These are the meanings of the letters CEVITAMIC when you unscramble them.
- Acetic (a.)
Of a pertaining to vinegar; producing vinegar; producing vinegar; as, acetic fermentation.
- Acetic (a.)
Pertaining to, containing, or derived from, acetyl, as acetic ether, acetic acid. The latter is the acid to which the sour taste of vinegar is due.
- Active (a.)
Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to passive. See Active voice, under Voice.
- Active (a.)
Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.
- Active (a.)
Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.
- Active (a.)
Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn.
- Active (a.)
Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; -- opposed to speculative or theoretical; as, an active rather than a speculative statesman.
- Active (a.)
Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy; -- opposed to dull, sluggish, indolent, or inert; as, an active man of business; active mind; active zeal.
- Active (a.)
Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to passive, that receives; as, certain active principles; the powers of the mind.
- Active (a.)
Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease; an active remedy.
- Active (a.)
In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; -- opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano.
- Active (a.)
Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble; as, an active child or animal.
- Active (a.)
Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active scenes.
- Viatic (a.)
Of or pertaining to a journey or traveling.
- Victim (n.)
A living being sacrificed to some deity, or in the performance of a religious rite; a creature immolated, or made an offering of.
- Victim (n.)
A person or living creature destroyed by, or suffering grievous injury from, another, from fortune or from accident; as, the victim of a defaulter; the victim of a railroad accident.
- Victim (n.)
A person or thing destroyed or sacrificed in the pursuit of an object, or in gratification of a passion; as, a victim to jealousy, lust, or ambition.
- Victim (n.)
Hence, one who is duped, or cheated; a dupe; a gull.