Nouns Containing RE

Here's the list of all the 15812 Nouns Containing RE in the English Language.

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are
1. a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
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free
1. people who are free
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there
1. a location other than here; that place; location, medial pronoun; demonstrative pronoun, location; quantifier: demonstrative determiner, distal; demonstrative pronoun, location; quantifier: demonstrative determiner, singular, distal
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here
1. the present location; this place; location, proximal pronoun; demonstrative pronoun, location; quantifier: demonstrative determiner, singular, proximal
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re
1. the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
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software
1. (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory
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review
1. a new appraisal or evaluation
2. an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
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read
1. something that is read
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research
1. systematic investigation to establish facts
2. a search for knowledge
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great
1. a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field
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real
1. any rational or irrational number
2. the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos
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store
1. a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
2. a supply of something available for future use
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report
1. a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
2. the act of informing by verbal report
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address
1. (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
2. the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
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area
1. a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
2. a subject of study
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care
1. the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
2. judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
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three
1. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
2. one of four playing cards in a deck having three pips
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current
1. a flow of electricity through a conductor
2. a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
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directory
1. an alphabetical list of names and addresses
2. (computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk)
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children
1. a young person of either sex
2. a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
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return
1. document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
2. a coming to or returning home
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reply
1. a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
2. the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
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compare
1. qualities that are comparable
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press
1. the state of demanding notice or attention
2. the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
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credit
1. approval
2. money available for a client to borrow
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thread
1. a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
2. any long object resembling a thin line
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register
1. an official written record of names or events or transactions
2. (music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments
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street
1. a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
2. the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel
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red
1. red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
2. emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
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result
1. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
2. a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
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release
1. merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)
2. the act of liberating someone or something
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request
1. a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
2. the verbal act of requesting
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picture
1. a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
2. graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
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future
1. the time yet to come
2. a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future
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interest
1. a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
2. a reason for wanting something done
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share
1. assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
2. any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate
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reference
1. a remark that calls attention to something or someone
2. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
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president
1. an executive officer of a firm or corporation
2. the chief executive of a republic
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agreement
1. the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
2. compatibility of observations
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green
1. green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
2. a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
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director
1. someone who controls resources and expenditures
2. member of a board of directors
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region
1. the extended spatial location of something
2. a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
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record
1. anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
2. sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
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conference
1. a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
2. an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
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resource
1. available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
2. a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
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present
1. the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
2. something presented as a gift
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centre
1. an area that is approximately central within some larger region
2. a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
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reading
1. the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
2. a particular interpretation or performance
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treatment
1. care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
2. the management of someone or something
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wireless
1. medium for communication
2. transmission by radio waves
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response
1. a result
2. a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
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hardware
1. major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)
2. instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal
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figure
1. a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
2. alternative names for the body of a human being
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fire
1. the event of something burning (often destructive)
2. the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
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increase
1. a quantity that is added
2. a change resulting in an increase
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nature
1. the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
2. a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe
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screen
1. a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
2. a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
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career
1. the particular occupation for which you are trained
2. the general progression of your working or professional life
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rental
1. property that is leased or rented out or let
2. the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car)
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score
1. a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
2. a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
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culture
1. a particular society at a particular time and place
2. the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group
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registration
1. the act of enrolling
2. the body of people (such as students) who register or enroll at the same time
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furniture
1. furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
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structure
1. a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
2. the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts
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degree
1. a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
2. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
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reason
1. a rational motive for a belief or action
2. an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
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feature
1. a prominent attribute or aspect of something
2. the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin
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ready
1. poised for action
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regular
1. a regular patron
2. a soldier in the regular army
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express
1. mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
2. public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
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tree
1. a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
2. a figure that branches from a single root
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retail
1. the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resale
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manufacturer
1. a business engaged in manufacturing some product
2. someone who manufactures something
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entire
1. uncastrated adult male horse
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responsibility
1. the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
2. the proper sphere or extent of your activities
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resolution
1. a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
2. the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together
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relations
1. mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
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republic
1. a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
2. a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
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rest
1. something left after other parts have been taken away
2. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
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pressure
1. the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
2. a force that compels
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core
1. a small group of indispensable persons or things
2. the center of an object
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break
1. some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
2. an unexpected piece of good luck
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reader
1. a person who enjoys reading
2. someone who contracts to receive and pay for a service or a certain number of issues of a publication
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rent
1. a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
2. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
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remote
1. a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
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remove
1. degree of figurative distance or separation
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repair
1. the act of putting something in working order again
2. a formal way of referring to the condition of something
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respect
1. (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point
2. the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
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restaurant
1. a building where people go to eat
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relationship
1. a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness)
2. a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)
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progress
1. gradual improvement or growth or development
2. the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
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literature
1. creative writing of recognized artistic value
2. the humanistic study of a body of literature
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parent
1. a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
2. an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained
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secretary
1. a person who is head of an administrative department of government
2. an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization
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square
1. (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
2. the product of two equal terms
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difference
1. the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
2. a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
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resort
1. a hotel located in a resort area
2. a frequently visited place
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forest
1. the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
2. land that is covered with trees and shrubs
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currency
1. the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used
2. general acceptance or use
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temperature
1. the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
2. the somatic sensation of cold or heat
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architecture
1. an architectural product or work
2. the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings
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apparel
1. clothing in general
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breast
1. the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
2. either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
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religion
1. a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
2. an institution to express belief in a divine power
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congress
1. a meeting of elected or appointed representatives
2. a national legislative assembly
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freedom
1. the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
2. immunity from an obligation or duty
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premium
1. payment for insurance
2. the amount that something in scarce supply is valued above its nominal value
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stream
1. a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
2. dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
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creek
1. a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
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reporting
1. the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television
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recovery
1. return to an original state
2. gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
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comprehensive
1. an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
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presentation
1. the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)
2. a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
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hire
1. a newly hired employee
2. the act of hiring something or someone
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procedure
1. a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
2. a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
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religious
1. a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
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breakfast
1. the first meal of the day (usually in the morning)
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reach
1. the limits within which something can be effective
2. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
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reserve
1. formality and propriety of manner
2. something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
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failure
1. an act that fails
2. an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
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adventure
1. a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
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theatre
1. a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
2. the art of writing and producing plays
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direction
1. a line leading to a place or point
2. the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
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dream
1. a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
2. imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
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credits
1. a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film)
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revenue
1. the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
2. government income due to taxation
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measure
1. any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
2. how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
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reality
1. all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
2. the state of being actual or real
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expression
1. the feelings expressed on a person's face
2. expression without words
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wire
1. ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
2. a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
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replacement
1. the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
2. someone who takes the place of another person
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recreation
1. an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
2. activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation
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secret
1. something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
2. information known only to a special group
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breaking
1. the act of breaking something
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representative
1. a person who represents others
2. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
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frequency
1. the number of occurrences within a given time period
2. the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations
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extreme
1. the furthest or highest degree of something
2. the point located farthest from the middle of something
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forecast
1. a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
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creation
1. the human act of creating
2. an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone
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agriculture
1. a large-scale farming enterprise
2. the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
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infrastructure
1. the basic structure or features of a system or organization
2. the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
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regulation
1. an authoritative command
2. a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
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reduction
1. the act of decreasing or reducing something
2. any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent
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recording
1. a signal that encodes something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded
2. the act of making a record (especially an audio record)
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prevention
1. the act of preventing
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presence
1. the state of being present; current existence
2. the immediate proximity of someone or something
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healthcare
1. the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession
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preview
1. an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future
2. a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public
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strength
1. the property of being physically or mentally strong
2. capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war
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dress
1. a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
2. clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
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exposure
1. vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain
2. the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience
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signature
1. your name written in your own handwriting
2. a distinguishing style
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removal
1. the act of removing
2. dismissal from office
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relative
1. a person related by blood or marriage
2. an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
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relief
1. the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
2. the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
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revision
1. the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)
2. the act of rewriting something
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recipe
1. directions for making something
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prescription
1. directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions
2. a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist
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bureau
1. an administrative unit of government
2. furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
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stress
1. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
2. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
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cream
1. the best people or things in a group
2. the part of milk containing the butterfat
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remains
1. any object that is left unused or still extant
2. a relic that has been excavated from the soil
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preparation
1. the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
2. a substance prepared according to a formula
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spread
1. process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
2. a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
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requirement
1. required activity
2. anything indispensable
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pregnancy
1. the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
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leisure
1. time available for ease and relaxation
2. freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity
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explorer
1. someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
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retirement
1. the state of being retired from one's business or occupation
2. withdrawal from your position or occupation
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scores
1. a large number or amount
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reform
1. a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
2. a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices
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crew
1. the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
2. an organized group of workmen
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relation
1. an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
2. sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur
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genre
1. a kind of literary or artistic work
2. a style of expressing yourself in writing
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rear
1. the back of a military formation or procession
2. the side of an object that is opposite its front
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threads
1. informal terms for clothing
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recognition
1. the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
2. the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
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ref
1. (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play
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reservation
1. a district that is reserved for particular purpose
2. a statement that limits or restricts some claim
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empire
1. the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
2. a group of countries under a single authority
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resume
1. short descriptive summary (of events)
2. a summary of your academic and work history
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premier
1. the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom
2. the person who is head of government (in several countries)
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awareness
1. having knowledge of
2. state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness
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measurement
1. the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
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spyware
1. computer software that obtains information from a user's computer without the user's knowledge or consent
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resistance
1. the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
2. any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
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registry
1. an official written record of names or events or transactions
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treat
1. something considered choice to eat
2. an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight
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revolution
1. a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
2. the overthrow of a government by those who are governed
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reverse
1. a relation of direct opposition
2. the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed
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concrete
1. a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water
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resident
1. someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
2. a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital
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representation
1. a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
2. a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
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regard
1. (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point
2. paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
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threat
1. something that is a source of danger
2. a warning that something unpleasant is imminent
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residence
1. any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
2. the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president)
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hundred
1. ten 10s
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grey
1. any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
2. a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
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reaction
1. (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
2. an idea evoked by some experience
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recommendation
1. something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable
2. something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable
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recruitment
1. the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.)
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capture
1. the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
2. a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
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desire
1. the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
2. an inclination to want things
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welfare
1. governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
2. something that aids or promotes well-being
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stereo
1. reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound
2. two photographs taken from slightly different angles that appear three-dimensional when viewed together
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reliability
1. the quality of being dependable or reliable
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pleasure
1. a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
2. something or someone that provides a source of happiness
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corrections
1. the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders
2. the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole
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lecture
1. a speech that is open to the public
2. a lengthy rebuke
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interpretation
1. a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
2. the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
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trend
1. a general direction in which something tends to move
2. general line of orientation
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receiver
1. set that receives radio or tv signals
2. (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties
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progressive
1. a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
2. a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
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depression
1. a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
2. a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
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venture
1. any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
2. an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
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disclosure
1. the speech act of making something evident
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rescue
1. recovery or preservation from loss or danger
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reducing
1. any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent
2. loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer
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atmosphere
1. a particular environment or surrounding influence
2. a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
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warehouse
1. a storehouse for goods and merchandise
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shareware
1. software that is available free of charge; may be distributed for evaluation with a fee requested for additional features or a manual etc.
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rep
1. informal abbreviation of `representative'
2. a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs
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receipt
1. the act of receiving
2. an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made
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reporter
1. a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
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somewhere
1. an indefinite or unknown location
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screening
1. the display of a motion picture
2. fabric of metal or plastic mesh
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acres
1. extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
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republican
1. an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy)
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repeat
1. an event that repeats
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arena
1. a particular environment or walk of life
2. the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand
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bread
1. food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
2. informal terms for money
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decrease
1. a change downward
2. a process of becoming smaller or shorter
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precision
1. the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance
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reserves
1. civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
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reproduction
1. the process of generating offspring
2. recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall
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recorder
1. equipment for making records
2. someone responsible for keeping records
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rehabilitation
1. the restoration of someone to a useful place in society
2. the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
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refund
1. money returned to a payer
2. the act of returning money received previously
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reception
1. the manner in which something is greeted
2. a formal party of people; as after a wedding
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preliminary
1. a minor match preceding the main event
2. something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
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correction
1. the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
2. a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure
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warren
1. a series of connected underground tunnels occupied by rabbits
2. an overcrowded residential area
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reviewer
1. someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication
2. a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
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rev
1. rate of revolution of a motor
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shore
1. the land along the edge of a body of water
2. a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support
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recipient
1. a person who receives something
2. the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
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firewall
1. (colloquial) the application of maximum thrust
2. (computing) a security system consisting of a combination of hardware and software that limits the exposure of a computer or computer network to attack from crackers; commonly used on local area networks that are connected to the internet
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torture
1. extreme mental distress
2. unbearable physical pain
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restoration
1. the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state
2. getting something back again
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brochure
1. a small book usually having a paper cover
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recall
1. a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
2. a call to return
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departure
1. the act of departing
2. a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
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reed
1. tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
2. a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it
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stretch
1. a large and unbroken expanse or distance
2. the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
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bookstore
1. a shop where books are sold
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freeware
1. software that is provided without charge
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reputation
1. the state of being held in high esteem and honor
2. notoriety for some particular characteristic
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recycling
1. used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products
2. the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products
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creator
1. a person who grows or makes or invents things
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wrestling
1. the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
2. the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
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preference
1. a strong liking
2. a predisposition in favor of something
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threshold
1. the starting point for a new state or experience
2. the smallest detectable sensation
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compression
1. an increase in the density of something
2. the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
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trek
1. a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
2. any long and difficult trip
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resolve
1. the trait of being resolute
2. a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
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legislature
1. persons who make or amend or repeal laws
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procurement
1. the act of getting possession of something
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referral
1. a person whose case has been referred to a specialist or professional group
2. a recommendation to consult the (professional) person or group to whom one has been referred
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regime
1. the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
2. (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)
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breath
1. the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
2. the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
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retailer
1. a merchant who sells goods at retail
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renewal
1. the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
2. the act of renewing
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expenditure
1. money paid out; an amount spent
2. the act of spending money for goods or services
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cure
1. a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
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reset
1. device for resetting instruments or controls
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spare
1. an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
2. an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
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correspondence
1. communication by the exchange of letters
2. compatibility of observations
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reaching
1. the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
2. accomplishment of an objective
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receptor
1. a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response
2. an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
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premises
1. land and the buildings on it
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directive
1. a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity
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realty
1. property consisting of houses and land
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outreach
1. the act of reaching out
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preservation
1. the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
2. the condition of being (well or ill) preserved
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streaming
1. the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell
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greeting
1. (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
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relay
1. the act of passing something along from one person or group to another
2. a crew of workers who relieve another crew
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retention
1. the act of retaining something
2. the power of retaining and recalling past experience
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tire
1. hoop that covers a wheel
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treasury
1. the funds of a government or institution or individual
2. the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues
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ceremony
1. a formal event performed on a special occasion
2. any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way
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treaty
1. a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
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respondent
1. the codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent
2. someone who responds
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manufacture
1. the organized action of making of goods and services for sale
2. the act of making something (a product) from raw materials
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mixture
1. (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
2. any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
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relocation
1. the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind)
2. the act of changing your residence or place of business
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discretion
1. freedom to act or judge on one's own
2. knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
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preserve
1. a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone
2. a reservation where animals are protected
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repository
1. a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
2. a person to whom a secret is entrusted
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reunion
1. a party of former associates who have come together again
2. the act of coming together again
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differential
1. the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
2. a quality that differentiates between similar things
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theorem
1. a proposition deducible from basic postulates
2. an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth
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treasure
1. accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
2. art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
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freight
1. goods carried by a large vehicle
2. transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates
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rebate
1. a refund of some fraction of the amount paid
2. a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together
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aggregate
1. the whole amount
2. material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plaster
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prep
1. preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
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forestry
1. the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber
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closure
1. approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap
2. a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
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registrar
1. a person employed to keep a record of the owners of stocks and bonds issued by the company
2. the administrator responsible for student records
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screw
1. someone who guards prisoners
2. a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole
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relevance
1. the relation of something to the matter at hand
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reflection
1. a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
2. the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
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retro
1. a fashion reminiscent of the past
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impression
1. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
2. an outward appearance
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correlation
1. a reciprocal relation between two or more things
2. a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation)
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refuse
1. food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
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replica
1. copy that is not the original; something that has been copied
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reward
1. a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
2. payment made in return for a service rendered
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breed
1. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
2. a special type
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mainstream
1. the prevailing current of thought
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arrest
1. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
2. the state of inactivity following an interruption
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creativity
1. the ability to create
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reminder
1. a message that helps you remember something
2. an experience that causes you to remember something
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moisture
1. wetness caused by water
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mistress
1. an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
2. a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
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infrared
1. the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum; electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range
2. electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves
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sculpture
1. a three-dimensional work of plastic art
2. creating figures or designs in three dimensions
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mere
1. a small pond of standing water
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appreciation
1. understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
2. delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)
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restriction
1. a principle that limits the extent of something
2. an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
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treasurer
1. an officer charged with receiving and disbursing funds
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breakdown
1. the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
2. a mental or physical breakdown
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reconstruction
1. the activity of constructing something again
2. an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence
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airfare
1. the fare charged for traveling by airplane
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prediction
1. the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
2. a statement made about the future
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breeding
1. elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
2. the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
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actress
1. a female actor
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premiere
1. the first public performance of a play or movie
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precipitation
1. the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time
2. the process of forming a chemical precipitate
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entrepreneur
1. someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it
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freelance
1. a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
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cigarette
1. finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
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insured
1. a person whose interests are protected by an insurance policy; a person who contracts for an insurance policy that indemnifies him against loss of property or life or health etc.
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revolutionary
1. a radical supporter of political or social revolution
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remedy
1. act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
2. a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
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breathing
1. the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
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retreat
1. (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
2. a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
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surrey
1. a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; has two or four seats
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accreditation
1. the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to an educational institution that maintains suitable standards)
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reel
1. a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
2. music composed for dancing a reel
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acre
1. a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries
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revenge
1. action taken in return for an injury or offense
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reef
1. a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
2. one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind
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prefix
1. an affix that is added in front of the word
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barrel
1. a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
2. a cylindrical container that holds liquids
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texture
1. the feel of a surface or a fabric
2. the essential quality of something
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questionnaire
1. a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
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miniature
1. painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
2. a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size
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dare
1. a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
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rebel
1. a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
2. someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
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reggae
1. popular music originating in the West Indies; repetitive bass riffs and regular chords played on the off beat by a guitar
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reject
1. the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
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gore
1. coagulated blood from a wound
2. a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails
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prerequisite
1. something that is required in advance
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regression
1. an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
2. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state
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spreading
1. process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
2. the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
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interference
1. a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
2. the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
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pressing
1. the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
2. a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press
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realm
1. a domain in which something is dominant
2. the domain ruled by a king or queen
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reliance
1. certainty based on past experience
2. the state of relying on something
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vampire
1. (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
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remark
1. a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
2. explicit notice
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reasoning
1. thinking that is coherent and logical
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replacing
1. the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
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researcher
1. a scientist who devotes himself to doing research
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fare
1. an agenda of things to do
2. the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance
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dressing
1. savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
2. a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
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breach
1. a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
2. an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
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reprint
1. a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale
2. a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
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retrieval
1. (computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory
2. the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory
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sapphire
1. a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
2. a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
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remainder
1. something left after other parts have been taken away
2. the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
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refrigerator
1. white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures
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rendering
1. a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.
2. an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious
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secretariat
1. an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations
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nowhere
1. an insignificant place
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mattress
1. a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
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reservoir
1. a large or extra supply of something
2. lake used to store water for community use; a lake (natural or artificial) used to store water and used as a source of water
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occurrence
1. an event that happens
2. an instance of something occurring
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rebound
1. a movement back from an impact
2. a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration
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freeze
1. the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
2. weather cold enough to cause freezing
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sphere
1. a particular environment or walk of life
2. any spherically shaped artifact
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crest
1. the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
2. the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
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revelation
1. the speech act of making something evident
2. an enlightening or astonishing disclosure
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greenhouse
1. a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
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transparency
1. permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation
2. the quality of being clear and transparent
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fireplace
1. an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
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enclosure
1. a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
2. the act of enclosing something inside something else
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ware
1. articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: `silverware', `software'
2. items for sale to the individual consumer
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relaxation
1. (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers
2. (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance
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render
1. a substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls
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nightmare
1. a situation resembling a terrifying dream
2. a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream
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replication
1. the act of making copies
2. (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division
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creature
1. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
2. a living being
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firmware
1. (computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory
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fibre
1. a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
2. any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)
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redhead
1. someone who has red hair
2. North American diving duck with a grey-and-black body and reddish-brown head
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strengthening
1. becoming stronger
2. the act of increasing the strength of something
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warfare
1. the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
2. an active struggle between competing entities
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retailing
1. the activities involved in selling commodities directly to consumers
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resin
1. any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
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preschool
1. an educational institution for children too young for elementary school
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reimbursement
1. compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc.
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crescent
1. any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
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freshman
1. a first-year undergraduate
2. any new participant in some activity
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ingredient
1. a component of a mixture or compound
2. an abstract part of something
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receipts
1. the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
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refill
1. a prescription drug that is provided again
2. a commercial product that refills a container with its appropriate contents
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freeman
1. a person who is not a serf or a slave
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residual
1. something left after other parts have been taken away
2. (often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing
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prejudice
1. a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
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rem
1. (roentgen equivalent man) the dosage of ionizing radiation that will cause the same amount of injury to human tissue as 1 roentgen of X-rays
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tenure
1. the term during which some position is held
2. the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands
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brent
1. small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
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regulator
1. any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
2. an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest
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greens
1. any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
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scripture
1. any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group
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breeze
1. a slight wind (usually refreshing)
2. any undertaking that is easy to do
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progression
1. a series with a definite pattern of advance
2. a movement forward
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torrent
1. a heavy rain
2. a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid)
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freezer
1. electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time
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prevalence
1. the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread
2. (epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population
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lecturer
1. a public lecturer at certain universities
2. someone who lectures professionally
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recruit
1. a recently enlisted soldier
2. any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)
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laurel
1. any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
2. (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory
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freshwater
1. water that is not salty
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prestige
1. a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.
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scream
1. sharp piercing cry
2. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
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aperture
1. a device that controls amount of light admitted
2. a natural opening in something
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renting
1. the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car)
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childcare
1. a service involving care for other people's children
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umbrella
1. a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
2. a formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets
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refugee
1. an exile who flees for safety
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credibility
1. the quality of being believable or trustworthy
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rejection
1. the act of rejecting something
2. the state of being rejected
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shareholder
1. someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation
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freestyle
1. a race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to use
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redemption
1. (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
2. repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock)
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resonance
1. an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation
2. a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system
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surrender
1. acceptance of despair
2. a verbal act of admitting defeat
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residency
1. the act of dwelling in a place
2. the position of physician who is receiving special training in a hospital (usually after completing an internship)
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credentials
1. a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
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presidency
1. the tenure of a president
2. the office and function of president
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preventive
1. remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
2. any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
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refuge
1. a safe place
2. something or someone turned to for assistance or security
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freak
1. a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
2. someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
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interpreter
1. someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
2. someone who uses art to represent something
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reconciliation
1. the reestablishing of cordial relations
2. getting two things to correspond
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respects
1. (often used with `pay') a formal expression of esteem
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scoreboard
1. a large board for displaying the score of a contest (and some other information)
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bore
1. a person who evokes boredom
2. a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
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depreciation
1. a decrease in price or value
2. decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use
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screaming
1. sharp piercing cry
2. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
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sovereign
1. a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
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correspondent
1. someone who communicates by means of letters
2. a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media
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breakthrough
1. a productive insight
2. making an important discovery
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foreclosure
1. the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default
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espresso
1. strong black coffee brewed by forcing hot water under pressure through finely ground coffee beans
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regret
1. sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
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renovation
1. the act of improving by renewing and restoring
2. the state of being restored to its former good condition
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greenwood
1. woodlands in full leaf
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congregation
1. a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
2. an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together
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regiment
1. army unit smaller than a division, which can be divided into several companies, squadrons, or batteries and often into two battalions.
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predator
1. someone who attacks in search of booty
2. any animal that lives by preying on other animals
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fluorescent
1. a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp
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cookware
1. a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking
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regeneration
1. (biology) growth anew of lost tissue or destroyed parts or organs
2. feedback in phase with (augmenting) the input
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differentiation
1. a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
2. the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function
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revival
1. bringing again into activity and prominence
2. an evangelistic meeting intended to reawaken interest in religion
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regency
1. the period of time during which a regent governs
2. the office of a regent
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reactor
1. an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit
2. (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
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solitaire
1. a gem (usually a diamond) in a setting by itself
2. extinct flightless bird related to the dodo
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freezing
1. the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
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reign
1. a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful
2. the period during which a monarch is sovereign
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remover
1. a solvent that removes a substance (usually from a surface)
2. someone who works for a company that moves furniture
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spreadsheet
1. a screen-oriented interactive program enabling a user to lay out financial data on the screen
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revise
1. the act of rewriting something
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refusal
1. the act of refusing
2. a message refusing to accept something that is offered
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suppression
1. the failure to develop some part or organ
2. the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation
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readiness
1. the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
2. prompt willingness
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distress
1. psychological suffering
2. a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)
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preparedness
1. the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
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stretching
1. act of expanding by lengthening or widening
2. exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
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forecasting
1. a statement made about the future
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prey
1. a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
2. animal hunted or caught for food
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repayment
1. the act of returning money received previously
2. payment of a debt or obligation
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creed
1. any system of principles or beliefs
2. the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group
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wretch
1. performs some wicked deed
2. someone you feel sorry for
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evergreen
1. a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
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sore
1. an open skin infection
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grandchildren
1. a child of your son or daughter
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revealing
1. the speech act of making something evident
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resurrection
1. a revival from inactivity and disuse
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decree
1. a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
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residue
1. matter that remains after something has been removed
2. something left after other parts have been taken away
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streak
1. an unbroken series of events
2. a distinctive characteristic
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compressor
1. a mechanical device that compresses gasses
2. an electronic device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal.
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remembering
1. the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
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pretend
1. the enactment of a pretense
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insurer
1. a financial institution that sells insurance
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reciprocal
1. something (a term or expression or concept) that has an inverse relation to something else
2. (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7
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hatred
1. the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
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encore
1. an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand
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sophomore
1. a second-year undergraduate
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warehousing
1. depositing in a warehouse
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apprentice
1. works for an expert to learn a trade
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cypress
1. wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus
2. any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones
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directorate
1. a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution
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interpreting
1. an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious
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serenity
1. a disposition free from stress or emotion
2. the absence of mental stress or anxiety
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ore
1. a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
2. a monetary subunit in Denmark and Norway and Sweden; 100 ore equal 1 krona
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dreaming
1. imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
2. a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
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grease
1. a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)
2. anything regarded as making something unclean
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premise
1. a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
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realization
1. coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
2. making real or giving the appearance of reality
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replay
1. something (especially a game) that is played again
2. the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape
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rebuilding
1. building again
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corrective
1. a device for treating injury or disease
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irregular
1. a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
2. merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
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outbreak
1. a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
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refrigeration
1. the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes
2. deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes
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millionaire
1. a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
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farewell
1. an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
2. the act of departing politely
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preteen
1. a preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age)
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brewing
1. the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast
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scare
1. sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
2. a sudden attack of fear
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referee
1. (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play
2. someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication
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resale
1. the selling of something purchased
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recruiter
1. someone who supplies members or employees
2. an official who enlists personnel for military service
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sovereignty
1. government free from external control
2. royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
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precursor
1. a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)
2. a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
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cereal
1. grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet
2. foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
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comprehension
1. an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)
2. the relation of comprising something
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resolving
1. analysis into clear-cut components
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recap
1. a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
2. a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads
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referendum
1. a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate
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acupuncture
1. treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin
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redevelopment
1. the act of improving by renewing and restoring
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mare
1. female equine animal
2. a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
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erection
1. an erect penis
2. a structure that has been erected
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remediation
1. act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
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inference
1. the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
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fracture
1. breaking of hard tissue such as bone
2. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
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clarence
1. a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
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rectangle
1. a parallelogram with four right angles
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presenter
1. someone who presents a message of some sort (as a petition or an address or a check or a memorial etc.)
2. an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)
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fortress
1. a fortified defensive structure
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shire
1. a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county
2. British breed of large heavy draft horse
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barrels
1. the amount that many barrels might hold
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brewer
1. someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water
2. the owner or manager of a brewery
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rewrite
1. something that has been written again
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aggregation
1. several things grouped together or considered as a whole
2. the act of gathering something together
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prentice
1. works for an expert to learn a trade
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congressman
1. a member of the United States House of Representatives
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recombinant
1. a cell or organism in which genetic recombination has occurred
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fixture
1. an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household)
2. a regular patron
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glassware
1. an article of tableware made of glass
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repeating
1. the act of doing or performing again
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massacre
1. the savage and excessive killing of many people
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skincare
1. care for the skin
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restraint
1. the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
2. discipline in personal and social activities
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regulating
1. the act of controlling or directing according to rule
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precedence
1. status established in order of importance or urgency
2. preceding in time
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resignation
1. acceptance of despair
2. the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.)
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aggression
1. a disposition to behave aggressively
2. a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack
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aquaculture
1. rearing aquatic animals or cultivating aquatic plants for food
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hemisphere
1. half of the terrestrial globe
2. half of a sphere
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folklore
1. the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture
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redwood
1. the soft reddish wood of either of two species of sequoia trees
2. wood of either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae
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pedigree
1. the hereditary derivation of an individual
2. line of descent of a purebred animal
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precinct
1. a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
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freeway
1. a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
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redistribution
1. distributing again
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treadmill
1. an exercise device consisting of an endless belt on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
2. a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps
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rebellion
1. refusal to accept some authority or code or convention
2. organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
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regent
1. members of a governing board
2. someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country's monarch
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preface
1. a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
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wreck
1. something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
2. an accident that destroys a ship at sea
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increment
1. a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
2. the amount by which something increases
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reversal
1. a change from one state to the opposite state
2. an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
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shoreline
1. a boundary line between land and water
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realism
1. the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth
2. the state of being actual or real
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remuneration
1. something that remunerates
2. the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses
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dinnerware
1. the tableware (plates and platters and serving bowls etc.) used in serving a meal
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schizophrenia
1. any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
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brewery
1. a plant where beer is brewed by fermentation
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brew
1. drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling
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fore
1. front part of a vessel or aircraft
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commodore
1. a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral
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prelude
1. something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
2. music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera
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seizure
1. a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
2. the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
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metre
1. the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
2. (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
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satire
1. witty language used to convey insults or scorn
2. a genre of literature and performing arts, in which shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming others
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reversible
1. a garment (especially a coat) that can be worn inside out (with either side of the cloth showing)
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rainforest
1. a forest with heavy annual rainfall
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redundancy
1. repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission
2. the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded
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reflex
1. an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
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creole
1. a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages
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impress
1. the act of coercing someone into government service
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retriever
1. a dog with heavy water-resistant coat that can be trained to retrieve game
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requisite
1. anything indispensable
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retrospective
1. an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work
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breaker
1. a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone
2. waves breaking on the shore
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refinement
1. a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
2. the result of improving something
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squirrel
1. a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
2. the fur of a squirrel
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premiership
1. the office of premier
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fluorescence
1. light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength
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gesture
1. motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
2. the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
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breadth
1. the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
2. the extent of something from side to side
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registrant
1. a person who is formally entered (along with others) in a register (and who obtains certain rights thereby)
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reorganization
1. the imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes)
2. an extensive alteration of the structure of a corporation or government
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preaching
1. an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
2. a moralistic rebuke
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repeal
1. the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
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litre
1. a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
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flare
1. a shape that spreads outward
2. a sudden burst of flame
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couture
1. high fashion designing and dressmaking
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precedent
1. an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
2. (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
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perennial
1. (botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or more
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brethren
1. a male with the same parents as someone else
2. a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group)
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zaire
1. the basic unit of money in Zaire
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aggregator
1. a person who collects things
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acreage
1. an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming)
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reinforcement
1. a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
2. information that makes more forcible or convincing
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horticulture
1. the cultivation of plants
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entirety
1. the state of being total and complete
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storey
1. a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
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rehearsal
1. a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)
2. (psychology) a form of practice; repetition of information (silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term memory
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lure
1. qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
2. anything that serves as an enticement
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revocation
1. the state of being cancelled or annulled
2. the act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done
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malware
1. malicious software, designed to break into a system
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cashmere
1. a soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat
2. the wool of the Kashmir goat
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scorecard
1. (golf) a record of scores (as in golf)
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reclamation
1. the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
2. rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
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refining
1. the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
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breeder
1. a person who breeds animals
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posture
1. the arrangement of the body and its limbs
2. characteristic way of bearing one's body
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wrench
1. a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
2. a jerky pulling movement
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greed
1. excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves
2. reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
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refrain
1. the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
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firearm
1. a portable gun
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reverend
1. a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
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predecessor
1. one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)
2. something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
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hare
1. swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
2. flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food
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breakers
1. waves breaking on the shore
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creditor
1. a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
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preserves
1. fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
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secretion
1. the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance
2. a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell
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correctness
1. conformity to fact or truth
2. the quality of conformity to social expectations
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screenplay
1. a script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets
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repetition
1. an event that repeats
2. the act of doing or performing again
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stare
1. a fixed look with eyes open wide
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tableware
1. articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware)
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pasture
1. a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
2. bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
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creatine
1. an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates both in the free form and as phosphocreatine; supplies energy for muscle contraction
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relativity
1. (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts
2. the quality of being relative and having significance only in relation to something else
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adherence
1. faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
2. the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
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tyre
1. hoop that covers a wheel
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repertoire
1. the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation
2. a collection of works (plays, songs, operas, ballets) that an artist or company can perform and do perform for short intervals on a regular schedule
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lore
1. knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote
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remembrance
1. the ability to recall past occurrences
2. a recognition of meritorious service
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disregard
1. lack of attention and due care
2. willful lack of care and attention
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foreman
1. a person who exercises control over workers
2. a man who is foreperson of a jury
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apprenticeship
1. the position of apprentice
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breakout
1. an escape from jail
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firefly
1. tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
2. nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs
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forefront
1. the part in the front or nearest the viewer
2. the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field
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creep
1. someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
2. a slow longitudinal movement or deformation
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overture
1. orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
2. something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
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frenzy
1. state of violent mental agitation
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predicate
1. (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula
2. one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
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recurrence
1. happening again (especially at regular intervals)
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ire
1. a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
2. belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
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oppression
1. the act of subjugating by cruelty
2. the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority:
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disagreement
1. a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
2. a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
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greyhound
1. a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog
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firefighter
1. a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires
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preacher
1. someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel
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segregation
1. (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes
2. a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups
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remake
1. creation that is created again or anew
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forehead
1. the part of the face above the eyes
2. the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits
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foreword
1. a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
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hereafter
1. life after death
2. the time yet to come
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trench
1. a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
2. a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
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adrenaline
1. a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
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revolt
1. organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
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manure
1. any animal or plant material used to fertilize land especially animal excreta usually with litter material
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secrecy
1. the trait of keeping things secret
2. the condition of being concealed or hidden
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abbreviation
1. a shortened form of a word or phrase
2. shortening something by omitting parts of it
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resistor
1. an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
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compress
1. a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)
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tread
1. a step in walking or running
2. the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire
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boredom
1. the feeling of being bored by something tedious
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recess
1. a state of abeyance or suspended business
2. a small concavity
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dresser
1. furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
2. a person who dresses in a particular way
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dread
1. fearful expectation or anticipation
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parentheses
1. either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material
2. a message that departs from the main subject
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daycare
1. childcare during the day while parents work
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cabaret
1. a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink
2. a series of acts at a night club
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recession
1. the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year
2. a small concavity
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retardation
1. a decrease in rate of change
2. the extent to which something is delayed or held back
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coherence
1. the state of cohering or sticking together
2. logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts
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bureaucracy
1. nonelective government officials
2. a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials
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reflector
1. device that reflects radiation
2. optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece
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regimen
1. (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)
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sire
1. a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
2. the founder of a family
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flatware
1. tableware that is relatively flat and fashioned as a single piece
2. silverware eating utensils
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parenthood
1. the state of being a parent
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refinery
1. an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
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glare
1. a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
2. an angry stare
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repression
1. a state of forcible subjugation
2. (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious
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reaper
1. someone who helps to gather the harvest
2. farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields
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greatness
1. the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence
2. unusual largeness in size or extent or number
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ferret
1. musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
2. domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
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foreground
1. the part of a scene that is near the viewer
2. (computer science) a window for an active application
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shredder
1. a device that shreds documents (usually in order to prevent the wrong people from reading them)
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caregiver
1. a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability
2. a person who is responsible for attending to the needs of a child or dependent adult
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presumption
1. an assumption that is taken for granted
2. (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed
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renter
1. someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
2. an owner of property who receives payment for its use by another person
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attire
1. clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
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receivables
1. money that you currently expect to receive from notes or accounts
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retarded
1. people collectively who are mentally retarded
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groupware
1. software that can be used by a group of people who are working on the same information but may be distributed in space
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recital
1. the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
2. performance of music or dance especially by soloists
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doubletree
1. a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast
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responsiveness
1. responsive to stimulation
2. the quality of being responsive; reacting quickly; as a quality of people, it involves responding with emotion to people and events
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reptile
1. any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms
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firebird
1. the male is bright red with black wings and tail
2. eastern subspecies of northern oriole
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kindred
1. group of people related by blood or marriage
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renegade
1. someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
2. a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
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polyurethane
1. any of various polymers containing the urethane radical; a wide variety of synthetic forms are made and used as adhesives or plastics or paints or rubber
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reactivity
1. responsive to stimulation
2. ready susceptibility to chemical change
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storefront
1. the front side of a store facing the street; usually contains display windows
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laborer
1. someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
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credential
1. a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
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preamble
1. a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose)
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nomenclature
1. a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
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rendezvous
1. a meeting planned at a certain time and place
2. a place where people meet
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reformation
1. improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices etc.; intended to make a striking change for the better in social or political or religious affairs
2. rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
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electrophoresis
1. the motion of charged particles in a colloid under the influence of an electric field; particles with a positive charge go to the cathode and negative to the anode
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bearer
1. someone whose employment involves carrying something
2. a messenger who bears or presents
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discrepancy
1. a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
2. an event that departs from expectations
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curvature
1. (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal
2. the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve
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dreamer
1. someone who is dreaming
2. someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations
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reflux
1. an abnormal backward flow of body fluids
2. the outward flow of the tide
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revolver
1. a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
2. a door consisting of four orthogonal partitions that rotate about a central pivot; a door designed to equalize the air pressure in tall buildings
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screwdriver
1. a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw
2. a cocktail made with vodka and orange juice
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siren
1. a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
2. a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
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predictor
1. someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
2. information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events
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pancreas
1. a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin
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receptionist
1. a secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
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crossfire
1. a lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions
2. fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross
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baccalaureate
1. a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies
2. an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies
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wreath
1. flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
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resid
1. oil products that remain after petroleum has been distilled
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respite
1. a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
2. a pause from doing something (as work)
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responder
1. someone who responds
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forensics
1. scientific tests or techniques used in the investigation of crimes
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snare
1. something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
2. a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
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revising
1. editing that involves writing something again
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nurture
1. the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
2. helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
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adrenal
1. either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney
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readership
1. the audience reached by written communications (books or magazines or newspapers etc.)
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reconnaissance
1. the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)
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groundbreaking
1. the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project
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regatta
1. a meeting for boat races
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allure
1. the power to entice or attract through personal charm
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revue
1. a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians
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pore
1. any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
2. any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal
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reissue
1. a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale
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conjecture
1. a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
2. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
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restitution
1. a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
2. the act of restoring something to its original state
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repeater
1. a person who repeats
2. someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)
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rector
1. a person authorized to conduct religious worship
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forfeiture
1. something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty
2. a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something
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recourse
1. act of turning to for assistance
2. something or someone turned to for assistance or security
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murderer
1. a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
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pretending
1. the act of giving a false appearance
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revoke
1. the mistake of not following suit when able to do so
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reinsurance
1. sharing the risk by insurance companies; part or all of the insurer's risk is assumed by other companies in return for part of the premium paid by the insured
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osprey
1. large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years
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resultant
1. the final point in a process
2. something that results
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retina
1. the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve
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retinal
1. either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light
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screenwriter
1. someone who writes screenplays
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retaliation
1. action taken in return for an injury or offense
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inquirer
1. someone who asks a question
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respiration
1. the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs
2. a single complete act of breathing in and out
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reductase
1. an enzyme that catalyses the biochemical reduction of some specified substance
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kitchenware
1. hardware utensils for use in a kitchen
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surety
1. something clearly established
2. property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation
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deregulation
1. the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations)
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redneck
1. a poor White person in the southern United States
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reindeer
1. Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America
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spree
1. a brief indulgence of your impulses
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neoprene
1. a synthetic rubber that is resistant to oils and aging; used in waterproof products
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reconsideration
1. a consideration of a topic (as in a meeting) with a view to changing an earlier decision
2. thinking again about a choice previously made
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grenade
1. a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile
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wren
1. any of several small active brown birds of the Northern Hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects
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recombination
1. (physics) a combining of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of ions; important for ions arising from the passage of high-energy particles
2. (genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents
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empress
1. a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor
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sabre
1. a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
2. a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back
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tore
1. commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
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preventative
1. remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
2. any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
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crore
1. the number that is represented as a one followed by 7 zeros; ten million
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rebirth
1. after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body
2. a second or new birth
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arrears
1. the state of being behind in payments
2. an unpaid overdue debt
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requiem
1. a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
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lures
1. qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
2. anything that serves as an enticement
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rewriting
1. editing that involves writing something again
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unrest
1. a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
2. a feeling of restless agitation
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treason
1. a crime that undermines the offender's government
2. disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior
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supremacy
1. power to dominate or defeat
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anorexia
1. a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite
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rupture
1. state of being torn or burst open
2. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
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regrets
1. a polite refusal of an invitation
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resilience
1. the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit
2. an occurrence of rebounding or springing back
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padre
1. a chaplain in one of the military services
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foresight
1. providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future
2. seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing
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reagent
1. a chemical agent for use in chemical reactions
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rendition
1. a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.
2. an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious
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barren
1. an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
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waitress
1. a woman waiter
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remit
1. the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with
2. (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
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expressway
1. a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
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revere
1. a lapel on a woman's garment; turned back to show the reverse side
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refurbishment
1. the state of being restored to its former good condition
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sorcerer
1. one who practices magic or sorcery
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wildfire
1. a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration
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urea
1. the chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed and in plastics
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underscore
1. a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
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tablature
1. a musical notation indicating the fingering to be used
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ceremonial
1. a formal event performed on a special occasion
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campfire
1. a small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp)
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relapse
1. a failure to maintain a higher state
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republication
1. something that has been published again; a fresh publication (as of a literary work)
2. the act of publishing again
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freshness
1. the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated
2. originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
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correlate
1. either of two or more related or complementary variables
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squire
1. young nobleman attendant on a knight
2. an English country landowner
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revitalization
1. bringing again into activity and prominence
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rearing
1. the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
2. helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
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indifference
1. unbiased impartial unconcern
2. apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
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remnant
1. a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
2. a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
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resemblance
1. similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
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rapture
1. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
2. a state of elated bliss
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trey
1. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
2. one of four playing cards in a deck having three pips
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azure
1. a light shade of blue
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reinstatement
1. the condition of being reinstated
2. the act of restoring someone to a previous position
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bereavement
1. state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
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reluctance
1. (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
2. a certain degree of unwillingness
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treble
1. the pitch range of the highest female voice
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caterer
1. someone who provides food and service (as for a party)
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remission
1. an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
2. a payment of money sent to a person in another place
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suppressor
1. someone who suppresses
2. a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)
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receptacle
1. a container that is used to put or keep things in
2. enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts
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repurchase
1. the act of purchasing back something previously sold
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depressive
1. someone suffering psychological depression
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retrospect
1. contemplation of things past
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repentance
1. remorse for your past conduct
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prefecture
1. the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)
2. the office of prefect
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recursion
1. (mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation; also, the repeated application or execution of a pattern, function or definition; an expression that is recursive
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creeping
1. a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
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restorative
1. a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
2. a device for treating injury or disease
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sunscreen
1. a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn
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stature
1. high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement
2. (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot
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fireman
1. play in which children pretend to put out a fire
2. a laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship)
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werewolf
1. a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again
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readability
1. the quality of written language that makes it easy to read and understand
2. a quality of writing (print or handwriting) that can be easily read
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freeing
1. the act of liberating someone or something
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redress
1. a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
2. act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
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treatise
1. a formal exposition
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freehold
1. an estate held in fee simple or for life
2. tenure by which land is held in fee simple or for life
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forester
1. someone trained in forestry
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rein
1. one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
2. any means of control
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realisation
1. a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer
2. coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
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sycamore
1. variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree
2. any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits
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teleconference
1. a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television
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rethink
1. thinking again about a choice previously made
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reckoning
1. problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
2. a bill for an amount due
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concurrence
1. agreement of results or opinions
2. acting together, as agents or circumstances or events
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labourer
1. someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
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fret
1. agitation resulting from active worry
2. a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
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relic
1. an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
2. something of sentimental value
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trembling
1. a shaky motion
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foreigner
1. a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
2. someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group
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extremist
1. a person who holds extreme views
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manicure
1. professional care for the hands and fingernails
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screener
1. a guard at an airport who checks passengers or their luggage at a security checkpoint
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cadre
1. a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
2. a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion
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firestone
1. a piece of flint that is struck to light a fire
2. a sandstone that withstands intense heat; used to line fireplaces and furnaces and kilns
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bachelorette
1. a young unmarried woman who lives alone
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resentment
1. a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
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relevancy
1. the relation of something to the matter at hand
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spectre
1. a ghostly appearing figure
2. a mental representation of some haunting experience
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refractory
1. lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace
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remand
1. the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)
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relish
1. vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
2. spicy or savory condiment
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lire
1. the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents
2. the basic unit of money in Turkey
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scorer
1. a player who makes a score in a game or contest
2. a logger who marks trees to be felled
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thoroughbred
1. a well-bred person
2. a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares
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prepayment
1. payment in advance
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reverence
1. a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
2. a reverent mental attitude
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dressage
1. maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider
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refresher
1. a fee (in addition to that marked on the brief) paid to counsel in a case that lasts more than one day
2. a drink that refreshes
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enquirer
1. someone who asks a question
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choreography
1. a show involving artistic dancing
2. the representation of dancing by symbols as music is represented by notes
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circumference
1. the size of something as given by the distance around it
2. the boundary line encompassing an area or object
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underestimate
1. an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
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louvre
1. one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain
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lakeshore
1. the shore of a lake
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deterrent
1. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
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screwing
1. slang for sexual intercourse
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retrofit
1. a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured
2. the act of adding a component or accessory to something that did not have it when it was manufactured
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retiree
1. someone who has retired from active working
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stereotype
1. a conventional or formulaic conception or image
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breakaway
1. the act of breaking away or withdrawing from
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concurrency
1. agreement of results or opinions
2. acting together, as agents or circumstances or events
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repellent
1. a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
2. a chemical substance that repels animals
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biosphere
1. the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist
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preseason
1. a period prior to the beginning of the regular season which is devoted to training and preparation
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shred
1. a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
2. a small piece of cloth
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remittance
1. a payment of money sent to a person in another place
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hysterectomy
1. surgical removal of the uterus
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arboretum
1. a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition
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homebrew
1. an alcoholic beverage (especially beer) made at home
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fireball
1. an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)
2. a highly energetic and indefatigable person
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regularity
1. a property of polygons: the property of having equal sides and equal angles
2. the quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate
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antidepressant
1. any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects
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recount
1. an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election
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dearest
1. a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
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recollection
1. the ability to recall past occurrences
2. the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
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breakup
1. the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations)
2. coming apart
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cremation
1. the incineration of a dead body
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belvedere
1. densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn
2. a gazebo sited to command a fine view
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daredevil
1. a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
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ogre
1. a cruel wicked and inhuman person
2. (folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings
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streptococcus
1. spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis
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nonresident
1. someone who does not live in a particular place
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serendipity
1. good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
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misrepresentation
1. a misleading falsehood
2. a willful perversion of facts
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wrestler
1. combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground
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reciprocity
1. a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence
2. mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges
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crease
1. an angular or rounded shape made by folding
2. a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
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bonfire
1. a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration
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retainer
1. a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone
2. a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
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restroom
1. a toilet that is available to the public
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armoire
1. a large wardrobe or cabinet; originally used for storing weapons
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freedman
1. a person who has been freed from slavery
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fanfare
1. a gaudy outward display
2. (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments
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laureate
1. someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath
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reeve
1. female ruff
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whereabouts
1. the general location where something is
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reclining
1. the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position
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umpire
1. an official at a baseball game
2. someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
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esquire
1. (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood
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wherefore
1. the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
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newsreader
1. someone who reads out broadcast news bulletin
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readout
1. the output of a computer in readable form
2. the information displayed or recorded on an electronic device
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spitfire
1. a highly emotional and quick-tempered person (especially a girl or woman)
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resettlement
1. the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind)
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greenway
1. a belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city
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extremity
1. an external body part that projects from the body
2. an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease)
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gingerbread
1. cake flavored with ginger
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forearm
1. the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist
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repatriation
1. the act of returning to the country of origin
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drugstore
1. a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold
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hectare
1. (abbreviated `ha') a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares (or 10,000 square meters)
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respirator
1. a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration
2. a protective mask with a filter; protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases
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apprehension
1. fearful expectation or anticipation
2. the cognitive condition of someone who understands
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egress
1. (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse
2. the becoming visible
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crepe
1. paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations
2. small very thin pancake
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heresy
1. any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
2. a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
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rerun
1. a program that is broadcast again
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calibre
1. a degree or grade of excellence or worth
2. diameter of a tube or gun barrel
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reis
1. any rational or irrational number
2. the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos
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stoneware
1. ceramic ware that is fired in high heat and vitrified and nonporous
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answerer
1. someone who responds
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repost
1. A post on social media that has already been posted
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excretion
1. the bodily process of discharging waste matter
2. waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
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breakage
1. the quantity broken
2. reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use
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foreskin
1. a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris
2. a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis
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reflexology
1. the study of reflex action as it relates to the behavior of organisms
2. massage to relieve tension by finger pressure; based on the belief that there are reflex points on the feet, hands, and head that are connected to every part of the body
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firewood
1. wood used for fuel
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serenade
1. a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form
2. a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman
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fresco
1. a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
2. a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster
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caretaker
1. a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
2. an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily
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creamer
1. a small pitcher for serving cream
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repertory
1. a storehouse where a stock of things is kept
2. the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation
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silverware
1. tableware made of silver or silver plate or pewter or stainless steel
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rebuttal
1. the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument
2. (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
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deforestation
1. the state of being clear of trees
2. the removal of trees
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resection
1. surgical removal of part of a structure or organ
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requester
1. one praying humbly for something
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greenbelt
1. a belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city
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reorder
1. a repeated order for the same merchandise
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spire
1. a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
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caricature
1. a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
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recoil
1. the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
2. a movement back from an impact
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puncture
1. loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object
2. a small hole made by a sharp object
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requisition
1. the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use
2. an official form on which a request is made
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adrenergic
1. drug that has the effects of epinephrine
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wrestle
1. the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
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mitre
1. joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner
2. the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made
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windscreen
1. transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle
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precaution
1. a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
2. the trait of practicing caution in advance
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recliner
1. an armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it
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scarecrow
1. an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
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kremlin
1. citadel of a Russian town
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threonine
1. a colorless crystalline amino acid found in protein; occurs in the hydrolysates of certain proteins; an essential component of human nutrition
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reincarnation
1. embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form)
2. a second or new birth
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hombre
1. an informal term for a youth or man
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resumption
1. beginning again
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heartbreak
1. intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
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predictability
1. the quality of being predictable
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adventurer
1. a person who enjoys taking risks
2. someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
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creationism
1. the literal belief in the account of Creation given in the Book of Genesis
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rejuvenation
1. the phenomenon of vitality and freshness being restored
2. the act of restoring to a more youthful condition
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decompression
1. restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display
2. relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)
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shearer
1. a workman who uses shears to cut leather or metal or textiles
2. a skilled worker who shears the wool off of sheep or other animals
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resuscitation
1. the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness
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titre
1. the concentration of a solution as determined by titration
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wanderer
1. someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
2. a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine
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turret
1. a small tower extending above a building
2. a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation
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reinvestment
1. a second or subsequent investment in the same thing.
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polystyrene
1. a polymer of styrene; a rigid transparent thermoplastic
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peregrine
1. a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry
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grandparent
1. a parent of your father or mother
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retribution
1. a justly deserved penalty
2. the act of correcting for your wrongdoing
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fireside
1. an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)
2. home symbolized as a part of the fireplace
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trespass
1. a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages
2. entry to another's property without right or permission
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wrecking
1. the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled
2. destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
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forecaster
1. someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
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mozzarella
1. mild white Italian cheese
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redness
1. a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
2. red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
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dreamland
1. a pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination
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erasure
1. a correction made by erasing
2. a surface area where something has been erased
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freelancer
1. a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
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breadcrumb
1. crumb of bread; used especially for coating or thickening
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predation
1. an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
2. the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey
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lustre
1. a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain
2. a quality that outshines the usual
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accretion
1. an increase by natural growth or addition
2. something contributing to growth or increase
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tremor
1. an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
2. a small earthquake
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vulture
1. any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion
2. someone who attacks in search of booty
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retard
1. a person of subnormal intelligence
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oregano
1. aromatic Eurasian perennial
2. pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in stews and soups and omelets
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remorse
1. a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
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recapture
1. a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount
2. the act of taking something back
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hairdressing
1. a toiletry for the hair
2. care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair
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retardant
1. any agent that retards or delays or hinders
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deterrence
1. a negative motivational influence
2. a communication that makes you afraid to try something
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kilometre
1. a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)
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creeper
1. any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping
2. a person who crawls or creeps along the ground
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redshift
1. (astronomy) a shift in the spectra of very distant galaxies toward longer wavelengths (toward the red end of the spectrum); generally interpreted as evidence that the universe is expanding
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reasonableness
1. the state of having good sense and sound judgment
2. goodness of reason and judgment
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urethane
1. an ester of carbamic acid
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realist
1. a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them
2. a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly
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reflectivity
1. the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface
2. the ability to reflect beams or rays
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freebie
1. something that is free (usually provided as part of a promotional scheme)
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rectifier
1. electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current
2. a person who corrects or sets right
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spreader
1. a hand tool for spreading something
2. a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions
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ingress
1. (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse
2. the act of entering
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prednisone
1. a dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Liquid Pred or Meticorten); used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as an immunosuppressant
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preemption
1. the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject
2. the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property)
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strep
1. spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis
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seashore
1. the shore of a sea or ocean
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stratosphere
1. the atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere
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redeemer
1. someone who redeems or buys back (promissory notes or merchandise or commercial paper etc.)
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resurgence
1. bringing again into activity and prominence
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carburetor
1. mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion
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trellis
1. latticework used to support climbing plants
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extremism
1. any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies
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recitation
1. written matter that is recited from memory
2. a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
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reflectance
1. the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface
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entree
1. the principal dish of a meal
2. the right to enter
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parenthesis
1. either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material
2. a message that departs from the main subject
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daybreak
1. the first light of day
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firebox
1. a furnace (as on a steam locomotive) in which fuel is burned
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pretext
1. something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
2. an artful or simulated semblance
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deference
1. a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard
2. courteous regard for people's feelings
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caress
1. a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it)
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pedicure
1. professional care for the feet and toenails
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spore
1. a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion
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bloodstream
1. the blood flowing through the circulatory system
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resistivity
1. a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
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dredge
1. a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed
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reassurance
1. the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence
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quarrel
1. an angry dispute
2. an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges
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corkscrew
1. a bottle opener that pulls corks
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reunification
1. the act of coming together again
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disrespect
1. an expression of lack of respect
2. a disrespectful mental attitude
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refreshment
1. snacks and drinks served as a light meal
2. activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation
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redox
1. a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction
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mackerel
1. flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish
2. any of various fishes of the family Scombridae
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jamboree
1. a gay festivity
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wearer
1. a person who wears or carries or displays something as a body covering or accessory
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semaphore
1. an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms
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heretic
1. a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church
2. a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion)
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sucre
1. the basic unit of money in Ecuador; equal to 100 centavos
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reliever
1. someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
2. a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies
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indenture
1. a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
2. formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt
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refrigerant
1. any substance used to provide cooling (as in a refrigerator)
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presidio
1. a fortress established in the southwestern United States by the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other holdings
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transgendered
1. a person who has undergone a sex change operation
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chore
1. a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
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preservative
1. a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition
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firehouse
1. a station housing fire apparatus and firemen
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discredit
1. the state of being held in low esteem
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styrene
1. a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene
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impressionist
1. an artist who follows the theories of Impressionism
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undress
1. partial or complete nakedness
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revaluation
1. a new appraisal or evaluation
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sceptre
1. the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
2. a ceremonial or emblematic staff
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retraining
1. training for a new occupation
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wreckage
1. the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
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cred
1. credibility among young fashionable urban individuals
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stretcher
1. a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
2. a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it
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forerunner
1. a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
2. something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
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billionaire
1. a very rich person whose material wealth is valued at more than a billion dollars
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revel
1. unrestrained merrymaking
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suture
1. an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)
2. a seam used in surgery
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choreographer
1. someone who creates new dances
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reformer
1. a disputant who advocates reform
2. an apparatus that reforms the molecular structure of hydrocarbons to produce richer fuel
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prerogative
1. a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
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reflexive
1. a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
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amphitheatre
1. a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)
2. an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held
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pretrial
1. (law) a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be tried; more useful in civil than in criminal cases
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refraction
1. the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another
2. the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
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renown
1. the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
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transferee
1. (law) someone to whom a title or property is conveyed
2. someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another
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repose
1. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
2. the absence of mental stress or anxiety
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firepower
1. (military) the relative capacity for delivering fire on a target
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greenery
1. green foliage
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refueling
1. the activity of supplying or taking on fuel
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extraterrestrial
1. a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
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reproducibility
1. the quality of being reproducible
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precondition
1. an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
2. an assumption that is taken for granted
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hairdresser
1. someone who cuts or beautifies hair
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reactionary
1. an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism
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addressee
1. one to whom something is addressed
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preponderance
1. superiority in power or influence
2. a superiority in numbers or amount
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predicament
1. a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
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pancreatitis
1. inflammation of the pancreas; usually marked by abdominal pain
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filigree
1. delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire)
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regress
1. the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence
2. returning to a former state
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resonator
1. a hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves
2. an electrical circuit that combines capacitance and inductance in such a way that a periodic electric oscillation will reach maximum amplitude
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gunfire
1. the act of shooting a gun
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greening
1. the phenomenon of vitality and freshness being restored
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kestrel
1. small North American falcon
2. small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind
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reticulum
1. any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels)
2. the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant
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vinaigrette
1. oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic
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prehistory
1. the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word
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daydream
1. absentminded dreaming while awake
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precept
1. rule of personal conduct
2. a doctrine that is taught
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reassessment
1. a new appraisal or evaluation
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insurrection
1. organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
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compressing
1. applying pressure
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retreated
1. people who have retreated
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prelim
1. a minor match preceding the main event
2. an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue
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restatement
1. a revised statement
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creeps
1. a disease of cattle and sheep attributed to a dietary deficiency; characterized by anemia and softening of the bones and a slow stiff gait
2. a feeling of fear and revulsion
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streetcar
1. a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
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reclassification
1. classifying something again (usually in a new category)
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ream
1. a large quantity of written matter
2. a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires
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schizophrenic
1. someone who is afflicted with schizophrenia
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reversion
1. (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)
2. (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)
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greenbrier
1. a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries
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reducer
1. a substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized; used in photography to lessen the density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the loose silver
2. pipefitting that joins two pipes of different diameter
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surrealism
1. a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreams
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brevity
1. the use of brief expressions
2. the attribute of being brief or fleeting
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suppressant
1. a drug that suppresses appetite
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teleconferencing
1. a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television
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shareholding
1. a holding in the form of shares of corporations
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shipwreck
1. a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
2. an irretrievable loss
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precipitate
1. a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
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firestorm
1. a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area
2. an outburst of controversy
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tremble
1. a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
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replenishment
1. filling again by supplying what has been used up
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norepinephrine
1. a catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses
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retinopathy
1. a disease of the retina that can result in loss of vision
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minstrel
1. a singer of folk songs
2. a performer in a minstrel show
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juncture
1. an event that occurs at a critical time
2. a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
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recessive
1. an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical
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redefinition
1. the act of giving a new definition
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censure
1. harsh criticism or disapproval
2. the state of being excommunicated
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credo
1. any system of principles or beliefs
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methotrexate
1. toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis
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admixture
1. the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something
2. an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base
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heredity
1. the biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next
2. the total of inherited attributes
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rete
1. a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels
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puree
1. food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender
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wiretap
1. the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
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credence
1. the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
2. a kind of sideboard or buffet
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harem
1. living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
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streamer
1. light that streams
2. a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
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reproach
1. a mild rebuke or criticism
2. disgrace or shame
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cerebellum
1. a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans
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treachery
1. betrayal of a trust
2. an act of deliberate betrayal
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portraiture
1. a word picture of a person's appearance and character
2. the activity of making portraits
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fissure
1. a long narrow depression in a surface
2. a long narrow cleft
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reallocation
1. a share that has been allocated again
2. a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results)
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reassignment
1. assignment to a different duty
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rejoicing
1. a feeling of great happiness
2. the utterance of sounds expressing great joy
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aftercare
1. care and treatment of a convalescent patient
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cesarean
1. the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
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morel
1. any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a brownish spongelike cap
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rehearing
1. the act of hearing again
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garret
1. floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
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presbytery
1. building reserved for the officiating clergy
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reentry
1. the act of entering again
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prefect
1. a chief officer or chief magistrate
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rearrangement
1. changing an arrangement
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quagmire
1. a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
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fresher
1. a first-year undergraduate
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oxidoreductase
1. an enzyme that catalyzes oxidation-reduction
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freemasonry
1. a natural or instinctive fellowship between people of similar interests
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reprimand
1. an act or expression of criticism and censure
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euchre
1. a card game similar to ecarte; each player is dealt 5 cards and the player making trump must take 3 tricks to win a hand
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derelict
1. a person without a home, job, or property
2. a ship abandoned on the high seas
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foreplay
1. mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse
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retraction
1. a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
2. the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back
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retort
1. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
2. a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat
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refilling
1. filling again by supplying what has been used up
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prelims
1. written matter preceding the main text of a book
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tiredness
1. temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
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breather
1. a short respite
2. air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time
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preoccupation
1. an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention
2. the mental state of being preoccupied by something
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repressor
1. an agent that represses
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egret
1. any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
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relativism
1. (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that all criteria of judgment are relative to the individuals and situations involved
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libretto
1. the words of an opera or musical play
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purebred
1. a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses
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fibreglass
1. a covering material made of glass fibers in resins
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bedspread
1. decorative cover for a bed
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crescendo
1. (music) a gradual increase in loudness
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antifreeze
1. a liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point
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parentage
1. the state of being a parent
2. the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
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denture
1. a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
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rebuke
1. an act or expression of criticism and censure
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hysteresis
1. the lagging of an effect behind its cause; especially the phenomenon in which the magnetic induction of a ferromagnetic material lags behind the changing magnetic field
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shrew
1. a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
2. small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles
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headrest
1. a cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash
2. a rest for the head
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composure
1. steadiness of mind under stress
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acupressure
1. treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body
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breaststroke
1. a swimming stroke; the arms are extended together in front of the head and swept back on either side accompanied by a frog kick
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predisposition
1. susceptibility to a pathogen
2. an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way
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firework
1. (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.
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discoverer
1. someone who is the first to think of or make something
2. someone who is the first to observe something
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rectification
1. (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation
2. the conversion of alternating current to direct current
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admirer
1. a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
2. a person who admires; someone who esteems or respects or approves
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bereaved
1. a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved
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werewolves
1. a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again
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reelection
1. election again
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restlessness
1. the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active
2. a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
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regaining
1. getting something back again
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reorganisation
1. the imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes)
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rectory
1. an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
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reforestation
1. the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting
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mistreatment
1. the practice of treating (someone or something) badly
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transgression
1. the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
2. the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata
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maltreatment
1. cruel or inhumane treatment
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urethra
1. duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct
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displeasure
1. the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something
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pretense
1. the act of giving a false appearance
2. pretending with intention to deceive
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laurels
1. a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
2. the state of being honored
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trekker
1. a traveler who makes a long arduous journey (as hiking through mountainous country)
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oeuvre
1. the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)
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diuretic
1. any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water
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retake
1. a shot or scene that is photographed again
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carnivore
1. a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
2. any animal that feeds on flesh
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borer
1. a drill for penetrating rock
2. any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood
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streptomyces
1. aerobic bacteria (some of which produce the antibiotic streptomycin)
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subculture
1. a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs
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hellfire
1. a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned
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reefer
1. marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
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immunosuppressive
1. a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response
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metalware
1. household articles made of metal (especially for use at table)
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pretzel
1. glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knot
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greaves
1. the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
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quadrature
1. the construction of a square having the same area as some other figure
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grebe
1. small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests; similar to loons but smaller and with lobate rather than webbed feet
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reposition
1. depositing in a warehouse
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heiress
1. a female heir
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beret
1. a cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth
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claret
1. a dark purplish-red color
2. dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine
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resiliency
1. an occurrence of rebounding or springing back
2. the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit
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preempt
1. a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding
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ionosphere
1. the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons
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foreshore
1. the part of the seashore between the highwater mark and the low-water mark
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congresswoman
1. a member of the United States House of Representatives
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aggressor
1. someone who attacks
2. a confident assertive person who acts as instigator
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cornbread
1. bread made primarily of cornmeal
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breech
1. opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
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trebuchet
1. catapult that uses a swinging arm to throw a projectile
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reparation
1. compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury
2. (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors
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freshener
1. anything that freshens
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retinol
1. an unsaturated alcohol that occurs in marine fish-liver oils and is synthesized biologically from carotene
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leprechaun
1. a mischievous elf in Irish folklore
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screeching
1. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
2. sharp piercing cry
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bureaux
1. an administrative unit of government
2. furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
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expressionism
1. an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality
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irregularity
1. behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality
2. not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals
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decrement
1. the amount by which something decreases
2. a process of becoming smaller or shorter
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venturer
1. a merchant who undertakes a trading venture (especially a venture that sends goods overseas)
2. a person who enjoys taking risks
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forefoot
1. a front foot of a quadruped
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soreness
1. a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
2. an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress
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tincture
1. a substance that colors or dyes
2. an indication that something has been present
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erecting
1. the act of building or putting up
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reordering
1. a rearrangement in a different order
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rescission
1. (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made
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armrest
1. a support for the arm
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recidivism
1. habitual relapse into crime
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repositioning
1. the act of placing in a new position
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bream
1. flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe
2. flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae
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reverting
1. a failure to maintain a higher state
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breakwater
1. a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
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recounting
1. an act of narration
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breeches
1. (used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee
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saree
1. a dress worn primarily by Hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body
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revisionist
1. a Communist who tries to rewrite Marxism to justify a retreat from the revolutionary position
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backfire
1. the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
2. a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
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divestiture
1. an order to an offending party to rid itself of property; it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behavior
2. the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division
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renin
1. a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys; catalyzes the formation of angiotensin and thus affects blood pressure
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undersecretary
1. a secretary immediately subordinate to the head of a department of government
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storehouse
1. a depository for goods
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lyre
1. a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment
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duress
1. compulsory force or threat
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superstructure
1. structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck
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repudiation
1. rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
2. refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities)
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freighter
1. a cargo ship
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reprinting
1. a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale
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gremlin
1. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
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reportage
1. the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television
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manoeuvre
1. a plan for attaining a particular goal
2. a military training exercise
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mire
1. a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
2. deep soft mud in water or slush
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sufferer
1. a person suffering from an illness
2. one who suffers for the sake of principle
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mores
1. (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group
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icebreaker
1. a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation
2. a beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere
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immunofluorescence
1. (immunology) a technique that uses antibodies linked to a fluorescent dye in order to study antigens in a sample of tissue
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readmission
1. the act of admitting someone again
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snore
1. the rattling noise produced when snoring
2. the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound
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bioremediation
1. the branch of biotechnology that uses biological process to overcome environmental problems
2. the act of treating waste or pollutants by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that can break down the undesirable substances
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rematch
1. something (especially a game) that is played again
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sorrel
1. any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
2. any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
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reverie
1. absentminded dreaming while awake
2. an abstracted state of absorption
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ochre
1. any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment
2. a moderate yellow-orange to orange color
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heartbreaker
1. a charming person who is irresponsible in emotional relationships
2. a narrow defeat or a defeat at the last minute
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repulsion
1. the force by which bodies repel one another
2. intense aversion
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earthenware
1. ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat
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vireo
1. any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly olive-grey in color
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receding
1. a slow or gradual disappearance
2. the act of becoming more distant
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repairer
1. a skilled worker who mends or repairs things
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caret
1. a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text
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depressant
1. a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
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thoroughfare
1. a public road from one place to another
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belligerent
1. someone who fights (or is fighting)
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preschooler
1. a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten
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cress
1. any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste
2. pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs
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timbre
1. (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
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caressing
1. affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
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regalia
1. paraphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office)
2. especially fine or decorative clothing
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pretender
1. a person who makes deceitful pretenses
2. a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
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regularization
1. the condition of having been made regular (or more regular)
2. the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular
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breve
1. a diacritical mark (U-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound
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troposphere
1. the lowest atmospheric layer; from 4 to 11 miles high (depending on latitude)
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dreadnought
1. battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber
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gatherer
1. a person who gathers
2. a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)
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predominance
1. the state of being predominant over others
2. the quality of being more noticeable than anything else
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recirculation
1. circulation again
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ampere
1. a former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the SI ampere)
2. the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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sorceress
1. a woman sorcerer
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aggressiveness
1. the quality of being bold and enterprising
2. a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack
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reprieve
1. a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
2. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
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cadastre
1. a public register showing the details of ownership and value of land; made for the purpose of taxation
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adherent
1. someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
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forehand
1. (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
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pyrene
1. a pale yellow crystalline hydrocarbon C16H10 extracted from coal tar
2. the small hard nutlet of a drupe or drupelet; the seed and the hard endocarp that surrounds it
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prefab
1. a prefabricated structure
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creamery
1. a workplace where dairy products (butter and cheese etc.) are produced or sold
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viticulture
1. the cultivation of grapes and grape vines; grape growing
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backrest
1. a support that you can lean against while sitting
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chartreuse
1. a shade of green tinged with yellow
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hundredth
1. position 100 in a countable series of things
2. one part in a hundred equal parts
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bareboat
1. a vessel (such as a yacht) that can be chartered without a captain or crew or provisions
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screech
1. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
2. sharp piercing cry
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regionalism
1. a feature (as a pronunciation or expression or custom) that is characteristic of a particular region
2. a foreign policy that defines the international interests of a country in terms of particular geographic areas
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carelessness
1. the quality of not being careful or taking pains
2. failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
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tremolo
1. (music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones
2. vocal vibrato especially an excessive or poorly controlled one
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crematorium
1. a mortuary where corpses are cremated
2. a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes
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armature
1. coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic field
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renunciation
1. rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
2. the state of having rejected your religious beliefs for your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
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reformist
1. a disputant who advocates reform
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wintergreen
1. any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola
2. creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil
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transference
1. (psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another; during psychoanalysis the displacement of feelings toward others (usually the parents) is onto the analyst
2. transferring ownership
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reprisal
1. a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime
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desegregation
1. the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community
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bureaucrat
1. an official of a bureaucracy
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leatherette
1. fabric made to look like leather
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surrealist
1. an artist who is a member of the movement called surrealism
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refutation
1. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
2. any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
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overestimate
1. an appraisal that is too high
2. a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
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jobcentre
1. a government office in a town where information about available jobs is displayed and where unemployment benefits are administered
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redeployment
1. the withdrawal and redistribution of forces in an attempt to use them more effectively
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wrecker
1. someone who demolishes or dismantles buildings as a job
2. someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks
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referent
1. something referred to; the object of a reference
2. the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate
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amaretto
1. an Italian almond liqueur
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silkscreen
1. a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil
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reintroduction
1. an act of renewed introduction
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preconception
1. an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence
2. a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
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recluse
1. one who lives in solitude
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substructure
1. the basic structure or features of a system or organization
2. lowest support of a structure
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remaking
1. creation that is created again or anew
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frescoes
1. a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
2. a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster
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cloture
1. a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
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buttress
1. a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
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fluorescein
1. a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride in order to precipitate silver chloride (turns pink when no chloride ions are left in solution and negative fluorescein ions are then absorbed)
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rebroadcast
1. a broadcast that repeated at a later time
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afferent
1. a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system
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preceptor
1. teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
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preposition
1. a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word
2. (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached)
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aircrew
1. the crew of an aircraft
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yore
1. time long past
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acquirer
1. a person who acquires something (usually permanently)
2. a corporation gaining financial control over another corporation or financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock
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magnetosphere
1. the magnetic field of a planet; the volume around the planet in which charged particles are subject more to the planet's magnetic field than to the solar magnetic field
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repossession
1. the action of regaining possession (especially the seizure of collateral securing a loan that is in default)
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pressman
1. someone whose occupation is printing
2. a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media
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trepidation
1. a feeling of alarm or dread
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misinterpretation
1. putting the wrong interpretation on
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recompense
1. payment or reward (as for service rendered)
2. the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
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reticle
1. a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument
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remarriage
1. the act of marrying again
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firecracker
1. firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
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carrefour
1. a junction where one street or road crosses another
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preemie
1. an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation
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refiner
1. one whose work is to refine a specific thing
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tourer
1. someone who travels for pleasure
2. large open car seating four with folding top
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segregate
1. someone who is or has been segregated
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relaxant
1. a drug that relaxes and relieves tension
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tare
1. an adjustment made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of the goods
2. any of several weedy vetches grown for forage
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debenture
1. the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future
2. a certificate or voucher acknowledging a debt
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inbreeding
1. the act of mating closely related individuals
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creel
1. a wicker basket used by anglers to hold fish
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silviculture
1. the branch of forestry dealing with the development and care of forests
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petrel
1. relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land
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chlorella
1. any alga of the genus Chlorella
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trestle
1. a supporting tower used to support a bridge
2. sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop
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rebus
1. a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words
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repellant
1. a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
2. a chemical substance that repels animals
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receivership
1. the state of property that is in the hands of a receiver
2. a court action that places property under the control of a receiver during litigation so that it can be preserved for the benefit of all
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redfish
1. North Atlantic rockfish
2. large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico
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seamstress
1. someone who makes or mends dresses
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relatedness
1. a particular manner of connectedness
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luminaire
1. an electrical device used to create artificial light by use of an electric lamp; all light fixtures have a fixture body and a light socket to hold the lamp and allow for its replacement
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barrette
1. a pin for holding women's hair in place
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procreation
1. the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
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operetta
1. a short amusing opera
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pomfret
1. deep-bodied sooty-black pelagic spiny-finned fish of the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific; valued for food
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whisperer
1. one who speaks in a whisper
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telomere
1. either (free) end of a eukaryotic chromosome
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pretence
1. a false or unsupportable quality
2. an artful or simulated semblance
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repute
1. the state of being held in high esteem and honor
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regurgitation
1. backflow of blood through a defective heart valve
2. recall after rote memorization
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reptilian
1. any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms
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candidature
1. the campaign of a candidate to be elected
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forename
1. the name that precedes the surname
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reassembly
1. assembling again
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respectability
1. honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation
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overeating
1. eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)
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referenda
1. a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate
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airstream
1. a relatively well-defined prevailing wind
2. the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
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prednisolone
1. a glucocorticoid (trade names Pediapred or Prelone) used to treat inflammatory conditions
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caesarean
1. the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
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anorexic
1. a person suffering from anorexia nervosa
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reshuffle
1. a redistribution of something
2. shuffling again
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freesia
1. any of several plants of the genus Freesia valued for their one-sided clusters of usually fragrant yellow or white or pink tubular flowers
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reseda
1. any plant of the genus Reseda
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wrester
1. someone who obtains something by pulling it violently with twisting movements
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reexamination
1. (law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination
2. a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment
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mandrel
1. any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
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creosote
1. a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic
2. a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood
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crevice
1. a long narrow depression in a surface
2. a long narrow cleft
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rescuer
1. a person who rescues you from harm or danger
2. someone who saves something from danger or violence
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excrement
1. waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
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remoteness
1. the property of being remote
2. a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner
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vasopressin
1. hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules
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claymore
1. a large double-edged broadsword; formerly used by Scottish Highlanders
2. an antipersonnel land mine whose blast is aimed at the oncoming enemy
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reuptake
1. a process of using up or consuming again
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interrelationship
1. mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness
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ligature
1. (music) a group of notes connected by a slur
2. character consisting of two or more letters combined into one
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relegation
1. authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions
2. the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category
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inflorescence
1. the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
2. the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk
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resorption
1. the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation
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immunosuppression
1. lowering the body's normal immune response to invasion by foreign substances; can be deliberate (as in lowering the immune response to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ) or incidental (as a side effect of radiotherapy or chemotherapy for cancer)
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overexposure
1. the act of exposing film to too much light or for too long a time
2. the act of exposing someone excessively to an influencing experience
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retinoblastoma
1. malignant ocular tumor of retinal cells; usually occurs before the third year of life; composed of primitive small round retinal cells
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screamer
1. someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
2. a sensational newspaper headline
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expressiveness
1. the quality of being expressive
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unpredictability
1. the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses
2. the trait of being unpredictably irresolute
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rehash
1. old material that is slightly reworked and used again
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freestone
1. fruit (especially peach) whose flesh does not adhere to the pit
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honoree
1. a recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments
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credenza
1. a kind of sideboard or buffet
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signore
1. an Italian title of respect for a man; equivalent to the English `sir'; used separately (not prefixed to his name)
2. an Italian title of address equivalent to Mrs. when used before a name
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fenugreek
1. annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry
2. aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry
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restorer
1. a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture
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slipstream
1. the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
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streptomycin
1. an antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus and used to treat tuberculosis
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reevaluation
1. the evaluation of something a second time (or more)
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revulsion
1. intense aversion
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undercurrent
1. a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning
2. a current below the surface of a fluid
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disrepair
1. in need of repairs; in need of repair
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epicurean
1. a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
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refit
1. outfitting a ship again (by repairing or replacing parts)
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mongrel
1. derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin
2. an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
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grenadier
1. an infantryman equipped with grenades
2. deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail
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daydreaming
1. absentminded dreaming while awake
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lamprey
1. primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue
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counterculture
1. a culture with lifestyles and values opposed to those of the established culture
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shortbread
1. very rich thick butter cookie
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lithosphere
1. the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle
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creche
1. a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for
2. a representation of Christ's nativity in the stable at Bethlehem
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sagamore
1. a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief)
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irrelevance
1. the lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand
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presage
1. a foreboding about what is about to happen
2. a sign of something about to happen
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afforestation
1. the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting)
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scoundrel
1. a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
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rediscovery
1. the act of discovering again
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precession
1. the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone
2. the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
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sombrero
1. a straw hat with a tall crown and broad brim; worn in American southwest and in Mexico
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headdress
1. clothing for the head
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presentment
1. an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative
2. a document that must be accepted and paid by another person
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prematurity
1. the state of being premature
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retrovirus
1. any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA); the virus transcribes its RNA into a cDNA provirus that is then incorporated into the host cell
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recto
1. right-hand page
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precipice
1. a very steep cliff
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refereeing
1. the act of umpiring
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readjustment
1. the act of adjusting again (to changed circumstances)
2. the act of adjusting something to match a standard
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reminiscence
1. a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
2. the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
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supremacist
1. a person who advocates the supremacy of some particular group or racial group over all others
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comprehensiveness
1. completeness over a broad scope
2. the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
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reactant
1. a chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction
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letterpress
1. printing from a plate with raised characters
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arete
1. a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains
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precis
1. a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
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foreboding
1. a feeling of evil to come
2. an unfavorable omen
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sepulchre
1. a chamber that is used as a grave
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temptress
1. a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
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soiree
1. a party of people assembled in the evening (usually at a private house)
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creditworthiness
1. trustworthiness with money as based on a person's credit history; a general qualification for borrowing
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threshing
1. the separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw
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screwball
1. a whimsically eccentric person
2. a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown
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reservist
1. a member of a military reserve
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dregs
1. sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
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grimoire
1. a manual of black magic (for invoking spirits and demons)
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retinitis
1. inflammation of the retina
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huntress
1. a woman hunter
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redeye
1. a night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep
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extrema
1. the point located farthest from the middle of something
2. the most extreme possible amount or value
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reek
1. a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
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religiosity
1. exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal
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crematory
1. a mortuary where corpses are cremated
2. a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes
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reenactment
1. performing a role in an event that occurred at an earlier time
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watercress
1. any of several water-loving cresses
2. cresses that grow in clear ponds and streams
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tress
1. a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
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footrest
1. a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person
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gravure
1. a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print
2. a printing plate used in the process of gravure
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theremin
1. an electronic musical instrument; melodies can be played by moving the right hand between two rods that serve as antennas to control pitch; the left hand controls phrasing
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brewpub
1. a combination brewery and restaurant; beer is brewed for consumption on the premises and served along with food
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albacore
1. relatively small tuna with choice white flesh; major source of canned tuna
2. large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters
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streptococci
1. spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis
2. spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis
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morello
1. any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing fruit with dark skin and juice
2. cultivated sour cherry with dark-colored skin and juice
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grenadine
1. thin syrup made from pomegranate juice; used in mixed drinks
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preeclampsia
1. abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia if untreated
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reverberation
1. the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
2. a remote or indirect consequence of some action
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greenback
1. a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
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precalculus
1. a college-level algebra and trigonometry course that is designed to prepare students for the study of calculus
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repairman
1. a skilled worker whose job is to repair things
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borrelia
1. cause of e.g. European and African relapsing fever
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creaking
1. a squeaking sound
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newsreel
1. a short film and commentary about current events
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comfrey
1. perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas
2. leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads or cooked
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resourcefulness
1. the quality of being able to cope with a difficult situation
2. the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems
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redwing
1. North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings
2. small European thrush having reddish flanks
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retrenchment
1. entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense
2. the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
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relapsing
1. a failure to maintain a higher state
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screed
1. a long monotonous harangue
2. a long piece of writing
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recklessness
1. the trait of giving little thought to danger
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reappraisal
1. a new appraisal or evaluation
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parenthetical
1. an expression in parentheses
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gangrene
1. necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
2. the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
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irresponsibility
1. a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions
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foursquare
1. (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
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receptivity
1. willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas)
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reorientation
1. a fresh orientation; a changed set of attitudes and beliefs
2. the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented
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affaire
1. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
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allegretto
1. a quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro
2. a musical composition or musical passage to be performed at a somewhat quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro
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forefinger
1. the finger next to the thumb
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trefoil
1. any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves
2. a plant of the genus Trifolium
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naltrexone
1. an oral antagonist against the action of opiates
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ureter
1. either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder
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retrial
1. a new trial in which issues already litigated and to which the court has already rendered a verdict or decision are reexamined by the same court; occurs when the initial trial is found to have been improper or unfair due to procedural errors
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correlative
1. either of two or more related or complementary variables
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areola
1. small space in a tissue or body part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing
2. small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite
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revisionism
1. any dangerous departure from the teachings of Marx
2. a moderate evolutionary form of Marxism
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declarer
1. the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps
2. someone who claims to speak the truth
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hearer
1. someone who listens attentively
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countermeasure
1. an action taken to offset another action
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proofreader
1. someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections
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republicanism
1. the political orientation of those who hold that a republic is the best form of government
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breastplate
1. armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass
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reliving
1. a recurrence of a prior experience
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epicure
1. a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
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oppressor
1. a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures
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wayfarer
1. a pedestrian who walks from place to place
2. a traveler going on a trip
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forebrain
1. the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube
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reamer
1. a squeezer with a conical ridged center that is used for squeezing juice from citrus fruit
2. a drill that is used to shape or enlarge holes
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readying
1. the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
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reales
1. any rational or irrational number
2. the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos
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storeroom
1. a room in which things are stored
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recuperation
1. gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
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digression
1. a message that departs from the main subject
2. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
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dressmaker
1. someone who makes or mends dresses
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reaffirmation
1. renewed affirmation
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noradrenaline
1. a catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses
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smokescreen
1. (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements
2. an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure
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misreading
1. misinterpretation caused by inaccurate reading
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relaxer
1. any agent that produces relaxation
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lectureship
1. the post of lecturer
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quire
1. a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets
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atresia
1. an abnormal condition in which a normal opening or tube in the body (as the urethra) is closed or absent
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bacteremia
1. transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood
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predestination
1. previous determination as if by destiny or fate
2. (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind)
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foreshadowing
1. the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
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scree
1. a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff
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breakable
1. an article that is fragile and easily broken
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expressionist
1. an artist who is an adherent of expressionism
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hirer
1. a person responsible for hiring workers
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premonition
1. a feeling of evil to come
2. an early warning about a future event
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jawbreaker
1. a large round hard candy
2. a word that is hard to pronounce
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centrepiece
1. the central or most important feature
2. something placed at the center of something else (as on a table)
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herbivore
1. any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
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isoproterenol
1. drug (trade name Isuprel) used to treat bronchial asthma and to stimulate the heart
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indirection
1. indirect procedure or action
2. deceitful action that is not straightforward
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crewman
1. any member of a ship's crew
2. a member of a flight crew
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redbird
1. the male is bright red with black wings and tail
2. crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
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breccia
1. a rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand
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supremo
1. the most important person in an organization
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misadventure
1. an instance of misfortune
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rewriter
1. someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication
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preserver
1. a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture
2. a cook who preserves fruits or meat
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midstream
1. the middle of a stream
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musculature
1. the muscular system of an organism
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forethought
1. planning or plotting in advance of acting
2. judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
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firebrand
1. a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning
2. someone who deliberately foments trouble
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deprecation
1. a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster
2. the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)
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brevet
1. a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)
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relinquishing
1. a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
2. the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.
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wherewithal
1. the necessary means (especially financial means)
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windbreaker
1. a kind of heavy jacket
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coherency
1. the state of cohering or sticking together
2. logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts
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greeter
1. a person who greets
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housebreaking
1. trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent
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directorship
1. the position of a director of a business concern
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degreaser
1. a chemical substance that dissolves water-insoluble substances, such as greases and oils.
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floriculture
1. the cultivation of flowering plants
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impregnation
1. material with which something is impregnated
2. the process of totally saturating something with a substance
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stirrer
1. a person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up trouble
2. an implement used for stirring
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epicentre
1. the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
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rejoinder
1. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
2. (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication
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differentiator
1. a person who (or that which) differentiates
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reexamineMore Definitions →
unreliability
1. the trait of not being dependable or reliable
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relinquishment
1. a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
2. the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.
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revelry
1. unrestrained merrymaking
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haywire
1. wire for tying up bales of hay
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reinterpretation
1. a new or different meaning
2. a new or different interpretation
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reasoner
1. someone who reasons logically
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pinafore
1. a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing
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counterexample
1. refutation by example
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foreknowledge
1. knowledge of an event before it occurs
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repulse
1. an instance of driving away or warding off
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thresher
1. a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw
2. large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed
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recoding
1. converting from one code to another
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deliverer
1. a person who rescues you from harm or danger
2. someone employed to make deliveries
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underestimation
1. an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
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eyesore
1. something very ugly and offensive
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streetlight
1. a lamp supported on a lamppost; for illuminating a street
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pyre
1. wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
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centromere
1. a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape
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flexure
1. the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
2. an angular or rounded shape made by folding
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stressor
1. any agent that causes stress to an organism
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refocusing
1. focusing again
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parenchyma
1. animal tissue that constitutes the essential part of an organ as contrasted with e.g. connective tissue and blood vessels
2. the primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that remain capable of cell division even when mature; constitutes the greater part of leaves, roots, the pulp of fruits, and the pith of stems
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storekeeper
1. a merchant who owns or manages a shop
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predilection
1. a predisposition in favor of something
2. a strong liking
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firelight
1. the light of a fire (especially in a fireplace)
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forecourt
1. the outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildings
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repartee
1. adroitness and cleverness in reply
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saltire
1. a cross resembling the letter x, with diagonal bars of equal length
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arboriculture
1. the tending of and caring for trees
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creak
1. a squeaking sound
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toreador
1. someone who fights bulls
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pretension
1. a false or unsupportable quality
2. the advancing of a claim
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realpolitik
1. politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations
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prelate
1. a senior clergyman and dignitary
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reversibility
1. the quality of being reversible in either direction
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presupposition
1. the act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument)
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compressibility
1. the property of being able to occupy less space
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recalculation
1. the act of calculating again (usually to eliminate errors or to include additional data)
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figurehead
1. a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
2. figure on the bow of some sailing vessels
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restaurateur
1. the proprietor of a restaurant
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disrepute
1. the state of being held in low esteem
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reappearance
1. the event of something appearing again
2. the act of someone appearing again
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millimetre
1. a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter
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republishing
1. the act of publishing again
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directionality
1. the property of a microphone or antenna of being more sensitive in one direction than in another
2. the property of being directional or maintaining a direction
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threader
1. a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops
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premix
1. a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients
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disinterest
1. tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement
2. lack of interest
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concessionaire
1. someone who holds or operates a concession
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presidium
1. a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session
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furore
1. an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
2. a sudden outburst (as of protest)
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sharer
1. someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share
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rearward
1. direction toward the rear
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seafarer
1. a man who serves as a sailor
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refectory
1. a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery)
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enchantress
1. a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
2. a female sorcerer or magician
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palfrey
1. especially a light saddle horse for a woman
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dereliction
1. a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
2. willful negligence
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disfigurement
1. an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen
2. the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something
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tureen
1. large deep serving dish with a cover; for serving soups and stews
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sacredness
1. the quality of being sacred
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indiscretion
1. the trait of being injudicious
2. a petty misdeed
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treacle
1. a pale cane syrup
2. writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental
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boreas
1. a wind that blows from the north
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directness
1. trueness of course toward a goal
2. the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
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credulity
1. tendency to believe readily
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monoculture
1. the cultivation of a single crop (on a farm or area or country)
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incoherence
1. lack of cohesion or clarity or organization
2. nonsense that is simply incoherent and unintelligible
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reticule
1. a woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net or beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries
2. a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument
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relishing
1. taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality
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breadwinner
1. one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents
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moire
1. silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern
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deregulating
1. the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations)
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reticence
1. the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
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treetop
1. the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant
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redetermination
1. determining again
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conservatoire
1. a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts
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reflexivity
1. the coreferential relation between a reflexive pronoun and its antecedent
2. (logic and mathematics) a relation such that it holds between an element and itself
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reductionism
1. a theory that all complex systems can be completely understood in terms of their components
2. the analysis of complex things into simpler constituents
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reflexion
1. the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
2. expression without words
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stricture
1. abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
2. severe criticism
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nephrectomy
1. surgical removal of a kidney
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tiebreaker
1. overtime play in order to break a tie; e.g. tennis and soccer
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contracture
1. an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle
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gyre
1. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
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rectus
1. any of various straight muscles
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retractor
1. surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision
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breathalyzer
1. a device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person's expired breath
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investiture
1. the ceremony of installing a new monarch
2. the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank
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efferent
1. a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands
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stepchildren
1. a child of your spouse by a former marriage
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misdirection
1. an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge
2. incorrect directions or instructions
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reification
1. regarding something abstract as a material thing
2. representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality
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endarterectomy
1. surgical removal of the inner lining of an artery that is clogged with atherosclerosis
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perestroika
1. an economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union; intended to increase automation and labor efficiency but it led eventually to the end of central planning in the Russian economy
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headmistress
1. a woman headmaster
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imprecision
1. the quality of lacking precision
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legionnaire
1. a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion)
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fullerene
1. a form of carbon having a large molecule consisting of an empty cage of sixty or more carbon atoms
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carburettor
1. mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion
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unreality
1. the quality possessed by something that is unreal
2. the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact
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redbone
1. a speedy red or red-and-tan American hound
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tigress
1. a female tiger
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pickerel
1. flesh of young or small pike
2. any of several North American species of small pike
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minaret
1. slender tower with balconies
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relict
1. an organism or species surviving as a remnant of an otherwise extinct flora or fauna in an environment much changed from that in which it originated
2. geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have disappeared
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repatriate
1. a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored
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cere
1. the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds
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cresol
1. any of three poisonous colorless isomeric phenols; derived from coal or wood tar; used as a disinfectant
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recency
1. a time immediately before the present
2. the property of having happened or appeared not long ago
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