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Active :: Active (a.) Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.

Carabid :: Carabid (n.) One of the Carabidae, a family of active insectivorous beetles..

Wrest :: Wrest (n.) Active or moving power.

Springal :: Springall (a.) An active, springly young man..

Light :: Light (superl.) Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift..

Idle :: Idle (superl.) Not called into active service; not turned to appropriate use; unemployed; as, idle hours..

Mistura :: Mistura (n.) Sometimes, a liquid medicine containing very active substances, and which can only be administered by drops..

Swanlike :: Swanky (n.) An active and clever young fellow.

Deliverly :: Deliverly (adv.) Actively; quickly; nimbly.

Cantharidin :: Cantharidin (n.) The active principle of the cantharis, or Spanish fly, a volatile, acrid, bitter solid, crystallizing in four-sided prisms..

Subtractive :: Subtractive (a.) Tending, or having power, to subtract..

Retired :: Retired (a.) Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician..

Refractive :: Refractive (a.) Serving or having power to refract, or turn from a direct course; pertaining to refraction; as, refractive surfaces; refractive powers..

Serviceable :: Serviceable (a.) Prepared for rendering service; capable of, or fit for, the performance of duty; hence, active; diligent..

Animosity :: Animosity (v. t.) Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.

Colocynthin :: Colocynthin (n.) The active medicinal principle of colocynth; a bitter, yellow, crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside..

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

Alliciency :: Alliciency (n.) Attractive power; attractiveness.

Leptiform :: Leptiform (a.) Having a form somewhat like leptus; -- said of active insect larvae having three pairs of legs. See Larva.

Fall :: Fall (v. t.) To cease to be active or strong; to die away; to lose strength; to subside; to become less intense; as, the wind falls..

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