eligible

31 05 2008

Adjectives
1. (adj.) eligible;
  - qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen;
  - “eligible to run for office”; “eligible for retirement benefits”; “an eligible bachelor”;

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imperfectible

31 05 2008

Adjectives
1. (adj.) imperfectible;
  - capable of being made imperfect;

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torpid

31 05 2008

Adjectives
1. (adj.) inert, sluggish, soggy, torpid;
  - slow and apathetic;
  - “she was fat and inert”; “a sluggish worker”; “a mind grown torpid in old age”;

2. (adj.) dormant, hibernating, torpid;
  - in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation;
  - “dormant buds”; “a hibernating bear”; “torpid frogs”;

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scruple

31 05 2008

Nouns
1. (n.) scruple;
  - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains;

2. (n.) misgiving, qualm, scruple;
  - uneasiness about the fitness of an action;

3. (n.) scruple;
  - an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action;

Verbs
1. (verb) scruple;
  - hesitate on moral grounds;
  - “The man scrupled to perjure himself”;

2. (verb) scruple;
  - raise scruples;
  - “He lied and did not even scruple about it”;

3. (verb) scruple;
  - have doubts about;

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brae

31 05 2008

Nouns
1. (n.) brae;
  - a slope or hillside;

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