| APPENDENT | • APPENDENT n. an adjunct, an appendage, also APPENDANT. |
| ASCENDENT | • ascendent adj. Upward in direction or proclivity. • ascendent adj. In power; controlling. • ascendent n. A person from whom one is descended. |
| CONFIDENT | • confident adj. Very sure of something; positive. • confident adj. Self-assured, self-reliant, sure of oneself. • confident adj. (Obsolete, in negative sense) Forward, impudent. |
| CORRODENT | • corrodent adj. Corrosive. • corrodent n. Anything that corrodes. • CORRODENT n. a corrosive agent, also CORRODANT. |
| DEPENDENT | • dependent adj. Relying upon; depending upon. • dependent adj. (Statistics) Having a probability that is affected by the outcome of a separate event. • dependent adj. (Of Irish/Manx/Scottish (Gaelic) verb forms) Used after a particle (with one or two exceptions), such… |
| DIFFIDENT | • diffident adj. (Archaic) Lacking confidence in others; distrustful. • diffident adj. Lacking self-confidence; timid; modest. • DIFFIDENT adj. hesitant in acting or speaking. |
| DISSIDENT | • dissident adj. In a manner that disagrees; dissenting; discordant. • dissident n. A person who formally opposes the current political structure, the political group in power, the policies… • dissident n. (Christianity) One who disagrees or dissents; one who separates from the established religion. |
| IMPENDENT | • impendent adj. Impending; threatening. • IMPENDENT adj. impending; threatening. |
| IMPLODENT | • implodent n. (Phonetics) An implosive sound. • IMPLODENT n. an implosive sound. |
| IMPRUDENT | • imprudent adj. Not prudent; lacking prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not paying attention to the consequences… • IMPRUDENT adj. not prudent, rash. |
| OBTUNDENT | • obtundent n. A substance which sheathes a part, or blunts irritation, usually some bland, oily, or mucilaginous matter;… • obtundent n. Something which obtunds. • OBTUNDENT adj. having the property of dulling sensitivity. |
| OCCLUDENT | • occludent adj. Serving to occlude or close. • occludent n. Alternative form of occludant. • OCCLUDENT adj. causing or resulting in occlusion. |
| PRECEDENT | • precedent n. An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future. • precedent n. (Law) A decided case which is cited or used as an example to justify a judgment in a subsequent case. • precedent n. An established habit or custom. |
| PRESIDENT | • president n. The head of state of a republic. • president n. In presidential republics, the head of government and head of state. • president n. Primary leader of a corporation. Not to be confused with CEO, which is a related but separate position… |
| PROCIDENT | • procident adj. (Medicine) Displaced beyond the limits of a body cavity. • PROCIDENT adj. relating to procidence, prolapse. |
| PROVIDENT | • provident adj. Possessing, exercising, or demonstrating great care and consideration for the future. • provident adj. Showing care in the use of something (especially money or provisions), so as to avoid wasting it. • provident adj. Providing (for someone’s needs). |
| SPLENDENT | • splendent adj. Shining; glossy; lustrous. • splendent adj. Very conspicuous; illustrious. • splendent adj. (Archaic) splendid, marvellous, wonderful. |
| SUCCEDENT | • succedent adj. That succeeds; succeeding, following. • succedent n. (Logic) The formulas on the right-hand side of a sequent. • SUCCEDENT n. a person or thing that follows. |