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Idle :: Idle (superl.) Not employed; unoccupied with business; inactive; doing nothing; as, idle workmen..

Retrospective :: Retrospective (a.) Having reference to what is past; affecting things past; retroactive; as, a retrospective law..

Water Shrew :: Water shrew () Any one of several species of shrews having fringed feet and capable of swimming actively. The two common European species (Crossopus fodiens, and C. ciliatus) are the best known. The most common American water shrew, or marsh shrew (Neosorex palustris), is rarely seen, owing to its nocturnal habits..

Triungulus :: Triungulus (n.) The active young larva of any oil beetle. It has feet armed with three claws, and is parasitic on bees. See Illust. of Oil beetle, under Oil..

Self-active :: Self-active (a.) Acting of one's self or of itself; acting without depending on other agents.

Active :: Active (a.) Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to passive. See Active voice, under Voice..

Inert :: Inert (a.) Destitute of the power of moving itself, or of active resistance to motion; as, matter is inert..

Archly :: Archly (adv.) In an arch manner; with attractive slyness or roguishness; slyly; waggishly.

Counteractive :: Counteractive (a.) Tending to counteract.

Psychagogic :: Psychagogic (a.) Attractive; persuasive.

Enterprising :: Enterprising (a.) Having a disposition for enterprise; characterized by enterprise; resolute, active or prompt to attempt; as, an enterprising man or firm..

Zouave :: Zouave (n.) One of an active and hardy body of soldiers in the French service, originally Arabs, but now composed of Frenchmen who wear the Arab dress..

Sluggish :: Sluggish (a.) Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man..

Active :: Active (a.) Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn..

Passive :: Passive (a.) Inactive; inert; not showing strong affinity; as, red phosphorus is comparatively passive..

Frigefactive :: Frigefactive (a.) Cooling.

Practive :: Practive (a.) Doing; active.

Force :: Force (n.) Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigor; might; often, an unusual degree of strength or energy; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect; especially, power to persuade, or convince, or impose obligation; pertinency; validity; special signification; as, the force of an appeal, an argument, a contract, or a term..

Antiputrefactive :: Antiputrefactive (a.) Alt. of Antiputrescen.

Potentiate :: Potentiate (v. t.) To render active or potent.

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