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61conglomeration — conglomerative /keuhn glom euhr euh tiv, euh ray tiv, keuhng /, adj. /keuhn glom euh ray sheuhn, keuhng /, n. 1. the act of conglomerating; the state of being conglomerated. 2. a cohering mass; cluster. 3. a heterogeneous combination: a… …
62consistency — /keuhn sis teuhn see/, n., pl. consistencies. 1. a degree of density, firmness, viscosity, etc.: The liquid has the consistency of cream. 2. steadfast adherence to the same principles, course, form, etc.: There is consistency in his pattern of… …
63consistent — consistently, adv. /keuhn sis teuhnt/, adj. 1. agreeing or accordant; compatible; not self contradictory: His views and actions are consistent. 2. constantly adhering to the same principles, course, form, etc.: a consistent opponent. 3. holding… …
64cupule — /kyooh pyoohl/, n. 1. Bot. a. a cup shaped whorl of hardened, cohering bracts, as in the acorn. See illus. under acorn. b. a cup shaped outgrowth of the thallus of certain liverworts. c. the apothecium of a cup fungus. 2. Zool. a small cup shaped …
65idealism — /uy dee euh liz euhm/, n. 1. the cherishing or pursuit of high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc. 2. the practice of idealizing. 3. something idealized; an ideal representation. 4. Fine Arts. treatment of subject matter in a work of art… …
66incoherent — incoherently, adv. /in koh hear euhnt, her /, adj. 1. without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling: an incoherent sentence. 2. characterized by such thought or language, as a person: incoherent with rage. 3. not coherent or… …
67lax — laxly, adv. laxness, n. /laks/, adj., laxer, laxest. 1. not strict or severe; careless or negligent: lax morals; a lax attitude toward discipline. 2. loose or slack; not tense, rigid, or firm: a lax rope; a lax handshake. 3. not rigidly exact or… …
68loose — loosely, adv. looseness, n. /loohs/, adj., looser, loosest, adv., v. loosed, loosing. adj. 1. free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end. 2. free from anything that binds or restrains; unfettered: loose cats prowling around in… …
69pulp — pulper, n. pulpless, adj. pulplike, adj. /pulp/, n. 1. the soft, juicy, edible part of a fruit. 2. the pith of the stem of a plant. 3. a soft or fleshy part of an animal body. 4. Also called dental pulp. the inner substance of the tooth,… …
70rock candy — sugar in large, hard, cohering crystals. [1715 25] * * * …
