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n. Syn. capacity; skill
capacity; skill


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a. Syn. burning; radiant; bright
burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color


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v. Syn. cancel; annul
cancel; put an end to; destroy completely


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n.
a reformer who favors abolishing slavery


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v.
be full of; be plentiful


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a. Syn. sudden; unforeseen
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another


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v. Syn. monopolize; receive
assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention


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v. Syn. adjoin
border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent


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n.
a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation


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n. Syn. approach
approach; entry; entrance


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n.
attribute of being easy to meet or deal with


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n. Syn. adjunct; appendage
additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item


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v. Syn. applaud
applaud; announce with great approval


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n.
act of accompanying someone or something


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a. Syn. attendant; concomitant
attendant; concomitant


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n. Syn. achievement; fulfillment
achievement; fulfillment


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n.
a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player


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n. Syn. report; description
narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event


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v. Syn. authorize; commission
authorize; commission; give credit for


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v. Syn. blame; condemn
blame; condemn


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


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n. Syn. abbreviation
abbreviation


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v.
cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to


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a.
causing or characterized by addiction


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n. Syn. addition; supplement
addition; supplement


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a. Syn. adjoining; neighboring
adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near


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v. Syn. attach
be next to; be contiguous to; border on


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v. Syn. adapt; regulate
adapt; regulate


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n. Syn. clay; brick
clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick


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n.
a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;


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v. Syn. accept
accept; take on; raise; take into one's family


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n.
act of accepting with approval


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n. Syn. arrival
coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important


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v. Syn. associate; incorporate
associate; incorporate


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v. Syn. assert; confirm
assert; confirm


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n. Syn. calamity; distress; misfortune; pain
cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress


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a.
able to pay for


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n. Syn. anxiety; disturbance
anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance


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v.
be broadcast on television or radio


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a. Syn. aloft
aloft; flying; in the air


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n. Syn. arrangement; association; alliance
arrangement; association; alliance


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v. Syn. assign
assign; distribute according to plan


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v. Syn. combine; mix
combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate


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n. Syn. confederate; partner; collaborator
confederate; partner; collaborator


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a. Syn. apart; distant
apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote


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v. Syn. stun; astonish; shock
astonish; affect with wonder


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a. Syn. awesome; astounding; surprising
awesome; astounding; surprising


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n. Syn. aspiration
aspiration


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a. Syn. aspiring; enterprising
aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement


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v. Syn. correct; improve
change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors


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n. Syn. correction; revision
correction; revision


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n.
addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail


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v. Syn. intensify; increase
broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase


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a. Syn. comparable
comparable; similar or alike


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v. Syn. diagnose; examine; analyze
diagnose; examine


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n. Syn. dissection
detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals


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a.
inherited or inheritable by established rules


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v. Syn. attach
append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit


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v. Syn. destroy
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence


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a. Syn. bothersome; troublesome; irritating
bothersome; troublesome; irritating


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v.
be earlier in time; go back further


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n. Syn. collection
book of literary selections by various authors


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a. Syn. antibacterial
of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections


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v. Syn. expect; predict
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict


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n. Syn. relic; curio
any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion


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v.
beg pardon


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n. Syn. attraction; charm
attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge


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a. Syn. attractive; charming
attractive; charming


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n. Syn. desire
instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink


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v. Syn. clap; acclaim
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands


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n. Syn. candidate
candidate


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n. Syn. diligence
close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance


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v. Syn. designate; nominate
designate; nominate


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n. Syn. assessment; evaluation
assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth


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a. Syn. considerable; perceptible
considerable; perceptible


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v. Syn. admire; value
be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of


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n. Syn. access; method
access; method


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v. Syn. acquire; allocate
acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use


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v. Syn. approach
approach; come near


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ad. Syn. about; roughly
about; roughly


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a. Syn. watery
consisting of, relating to, or being in water


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n.
continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape


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a. Syn. hard; strenuous
demanding great effort or labor; difficult


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n. Syn. arsenal
arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured


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n. Syn. composition; order
composition; order


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v. Syn. climb; mount
climb; mount


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a. Syn. climbing; rising
climbing; rising


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v.
deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate


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n. Syn. ambition; longing
ambition; longing


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a. Syn. ambitious; enthusiastic
ambitious; enthusiastic


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n. Syn. attack; onslaught
attack; onslaught


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n.
a group of persons together in one place


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v. Syn. declare
declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly


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v. Syn. estimate; judge
estimate value; judge worth of something


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n. Syn. evaluation; judgment
act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable


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n.
activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose


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ad. Syn. certainly; undoubtedly
certainly; undoubtedly


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a.
amazed; surprised


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v. Syn. surprise; shock
affect with wonder; surprise; shock


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n.
a physicist who studies astronomy


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n.
branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole


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n. Syn. air
air


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n.
a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element


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n. Syn. preference; affection
a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory


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v. Syn. gain
achieve or accomplish; gain


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v.
be present at; go to; take care of; tend


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n.
act of being present


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n. Syn. aide; servant
aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting


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n. Syn. concentration; care
act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought


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n. Syn. clothing; dress
clothing; dress


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n. Syn. affinity; appeal
appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts


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a. Syn. appealing; pleasing; inviting; intriguing; tempting
appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting


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n.
area of theater or concert hall where audience sits


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n.
biography or story written by yourself


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a. Syn. free
convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible


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n. Syn. sideline; hobby
activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment


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a. Syn. clumsy; inept
difficult to handle or manage


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n. Syn. background; setting
background; setting


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n. Syn. equilibrium; symmetry; stability
being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability


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n.
a sort of theatrical representation by dancers


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n.
conductor of a band


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n.
a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success


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v.
cause to become financially ruin; ruin


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n. Syn. caf‚
a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick


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n.
a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors


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n.
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals


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a. Syn. embellished; elaborate
complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape


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a. Syn. desolate
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking


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n. Syn. cellar
cellar; storage room


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n.
bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids


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a.
covered with beads of liquid


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n. Syn. conduct; manner
conduct; manner


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v. Syn. harass
besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops


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v. Syn. contradict
contradict; give a false impression


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n.
a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely


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n. Syn. welfare; gain
advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain


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v. Syn. reveal
be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly


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a. Syn. cameral
composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches


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n.
an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life


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n.
any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns


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v. Syn. condemn; rebuke
condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure


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n. Syn. flame
brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame


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a. Syn. cold; cheerless
cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable


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n. Syn. combination; mixture
combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture


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v.
blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate


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a.
direct and outspoken but good-natured


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v.
become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame


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n. Syn. lumber; plank
a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose


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a. Syn. brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
brave; daring; intrepid; impudent


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n. Syn. boom
boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money


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n. Syn. bonanza; prosperity
bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish


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n. Syn. blessing; benefit
blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request


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a. Syn. infinite; vast
being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast


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n. Syn. bunch
small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present


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n. Syn. violation; infringement
breaking of contract or duty


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n.
air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration


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n. Syn. cleverness; magnificence
cleverness; magnificence


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ad. Syn. brightly; radiantly
brightly; radiantly


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n. Syn. brink; edge
brink; edge


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n.
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements


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n. Syn. creek; stream
creek; stream


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n. Syn. clump; cluster; gathering
clump; cluster; gathering


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n.
confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration


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n.
a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound


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n.
channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture; conductor having low resistance in parallel


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n.
a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;


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v. Syn. compute; determine; estimate
compute; determine; estimate


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n. Syn. adjustment; measurement
adjustment; measurement


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n.
act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement


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n. Syn. covering; umbrella
covering; umbrella


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n.
narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge


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a. Syn. chief
chief; serving as an essential component


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v. Syn. cut; sculpt
cut; sculpt


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n.
cutting away parts to create a desired shape


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n.
container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video


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v.
assign the roles of; choose at random


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n.
choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie


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n. Syn. enzyme; stimulus
agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged


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n. Syn. calamity; disaster
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune


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a. Syn. contagious; charming; attractive
act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring


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v. Syn. classify; sort
classify; sort


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n.
a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth


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n. Syn. church; temple
church; temple


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n. Syn. care
care; being attentive to possible danger


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a. Syn. conservative; careful
conservative; careful


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n. Syn. cave
cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave


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n.
a widely known person


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n.
any small compartment


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n. Syn. embarrassment; disappointment
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment


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n. Syn. cell; compartment; room
cell; compartment; room


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n.
a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color


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a. Syn. benevolent; kind; humane
benevolent; kind; humane


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n.
counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room


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n.
a professional cook


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a. Syn. cool
cool; freeze


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a. Syn. cold
cold


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n.
courtesy towards women


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n.
band or organized company of singers, especially in church service


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v. Syn. asphyxiate; suffocate
breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply


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v. Syn. cut; hew
hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax


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n.
combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together


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n.
a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee


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n.
art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances


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n.
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group


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n.
a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere


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a.
arranged in order of time of occurrence


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n.
beverage made from juice pressed from apples


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n.
act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship


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n. Syn. culture
culture


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n.
demand for something as rightful or due


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v. Syn. tranquilize; soothe
be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang


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v. Syn. applaud; slap
applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another


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n.
assigning to a class or category


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v.
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories


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n.
clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service


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n.
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church


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v.
cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:


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v. Syn. congest; jam
congest; jam


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a. Syn. awkward; inept
awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude


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n.
device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation


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v. Syn. combine; fuse; mix
combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite


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v. Syn. classify
arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize


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a. Syn. adhesive; cohesive
adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner


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a.
cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated


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n. Syn. ring; roll
a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes


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n.
coins collectively


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a.
concerning; simultaneous


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v.
breakdown; failure


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a. Syn. common
common; assembled into or viewed as a whole


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v.
bump; hit; conflict


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n. Syn. crash; impact
crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals


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n.
colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech


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n.
a commissioned military officer


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n. Syn. blend; union
blend; union


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v. Syn. blend; fuse; merge
blend; fuse; merge


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a. Syn. flammable; burnable; inflammable
capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited


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n.
act of burning something


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n.
an object that goes around the sun


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a.
arousing or provoking laughter


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n. Syn. chief; leader
chief; leader


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n.
written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material


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n.
a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day


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a. Syn. dedicated; devoted
dedicated; devoted


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n.
activity of communicating; activity of conveying information


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a. Syn. compressed; condensed; concise
closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something


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n.
an increase in the density of something


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n. Syn. associate; partner
associate; partner


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v. Syn. vie; contest; fight
contest; fight


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a. Syn. capable; adept
capable; adept


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n.
an aggressive willingness to compete


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n. Syn. arrogance; satisfaction
arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself


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v. Syn. complete; consummate
complete; consummate; make perfect


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a. Syn. intricate; compound
complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures


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n. Syn. complication
complication


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a. Syn. intricate; circuitous
difficult to analyze or understand


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n. Syn. complexity; intricacy
complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease


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v. Syn. combine; constitute
combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase


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v. Syn. squeeze; contract
close; squeeze or press together; contract


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a. Syn. compact
compact


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n.
applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required


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v.
adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of


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n. Syn. calculation
calculation


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v. Syn. admit; yield
admit; yield; give up physical control of another


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v. Syn. design; consider
form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way


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n. Syn. thought; idea
beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving


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a.
being or characterized by concepts or their formation


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n.
composition for orchestra and a soloist


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a. Syn. succinct; terse
brief and compact; expressing much in few words


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n. Syn. brevity
brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking


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a. Syn. definitive; decisive; final
definitive; decisive; final


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v. Syn. blame; denounce
blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of


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n. Syn. blame
blame


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n. Syn. compression
compression


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v.
change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate


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v. Syn. accompany; direct
direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide


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n.
a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance


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n.
a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point


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n. Syn. alliance
alliance


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n. Syn. ally; collaborator
ally; form a group or unite


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v.
bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over


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v. Syn. acknowledge; admit
acknowledge; admit


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a. Syn. assured
assured; having or marked by assurance


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n.
arrangement of parts or elements; outline


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n.
additional proof that something that was believed


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n. Syn. conflux; throng
act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet


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v.
comply with; follow; fit; meet


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n.
behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards


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v.
be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with


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a. Syn. compatible
compatible


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n. Syn. assortment
corporation made up of different companies in diversified fields; composing of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass


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n.
act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration


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v.
assemble; convene; gather


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n.
any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones


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v.
believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds


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a. Syn. diligent; responsible; reliable
diligent; responsible; reliable


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a. Syn. awake
awake; alert


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n.
a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes


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n.
considerate and thoughtful act


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a. Syn. compatible; harmonious
compatible; harmonious


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v. Syn. associate; join; [___] with
associate; join


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n.
a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together


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n. Syn. gathering; cluster
a number of stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name


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n. Syn. component; element; ingredient
component or part; citizen, voter


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n.
act of constructing or building something


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n.
an expert who gives advice


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v. Syn. devour; eat
devour; eat


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n. Syn. receptacle
any object that can be used to hold things


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n.
contestant you hope to defeat


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n. Syn. controversy
competing as for profit or prize


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n. Syn. circumstance; setting
circumstance


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a.
being or concerning or limited to a continent


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n. Syn. configuration; outline
configuration; outline


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v. Syn. shrink; constrict
constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate


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n.
act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope


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v. Syn. confront; oppose
confront; oppose


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n.
act of distinguishing by comparing differences


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a. Syn. controvertible; disputable
controvertible; disputable


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n. Syn. contention; argument
contentious speech act; argument


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a.
based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact


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v. Syn. approach
approach; tend to meet; come together


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a.
characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation


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v. Syn. chat
chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts


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n. Syn. change; transformation
change; transformation


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n. Syn. transform
change something into another form; transform


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n.
a device for changing one substance or form or state into another


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a. Syn. bulging
curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere


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a.
certain, sure


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n.
barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals


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v. Syn. integrate; harmonize
bring order and organization to; harmonize


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n. Syn. center; essence
basic, center, or most important part; essence


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n.
a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone


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n.
an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together


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v.
be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages


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a.
accompanying


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v.
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away


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n. Syn. decay; erosion
decay; erosion


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n. Syn. bribery; fraud
bribery; fraud


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v. Syn. advise; suggest
advise; suggest


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n. Syn. pair
a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another


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n.
building that houses judicial courts


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n.
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman


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n.
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback


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a. Syn. comfortable; relaxing
comfortable; relaxing


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n.
a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply


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v.
break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through


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n.
a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano


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n. Syn. credit; faith
credit; faith


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n. Syn. certificate; warrant
certificate; warrant


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n. Syn. reputation; prestige
arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow


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n. Syn. debtor
a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists


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a. Syn. bloody
bloody


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a.
a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one


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v. Syn. fall apart; disintegrate
break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces


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a.
consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals


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n.
a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation


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v.
assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape


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n.
an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes


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n.
cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons


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n. Syn. civilization
all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals


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n.
a small room or cabinet used for storage space


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a. Syn. inquisitive
difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry


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n. Syn. course; program
course; program


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n. Syn. curator; guardian
curator; guardian


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n.
cylindrical container


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