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n. Syn. specimen; example
small part of something intended as representative of the whole


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n.
underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor


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a. Syn. perceptible
resembling or formed by the accumulation of sediment; form of rock made by the deposition and compression of small particles


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n.
serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern


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ad. Syn. steeply; suddenly; abruptly
steeply; changing suddenly in direction and degree; acutely


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n.
meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell


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n. Syn. protect; guard
protective covering or structure; protect; guard


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n.
method for solving a problem; successful action of solving a problem


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a. Syn. wide; large; sizable
wide; generous or large in area or extent; sizable


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a.
quick and energetic; exceptional of its kind; remarkable


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