Radical - English meaning

adjective

Not qualified or diminished in any way; total.

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Absolute secrecy

noun

A value or principle which is regarded as universally valid or which may be viewed without relation to other things.

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Good and evil are presented as absolutes

adjective

Very great or to the largest degree possible

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A man of absolute integrity/discretion, i have absolute faith in her judgment., there was no absolu…

adjective

Opposed to or directed against capitalism (= an economic and political system in which property, business, and industry are controlled by private owners rather than by the state, with the purpose of making a profit)

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Police detained hundreds of anti-capitalist protesters who tried to block the streets., he is staun…

noun

Written abbreviation for bill of lading

noun

A member of the majority faction of the russian social democratic party, which seized power in the october revolution of 1917.

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When the bolsheviks seized power in 1917, few observers outside russia expected the new regime to s…

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Relating to or characteristic of bolsheviks or bolshevism.

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The bolshevik revolution

noun

A member of the political party introduced by lenin in russia in 1917

adjective

Having all the necessary or appropriate parts.

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A complete list of courses offered by the university

verb

Finish making or doing.

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He completed his phd in 1993

verb

Having all necessary qualities

adjective

Including or dealing with all or nearly all elements or aspects of something.

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A comprehensive list of sources

noun

A comprehensive school.

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He trained as an accountant after leaving the local comprehensive

adjective

Including everything that is necessary; complete

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They put forward comprehensive legislation to revise the rules for financing political campaigns.

noun

A person who strongly opposes change or who continues to support something in spite of opposition.

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A diehard yankees fan

adjective

Unwilling to change or give up your ideas or ways of behaving, even when there are good reasons to do so

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A diehard conservative

noun

Someone who is unwilling to change or give up their ideas or ways of behaving, even when there are good reasons to do so

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A diehard conservative/fan

adjective

Likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect; radical and extreme.

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A drastic reduction of staffing levels

adjective

(of a change) severe and sudden; extreme

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In the desert there’s a drastic change in temperature from day to night., our lives changed drastic…

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Severe and sudden, or having very noticeable effects

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He is not under pressure from his own electorate to do anything drastic., a drastic decline/drop/re…

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With no part left out; whole.

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My plans are to travel the entire world

noun

An uncastrated male horse.

adjective

Whole or complete, with nothing lacking, or continuous, without interruption

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He read the entire book on the flight to buenos aires., her entire family gathered for their annual…

adjective

Including or considering all elements or aspects; fully comprehensive.

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The guide outlines every bus route in exhaustive detail

adjective

Detailed and complete

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An exhaustive study of the tax law

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Complete and including everything

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An exhaustive study/report

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Covering or affecting a large area.

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An extensive garden

adjective

Covering a large area; having a great range

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Extensive grounds a school with extensive grounds, extensive repairs extensive repairs to the motor…

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Reaching a high or the highest degree; very great.

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Extreme cold

noun

Either of two abstract things that are as different from each other as possible.

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We represented opposite extremes of college society—he a member of the old guard, i one of the radi…

adjective

Very large in amount or degree

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Extreme pain/stupidity/wealth

noun

A person who holds extreme political or religious views, especially one who advocates illegal, violent, or other extreme action.

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Political extremists

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Someone who has an opinion or ideas that seem unreasonable to most people

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Political extremism

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Someone who has beliefs that most people think are unreasonable and unacceptable

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A group of extremists (= people with extreme opinions)

noun

A person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal, especially for an extreme religious or political cause.

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Religious fanatics

adjective

Filled with or expressing excessive zeal.

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His eyes had a fanatic iciness

noun

A person whose strong admiration for something is extreme and unreasonable

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A fitness/exercise fanatic, her devotion to her pets was fanatical.

adjective

Filled with excessive and single-minded zeal.

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Fanatical revolutionaries

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Extremely interested in something, to a degree that some people find unreasonable

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His dedication to fitness was almost fanatical., fanatical about gary's fanatical about football., …

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Holding extreme beliefs that may lead to unreasonable or violent behaviour

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A fanatical group that has threatened to assassinate doctors

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Likely to influence many people or things

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The effects of the riots will be far-reaching.

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Involved with or supporting political ideas on the left

noun

A person who supports the political left

noun

A person with left-wing political views.

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These values are shared by many leftists

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Having or relating to left-wing political views.

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Leftist rebels

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A supporter of the political left

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Rightists revered him; leftists reviled him., in her view, he was significantly more of a leftist t…

adjective

Important, serious, or significant.

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The use of drugs is a major problem

noun

A rank of officer in the army and the us air force, above captain and below lieutenant colonel.

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One e-mail avowed that too many majors and lieutenant colonels flounder in their first joint assign…

verb

Short for major suit.

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South was anxious to mention his four-card major and bid one spade

adjective

Favouring confrontational or violent methods in support of a political or social cause.

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The army are in conflict with militant groups

noun

A militant person.

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Militants became increasingly impatient of parliamentary manoeuvres

adjective

Active, determined, and often willing to use force

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A militant group/leader, security forces made it impossible for militants to carry out their threats.

adjective

(of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense.

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Profound feelings of disquiet

noun

The deepest part of something, especially the ocean.

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Nor billowy surge disturbs the vast profound

adjective

Felt or experienced strongly; extreme

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The speech had a profound influence on her., you’re touching on a very profound question.

adjective

Happening or developing gradually or in stages.

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A progressive decline in popularity

noun

An advocate of social reform.

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People tend to present themselves either as progressives or traditionalists on this issue

Favoring or promoting modern or innovative ideas

adjective

Of a colour at the end of the spectrum next to orange and opposite violet, as of blood, fire, or rubies.

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Her red lips

noun

Red colour or pigment.

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Their work is marked in red by the teacher

prefix

Variant spelling of re- before a vowel (as in redolent ).

noun

A person who makes changes to something in order to improve it.

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A radical social reformer

noun

A person who works for political, social, or religious change

noun

Someone who plans or supports changes to a system, law, organization, etc. in order to make it more modern or effective

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Political/economic reformer he is known worldwide as an economic reformer who forged a landmark fre…

verb

Make changes in (something, especially an institution or practice) in order to improve it.

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The bill will reform the tax system

noun

The action or process of reforming an institution or practice.

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The reform of the divorce laws

verb

Present participle of reform

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Who will reform our unfair electoral system?, for years i was an alcoholic, but i reformed when the…

adjective

Supporting or advancing gradual reform rather than abolition or revolution.

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The reformist policies of the government

noun

A person who advocates gradual reform rather than abolition or revolution.

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Ireland's environmental reformists, the green party, have played a shameful role during the campaign.

adjective

Trying to improve a system or law by changing it

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A reformist, rather than a revolutionary approach to progress, a reformist politician

noun

A supporter of a policy of revision or modification.

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The revisionists who sought to replace it were long denied

adjective

Advocating a policy of revision or modification.

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In the first phase of progressive reform, the revisionist agenda focused on populist political and …

noun

Someone who examines and tries to change existing beliefs about how events happened or what their importance or meaning is

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Revisionists within the communist party, revisionist historians, revisionist biographies of soviet …

adjective

Involving or causing a complete or dramatic change.

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A revolutionary new drug

noun

A person who advocates or engages in political revolution.

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They would act like any revolutionary vanguard, as lenin or indeed the french revolutionaries had i…

adjective

Demanding or characterized by careful consideration or application.

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Marriage is a serious matter

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Not joking; not intended to amuse

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You can never tell when he’s serious., that’s an interesting job offer – i’d give it serious consid…

adjective

(of something bad or undesirable) very great; intense.

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A severe shortage of technicians

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Causing great pain, difficulty, damage, etc.; very serious

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A severe earthquake, the family faced severe challenges when he lost his job., severe criticism

noun

A person who advocates or practises socialism.

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She was a lifelong socialist

adjective

Adhering to or based on the principles of socialism.

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The history of socialist movement

adjective

Extending or performed in a long, continuous curve.

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Sweeping, desolate moorlands

noun

Dirt or refuse collected by sweeping.

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The sweepings from the house

verb

Clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter.

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I've swept the floor

adjective

An insulting way to describe someone as crazy or as having very extreme ideas

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The press has characterized him as a swivel-eyed fanatic.

adjective

Complete with regard to every detail; not superficial or partial.

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Planners need a thorough understanding of the subject

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With nothing left out or omitted; complete

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The district attorney’s office conducted a thorough investigation., the doctor gave him a thorough …

adjective

Involving or attending to every detail or aspect of something.

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A thoroughgoing reform of the whole economy

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Complete, detailed, careful

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A thoroughgoing reform of the economy

adjective

Comprising the whole number or amount.

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A total cost of £4,000

noun

The whole number or amount of something.

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He scored a total of thirty-three points

verb

Amount in number to.

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They were left with debts totalling £6,260

noun

An extremist.

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Ultras in the animal rights movement

prefix

To an extreme degree; very.

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Ultramicroscopic

prefix

Extreme or extremely

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Ultraconservative, ultramodern

adjective

Having or relating to opinions that are on the extreme political left

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The organization draws its members from both the ultra-left and ultra-right wings of politics., the…

adjective

Complete; absolute.

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Charlotte stared at her in utter amazement

verb

Make (a sound) with one's voice.

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He uttered an exasperated snort

adjective

Complete or extreme

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What an utter fool i was!, she felt isolated and utterly alone., she sat through the entire meeting…

adjective

Covering many subjects

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A wide-ranging discussion

noun

A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals.

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He says there have always been religious zealots, but modern technology has given them a lethal cap…

noun

A person who has very strong opinions about something, and tries to make other people have them too

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A religious zealot