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Action :: Action (n.) Any one of the active processes going on in an organism; the performance of a function; as, the action of the heart, the muscles, or the gastric juice..

Lernaeacea :: Lernaeacea (n. pl.) A suborder of copepod Crustacea, including a large number of remarkable forms, mostly parasitic on fishes. The young, however, are active and swim freely. See Illustration in Appendix..

Wake :: Wake (v. i.) To be exited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active..

Recumbent :: Recumbent (a.) Leaning; reclining; lying; as, the recumbent posture of the Romans at their meals. Hence, figuratively; Resting; inactive; idle..

Active :: Active (a.) Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active scenes..

Mortification :: Mortification (n.) Destruction of active qualities; neutralization.

Emmetropia :: Emmetropia (n.) That refractive condition of the eye in which the rays of light are all brought accurately and without undue effort to a focus upon the retina; -- opposed to hypermetropia, myopia, an astigmatism..

Bright :: Bright (a.) Having qualities that render conspicuous or attractive, or that affect the mind as light does the eye; resplendent with charms; as, bright beauty..

Conium :: Conium (n.) The common hemlock (Conium maculatum, poison hemlock, spotted hemlock, poison parsley), a roadside weed of Europe, Asia, and America, cultivated in the United States for medicinal purpose. It is an active poison. The leaves and fruit are used in medicine..

Starred :: Star (n.) A person of brilliant and attractive qualities, especially on public occasions, as a distinguished orator, a leading theatrical performer, etc..

Spring :: Spring (v. i.) Any active power; that by which action, or motion, is produced or propagated; cause; origin; motive..

Tractive :: Tractive (a.) Serving to draw; pulling; attracting; as, tractive power..

Active :: Active (a.) Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.

Peart :: Peart (a.) Active; lively; brisk; smart; -- often applied to convalescents; as, she is quite peart to-day..

Tick :: Tick (n.) Any one of numerous species of large parasitic mites which attach themselves to, and suck the blood of, cattle, dogs, and many other animals. When filled with blood they become ovate, much swollen, and usually livid red in color. Some of the species often attach themselves to the human body. The young are active and have at first but six legs..

Abstractively :: Abstractively (adv.) In a abstract manner; separately; in or by itself.

Refractiveness :: Refractiveness (n.) The quality or condition of being refractive.

Pulchritude :: Pulchritude (n.) Attractive moral excellence; moral beauty.

Charming :: Charming (a.) Pleasing the mind or senses in a high degree; delighting; fascinating; attractive.

Strook :: Strontium (n.) A radioactive isotope of strontium produced by certain nuclear reactions, and constituting one of the prominent harmful components of radioactive fallout from nuclear explosions; also called radiostrontium. It has a half-life of 28 years..

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