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achieve   Speak
gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
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assembly   Speak
gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
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authority   Speak
jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
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behalf   Speak
represent; advantage, benefit, interest of someone
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capacity   Speak
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
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contrary   Speak
relation of direct opposition; very opposed in nature or character or purpose
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couple   Speak
a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
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device   Speak
technique or means; instrument; machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks
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adjacent  Speak
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adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
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act of removing from office or employment
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major; important; outweighing
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eradicate; abolish; rule out
alternative  Speak
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risk, particularly of being exposed to disease; unmasking; act of laying something open
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exertion of force; capacity for work or vigorous activity; usable heat or power
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one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
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periodically repeated sequence of events; long period of time; entire round in a circle or a spire
bulk  Speak
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majority; main part; volume; mass
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occurring or payable every year
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having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
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rough outline; draw up an outline; sketch
civil  Speak
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having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
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striking; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
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go beyond; be or do something to a greater degree
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field; territory over which rule or control is exercised; networked computers that share a common address
concept  Speak
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social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
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something formed in the mind; thought or notion
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derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
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even though; although; notwithstanding
constant  Speak
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corrosion; a gradual decline of something
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gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
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invariable; repeating; continually occurring; persistent
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striking; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
constitutional  Speak
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very great in size, extent, number, or degrees; huge; massive
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of or relating to a constitution, or establishment form of government
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gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
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exhibit; present or hold up to view; show; demonstrate; give evidence of; manifest
consumer  Speak
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people who buy goods or services
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field; territory over which rule or control is exercised; networked computers that share a common address
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person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
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derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
convention  Speak
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corrosion; a gradual decline of something
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something formed in the mind; thought or notion
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excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
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social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
dramatic  Speak
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striking; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
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rough outline; draw up an outline; sketch
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increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
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something formed in the mind; thought or notion
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suppose; presume; take on; bear


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promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt


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preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair way


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standard and authoritative rather than new or experimental; relating to the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially art, architecture, and literature


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goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.


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activity of communicating; activity of conveying information


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society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government


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simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time


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contentious speech act; argument


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done with or working with others


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