| Main Entry: |
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| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
very involved in activity |
| Synonyms: |
aggressive,
agile,
alert,
alive,
animated,
assiduous,
bold,
brisk, bustling,
busy, chipper,
daring,
dashing,
determined,
dexterous,
diligent,
dynamic,
eager,
energetic,
engaged, enlivened,
enterprising,
enthusiastic, eventful, fireball,
forceful, forcible,
fresh,
frisky, hard-working, high-spirited, hyper,
industrious,
intense,
inventive, jumping,
keen,
lively,
nimble, on the move,
perky,
persevering,
purposeful,
pushing,
quick,
rapid,
ready,
resolute,
sharp,
sprightly,
spry,
whiz*,
zealous
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| Notes: |
active knowledge is the knowledge of a language which a user actively employs in speech or writing, as opposed to passive knowledge, which is what a person understands in what he/she hears or reads |
| Antonyms: |
disinterested, idle, indifferent, lazy, quiescent, quiet
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