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  • 11offensive — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Concerned with an attack] Syn. assaulting, attacking, invading; see aggressive 2 . 2. [Revolting] Syn. obnoxious, odious, opprobrious, disagreeable, displeasing, abhorrent, reprehensible, detestable, repulsive, repugnant …

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  • 12Uncleanness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Uncleanness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 uncleanness uncleanness &c.???adj. Sgm: N 1 impurity impurity Sgm: N 1 immundity immundity immundicity Sgm: N 1 impurity impurity &c.???of mind ???>961 …

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  • 13Causation and Formation — These words refer to causation, formation, origination, production, growth, development or generation. While this might seem like a pretty broad category, all of the words in the list derive from the single Greek word genesis, which can have all… …

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  • 14saprogenic — /sæprəˈdʒɛnɪk/ (say sapruh jenik) adjective 1. producing putrefaction or decay, as certain bacteria. 2. formed by putrefaction. Also, saprogenous /sæˈprɒdʒənəs/ (say sa projuhnuhs) …

  • 15saprogenic —   a. causing decay; produced in decaying matter.    ♦ saprogenous, a …

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  • 16saprogenic — [sə prä′jə nəssap΄rə jen′ik] adj. [ SAPRO + GENIC] producing, or produced by, putrefaction: also saprogenous [sə prä′jə nəs] …

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