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unfeasible
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not capable of being carried out or put into practice; "refloating the sunken ship proved impracticable because of its fragility"; "a suggested reform that was unfeasible in the prevailing circumstances"
syn: unworkable, impracticable |
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fortuitous
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Happening by a fortunate accident or chance.
Lucky or fortunate. |
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innate
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Possessed at birth; inborn.
Possessed as an essential characteristic; inherent. Of or produced by the mind rather than learned through experience: an innate knowledge of right and wrong. |
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fecund
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Capable of producing offspring or vegetation; fruitful; prolific.
Intellectually productive or inventive. |
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belligerent
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Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive.
Of, pertaining to, or engaged in warfare. |
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placid
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Undisturbed by tumult or disorder; calm or quiet.
Satisfied; complacent. |
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perennial
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Lasting or active through the year or through many years.
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delineate
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To draw or trace the outline of; sketch out.
To represent pictorially; depict. To depict in words or gestures; describe. |
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fickle
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Characterized by erratic changeableness or instability, especially with regard to affections or attachments; capricious.
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adjourn
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v. tr.
To suspend until a later stated time. v. intr. To suspend proceedings to another time or place. To move from one place to another: After the meal we adjourned to the living room. |
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glut
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To fill beyond capacity, especially with food; satiate.
To flood (a market) with an excess of goods so that supply exceeds demand. |
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sequester
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To cause to withdraw into seclusion.
To remove or set apart; segregate. |
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reckoning
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To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate.
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