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Motile

Having powers of self-motion, though unconscious; as, the motile spores of certain seaweeds.

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Mobile 84% connected

Capable of being moved; not fixed in place or condition; movable.

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Mobile 84% connected

Capable of being moved; not fixed in place or condition; movable.

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Beholder 76% connected

One who beholds; a spectator.

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Observer 76% connected

One who observes, or pays attention to, anything; especially, one engaged in, or trained to habits of, close and exact observation; as, an astronomic…

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Perceiver 76% connected

One who perceives (in any of the senses of the verb).

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Percipient 76% connected

Having the faculty of perception; perceiving; as, a percipient being.

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Motility 74% connected

Capability of motion; contractility.

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Motility 74% connected

Capability of motion; contractility.

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Abandon verb · 78% connection

Reflexively: To give (one's self) up without attempt at self-control; to yield (one's self) unrestrainedly; -- often in a bad sense.

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Aberration noun · 78% connection

A small periodical change of position in the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and th…

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Active adjective · 78% connection

Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to passive, that receives; a…

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Anima noun · 78% connection

(Jungian psychology) the inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious

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Animate verb · 78% connection

To give powers to, or to heighten the powers or effect of; as, to animate a lyre.

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Ascetic noun · 78% connection

In the early church, one who devoted himself to a solitary and contemplative life, characterized by devotion, extreme self-denial, and…

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Bacterium noun · 78% connection

A microscopic vegetable organism, belonging to the class Algae, usually in the form of a jointed rodlike filament, and found in putref…

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Boast verb · 78% connection

To vaunt one's self; to brag; to say or tell things which are intended to give others a high opinion of one's self or of things belong…

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Bond noun · 78% connection

A writing under seal, by which a person binds himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, to pay a certain sum on or before a f…

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Brute adjective · 78% connection

Not having sensation; senseless; inanimate; unconscious; without intelligence or volition; as, the brute earth; the brute powers of na…

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Charter noun · 78% connection

An act of a legislative body creating a municipal or other corporation and defining its powers and privileges. Also, an instrument in…

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Commission noun · 78% connection

A formal written warrant or authority, granting certain powers or privileges and authorizing or commanding the performance of certain…

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Confidence noun · 78% connection

The state of mind characterized by one's reliance on himself, or his circumstances; a feeling of self-sufficiency; such assurance as l…

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Crank noun · 78% connection

A bent portion of an axle, or shaft, or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft, by which motion is imparted to or received…

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Defence mechanism noun · 78% connection

(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

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Defence reaction noun · 78% connection

(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

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Diffidence noun · 78% connection

Distrust of one's self or one's own powers; lack of self-reliance; modesty; modest reserve; bashfulness.

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Diffident adjective · 78% connection

Wanting confidence in one's self; distrustful of one's own powers; not self-reliant; timid; modest; bashful; characterized by modest r…

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