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n. a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram

n. (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity

n. a person who has radical ideas or opinions

n. an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule that has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule; "in the body free radicals are high-energy particles that ricochet wildly and damage cells"

base, root, radical, root word

n. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical

n. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

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radical

adj. of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root; "a radical verb form"

radical

adj. arising from or going to the root or source; "a radical flaw in the plan"

radical, basal

adj. especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem; "basal placentation"; "radical leaves"

extremist, radical, ultra

adj. (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative"

range, mountain range, range of mountains, chain, mountain chain, chain of mountains

n. a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"

class, stratum, social class, socio-economic class

n. people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"

distance

n. a distant region; "I could see it in the distance"

group, grouping

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

limit

n. as far as something can go

limit, demarcation, demarcation line

n. the boundary of a specific area

part, portion, component part, component, constituent

n. something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton"

party

n. a person involved in legal proceedings; "the party of the first part"

mutineer

n. someone who is openly rebellious and refuses to obey authorities (especially seamen or soldiers)

militant, activist

n. a militant reformer

fanatic, fiend

n. a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause); "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"--Winston Churchill

Zealot

n. a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans

partisan, partizan

n. a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries

foundation

n. the basis on which something is grounded; "there is little foundation for his objections"

base, radix

n. (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place; "10 is the radix of the decimal system"

complete

adj. having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting"

drastic

adj. forceful and extreme and rigorous; "drastic measures"

severe, terrible, wicked

adj. intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; "severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy's guns"; "a wicked cough"

revolutionary, radical

adj. markedly new or introducing radical change; "a revolutionary discovery"; "radical political views"

basal, base

adj. serving as or forming a base; "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats"

elementary

adj. of or pertaining to or characteristic of elementary school or elementary education; "the elementary grades"; "elementary teachers"

fundamental, rudimentary, underlying

adj. being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incomatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles"

too much, a bit much

adj. (informal) "a bit much"

exaggerated, overdone, overstated

adj. represented as greater than is true or reasonable; "an exaggerated opinion of oneself"

extraordinary, over-the-top, sinful

adj. far more than usual or expected; "an extraordinary desire for approval"; "it was an over-the-top experience"

exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious

adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"

extreme

adj. beyond a norm in views or actions; "an extreme conservative"; "an extreme liberal"; "extreme views on integration"; "extreme opinions"

gross, glaring

adj. far exceeding the normal: "a glaring error"; "gross inefficiency"

over

adj. (prefix) excessive: "over-abusive"; "overabusive"

cauline

adj. especially of leaves; growing on a stem especially on the upper part of a stem; "cauline leaves"

moderate

adj. being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart"

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