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[                                                    rad·i·cal/ˈradək(ə)l/adjective:
radical
1.  m-           (especially of change or action)
                               relating
  to affect the fundamental
          nature of something;                                 far-reaching or thorough [      
                               ] "a radical overhaul          of the existing framework"
             synonyms:    [          ]                            thorough-going, thorough,
              complete, total, comprehensive,
exhaustive, sweeping, far-reaching,
            wide-ranging, extensive, across the board,
nnnnnnn        profound, major, stringent, rigorous
                   "radical reform"
      antonyms: [ ] superficial, authentic;
           forming an inherent or fundamental
                                         part of the nature
                    of someone or something;
                               "the assumption of radical differences
                        n              between the mental attributes of
     literate & non-literate peoples"
                          synonyms: [          ]
            fundamental, basic,
essential,                             quintessential;
                              structural, deep-seated,
                 intrinsic, organic, constitutive;
            "radical differences                           between the two theories"
                   antonyms:                            minor
(of surgery or medical treatment) thorough;
           intended to be completely curative;
characterized by departure from tradition;
                           innovative or progressive;
"a radical approach to electoral reform;"
        2. advocating or based on thorough
                                                             complete political & social change;
                                                          repres­enting or  supporting an extreme
                                    or progressive                   faction of a political party;
             "a radical American activist"
synonyms: [             ] revolutionary, progressive,
             reformist, revisionist
, progressivist; extreme, extremist, fanatical,
                         militant, diehard, hard-core
"a radical political movement"
                                antonyms: reactionary, moderate, conservative
3. relating to the root        of something                        in particular
MATHEMATICS:                      of the root of a number or quantity.
                                       n      denoting or relating to the roots of a word;
MUSIC:                                                  bel­onging to the root of a chord.
BOTANY     of, or springing direct from,
               the root or stem base of a plant.
4.                           NORTH AMERICAN                       informal:
                                very good; excellent.
"Okay, then. Seven o'clock. Radical!"               noun: radical; plural noun:
                                               radicals
1. [              ] a person who advocates thorough
                     or complete political or social reform            [revolution];
                    a member of a political party
        or part of a party pursuing such aims.
       synonyms: revolutionary, progressive,
        reformer, revisionist; militant, zealot,
        extremist, fanatic, die-hard; informal:                            ultra
"the arrested man was a radical"
antonyms: reactionary, moderate, conservative
2.  (                        )      CHEMISTRY: (          ) a group of atoms
                               behaving as a unit
                              in a number of compounds.
                              3.[                   ]  ne plus ul·tra
      ˌnē ˌpləs ˈəltrə,ˌnā ˌpləs ˈəltrə,ˌnā ˌplo͝os ˈo͝oltrə/noun: ne plus ultra
    the perfect or most extreme example of its kind;
                                          the ultimate;
"he became the ne plus ultra of bebop trombonists"
synonyms: last word, ultimate,
               perfect example, height, acme, zenith, epitome, quintessence
"the ne plus ultra of jazz pianists"
Origin: [             ]  Latin, literally ‘not further beyond,’
                           inscription on the Pillars of Hercules
                    prohibiting passage by ships.  the root or base
                forming  a
                     word;
any of the basic set of                                     214 Chinese characters
constituting semantically            
                                        or functionally significant elements in the
    composition
of other characters and used as a means of classifying characters in dictionaries.
4.         MATHEMATICS: [             ] quantity forming
                               or expressed as the root of another;
a radical sign.                         Origin: late Middle English (in the senses
‘forming the root’;                 ‘inherent’):
from late Latin radicalis,       from Latin
radix, radic- ‘root.’con·serv·a·tive/kənˈsərvədiv/adjective:
                 conservative
1. [           ] holding to traditional          attitudes and values    
                  and cautious about change or innovation, typically
                                               in relation to politics or religion;
synonyms: [           ] traditionalist, traditional, conventional,
orthodox, old-fashioned, dyed-in-the-wool,
hidebound,   unadventurous, set in one's ways;
moderate, middle-of-the-road, buttoned-down;
informal:  stick-in-the-mud,                     stick-up-ur-***; con·serve
verb: conserve; 3rd person present: conserves;
past tense: conserved; past participle:
                          conserved; gerund or present participle: conserving
kənˈsərv/ 1. (                   ) protect         (something,           especially
environmentally
or culturally,                            important
place or thing) from harm or destruction;
                 "raising funds to help
                               conserve endangered Meadowlands"
prevent the wasteful or harmful overuse of (a resource).
"industry should conserve more water"
synonyms: preserve, protect, save,
safeguard, keep, look after; sustain, prolong,
              perpetuate; store, reserve, husband
"fossil fuel should be conserved"
antonyms: {       } squander
PHYSICS: maintain (a quantity such as energy or mass)
               at a constant overall total.
BIOCHEMISTRY:           retain (a particular amino acid,
nucleotide, or sequence of these) unchanged in different
                                                protein or DNA molecules.
                       preserve (food, typically fruit) with sugar;
noun: conserve; plural noun: conserves
ˈkänˌsərv,kənˈsərv/(1.                      )
               a sweet food made by preserving fruit with sugar; jam.
synonyms: jam, preserve, jelly, marmalade
"cherry conserve"
Origin: Late Middle English: from Old French conserver
(verb), conserve (noun), from Latin conservare
‘to preserve,’ from con- ‘together’ + servare ‘to keep.’
                                      "our more conservative neighbors may object
     to the modern architecture being proposed"
antonyms;                                       radical
(of dress or taste) sober and conventional;
                                  "a conservative suit"
synonyms: [         ] conventional, sober, modest,
           plain, unobtrusive, restrained, subtle,
           low-key, demure;
                                informal:                       ­    square, straight;
                                 "he wore a conservative blue suit"
antonyms: [                ] ostentatious
(of an estimate) purposely low for the sake of caution.
"the film was cheap—$30,000,000
             is a conservative estimate"
synonyms: low, cautious,                    understated, moderate, reasonable
"a conservative estimate"
(of surgery or medical treatment)                         intended to control
rather than eliminate a condition,                        with existing tissue
preserved as far as possible;
                                relating to the Conservative Party
                                 of Great Britain or a similar right-wing    party
                                 in any           country;
                             adjective: Conservative
[synonyms: right-wing, reactionary, traditionalist];
                                    Republican; Tory; informal:                       [redneck]
                       "the conservative wing of the party"
antonyms:           socialist                        noun:­ conservative; plural noun:
               conservatives
1.              person who is averse to change and holds
                              to traditional values and attitudes,
    typically in relation to politics.
synonyms: [               ] right-winger, reactionary,
                      rightist, die-hard Republican; Tory
"liberals and conservatives                    have never
       found common ground"
                    supporter or member                   of the
                   Conservative Party of
Great Britain or a similar party in another country.
no un: Conservative; plural noun: Conservatives
                      Origin: late Middle English (in the sense
                                                 of ‘aiming to preserve’):
from late Latin conservativus;
                    from conservat- ‘conserved,’ from the verb conservare
(conserve).  Current senses date from the mid 19th century onward;
              old-fash·ioned/      /ˌōldˈfaSHənd/adjective: old-fashioned
1. according to styles or types no longer current
                                or common;                                      not modern.
"an old-fashioned kitchen range"
    (of a person or their views)
                      favoring tradition;
                      unusually restrictive lifestyles,                        
                       ideas, or customs;
                     "she's stuffy and old-fashioned"
        synonyms: out of date, outdated, dated,
     out of fashion, outmoded, unfashionable,
                            passé, démodé, frumpy;
                                                        outworn,­ old, old-time, behind the times,
                                                     archaic, obsolescent, down-level, obsolete,
ancient, antiquated,               superannuated, defunct;
medieval, prehistoric,           antediluvian, old-fogey,                             conservative,                                 backward-looking,
quaint, anachronistic,                    fusty, moth-eaten,
          
old-world, olde-worlde; informal:           old hat, square, not with it;
                          horse-and-buggy, clunky, mossy
"an old-fashioned hairstyle"
antonyms:                                   modern, fashionable;
noun            |                                   NORTH AMERICAN:
noun: old-fashioned
1.                 cocktail consisting chiefly of whiskey,
                                              bitters, water & sugar; |
mod·ern/       /ˈmädərn/adjective: modern
1.    relating to the present or recent times
as opposed to the remote past.
                            "the pace of modern life"
synonyms: present-day, contemporary,
present, current, twenty-first-century,
           latter-day, modern-day, recent
                       "modern times"
                        antonyms: the past
characterized by or using the most
                             up-to-date techniques,              ideas,           or equipment.
"they do not have modern weapons"
synonyms: fashionable,
              in fashion,       in style, a·vant-garde
ˌaväntˈɡärd/noun
noun:avant-garde
1.                    new and unusual or experimental ideas,
                       especially in the arts,              
  or the people introducing them:
"works by artists & poets       of the
                [most especially those by                     Mayakovsky & Rodchenko]
    Russian avant-garde"             adjective: avant-garde
1. favoring                    or introducing experimental
                                                        or unusual ideas;
"a controversial,                     avant-garde composer"
                                 synonyms: innovative, original,
                         experimental,                       l      eft-fielded, inventive,
                     ahead of the times,
                   cutting/leading/bleeding edge,
                            new, ultramodern,                    innovatory, advanced,
    forward-looking,
    state-of-the-art, trend-setting,
                      pioneering, progressive,
                      Bohemian, groundbreaking,
                      trailblazing, revolutionary; unfamiliar, unorthodox, unconventional;
                         informal: offbeat, way-out
"this year's avant-garde fashion statement"
antonyms: conservative
Origin: late Middle English (denoting the vanguard
    of an army):                 from French,                          literally ‘vanguard.’
Current senses date from the early 20th century.
   in vogue, up to date, all the rage,                   trend-setting,
         stylish, voguish,                      modish, chic, à la mode;
the latest, new, newest,
                                             newfangled, modernistic,
                                             advanced; informal:
                                trendy, cool, in, with it, now,
              hip, phat, happening,
             kicky,                          tony, fly, styling/stylin'
                          "her clothes are very modern";
             [antonyms: out of date, old-fashioned
denoting the form of a language
that is currently used,
as opposed to any
                                           earlier form];
                                      "modern German"
             denoting                                                 a current or recent style
                   or trend in art, architecture,
                  or other cultural activity marked
                  by a significant departure from
                      traditional styles and values;
           "Matisse's contribution to modern art"
                                   noun: modern;                     plural noun: moderns
1.             person who advocates or practices
a departure from traditional styles or values;
                              Origin: late
   Middle English:               from late Latin
modernus, from Latin modo ‘just now.’
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