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a. improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive


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n. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone-likeĀ fruit


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


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n. elevation especially above sea level; height


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


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v. occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion; cause laughter or be funny; delude or deceive


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n. a person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority


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v. secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate


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


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a. occurring or payable every year


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