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n. Syn. acquirement; attainment
act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something


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v. Syn. encourage; stimulate
make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive


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n.
a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government


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n. Syn. schedule; calendar
items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered


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v.
be broadcast on television or radio


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a. Syn. solitary; by oneself
solitary; by oneself


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n.
successive change from one thing or state to another and back again


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n. Syn. wonder; surprise
wonder; state of extreme surprise or wonder; astonishment


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n. Syn. study; investigation
study; investigation; process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts


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n. Syn. episode; story
short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography


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