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v. Syn. approve; ratify
give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law


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ad. Syn. hardly; barely
hardly; barely; only just


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a.
consisting of or divided into sections; separating into sections


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a.
caused by earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking


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n.
seat, especially a royal seat; throne; rank; grade; sitting before a fortified place; surrounding or investing of a place by army


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a.
having a site, situation, or location; being in a relative position; permanently fixed; placed; located


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a. Syn. slim; thin
having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin


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a. Syn. smooth
smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide


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n. Syn. demonstration; show
demonstration; show


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n.
colored band produced when beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values


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