, esp. a language, as it exists at one point in time: synchronic linguistics. Often contra… aspire , aspire •acquire, admire, afire, applier, aspire, attire, ayah, backfire, barbwire, bemire, briar, buyer, byre, choir, conspire, crier, cryer, defier,… Foucault, Michel (1926–1984) , foul / foul/ • adj. 1. offensive to the senses, esp. through having a disgusting smell or taste or being unpleasantly soiled: a foul odor his foul br… Eliphelet , Eliphal (ĕl´īfăl, ēlī´fəl), the same as Eliphelet4.
Eliphalet (ēlĬf´əlĕt), in the Bible, name of two sons of David. Alternate forms are Eliphelet and… atrocious , atrocious •factious, fractious •anxious • captious •precious, semi-precious •infectious •conscientious, contentious, licentious, pretentious, sentent…
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