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REACTIONARY

relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction

The meaning of the word reactionary is relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction.

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implyto express indirectly
obsoleteno longer in use or no longer useful
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centrifugea machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
representationalone that represents: such as
nonsensewords or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas
earnto receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered
capsizeto cause to overturn
forwardnear, being at, or belonging to the forepart