Nouns Containing TEN

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content
1. the state of being contented with your situation in life
2. (usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
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contents
1. (usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
2. a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start
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potential
1. the inherent capacity for coming into being
2. the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
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maintenance
1. activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
2. means of maintenance of a family or group
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ten
1. the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
2. one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face
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attention
1. the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
2. the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
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extension
1. a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
2. act of expanding in scope; making more widely available
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tennis
1. a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
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extent
1. the point or degree to which something extends
2. the distance or area or volume over which something extends
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patent
1. a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
2. an official document granting a right or privilege
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listening
1. the act of hearing attentively
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existence
1. the state or fact of existing
2. everything that exists anywhere
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sentence
1. a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
2. (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
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attendance
1. the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
2. the frequency with which a person is present
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antenna
1. an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
2. sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ
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intent
1. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
2. the intended meaning of a communication
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intensive
1. a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
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attending
1. the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
2. the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
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intensity
1. the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
2. high level or degree; the property of being intense
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retention
1. the act of retaining something
2. the power of retaining and recalling past experience
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tender
1. something that can be used as an official medium of payment
2. someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
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intention
1. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
2. (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal
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tension
1. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
2. the physical condition of being stretched or strained
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tenant
1. someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
2. a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease)
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tent
1. a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
2. a web that resembles a tent or carpet
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consistency
1. the property of holding together and retaining its shape
2. a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
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superintendent
1. a person who directs and manages an organization
2. a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector
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detention
1. a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
2. a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home
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competence
1. the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
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kindergarten
1. a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school
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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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tendency
1. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
2. an inclination to do something
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hypertension
1. a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)
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lieutenant
1. a commissioned military officer
2. an officer in a police force
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tungsten
1. a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
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listener
1. someone who listens attentively
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tenth
1. a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
2. position ten in a countable series of things
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pretend
1. the enactment of a pretense
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competency
1. the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
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completeness
1. the state of being complete and entire; having everything that is needed
2. (logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that a contradiction arises if any proposition is introduced that cannot be derived from the axioms of the system
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kitten
1. young domestic cat
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enlightenment
1. education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
2. (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
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centennial
1. the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
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latency
1. (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head
2. the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it
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persistence
1. the property of a continuous and connected period of time
2. persistent determination
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tenor
1. the adult male singing voice above baritone
2. the pitch range of the highest male voice
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tense
1. a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
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attendant
1. someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
2. a person who is present and participates in a meeting
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contention
1. a point asserted as part of an argument
2. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
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impotence
1. the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble
2. an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate
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stencil
1. a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
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subsistence
1. minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting
2. a means of surviving
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enlightened
1. people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity
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gluten
1. a protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough
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frightening
1. the act of inspiring with fear
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whitening
1. changing to a lighter color
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attenuation
1. weakening in force or intensity
2. the property of something that has been weakened or reduced in thickness or density
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tensor
1. a generalization of the concept of a vector
2. any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm
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appropriateness
1. appropriate conduct; doing the right thing
2. the quality of being specially suitable
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pretending
1. the act of giving a false appearance
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potency
1. the power or right to give orders or make decisions
2. capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
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christening
1. giving a Christian name at baptism
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bartender
1. an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
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tenancy
1. an act of being a tenant or occupant
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incompetent
1. someone who is not competent to take effective action
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contender
1. the contestant you hope to defeat
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inconsistency
1. the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
2. the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts
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centenary
1. the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
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tightening
1. the act of making something tighter
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tenderness
1. a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
2. a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
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fastener
1. a person who fastens or makes fast
2. restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
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shortening
1. fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
2. act of decreasing in length
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incompleteness
1. the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect
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attendee
1. a person who is present and participates in a meeting
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fastening
1. restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
2. the act of fastening things together
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tenet
1. a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
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stenosis
1. abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
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tending
1. the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
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incompetence
1. lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
2. inability of a part or organ to function properly
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tendon
1. a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
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angiotensin
1. any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels
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insistence
1. continual and persistent demands
2. the state of demanding notice or attention
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discontent
1. a longing for something better than the present situation
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softening
1. the process of becoming softer
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carotene
1. an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver
2. yellow or orange-red fat-soluble pigments in plants
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countenance
1. the appearance conveyed by a person's face
2. formal and explicit approval
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tenderloin
1. a city district known for its vice and high crime rate
2. the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column
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stent
1. a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis
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lightening
1. descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped
2. changing to a lighter color
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tentacle
1. something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold
2. any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion
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patten
1. footwear usually with wooden soles
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coexistence
1. existing peacefully together
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atenolol
1. an oral beta blocker (trade name Tenormin) used in treating hypertension and angina; has adverse side effects (depression and exacerbation of congestive heart failure etc.)
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stench
1. a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
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bicentennial
1. the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
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hypertensive
1. a person who has abnormally high blood pressure
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antennae
1. an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
2. sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ
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concatenation
1. the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series
2. the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc
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contentment
1. happiness with one's situation in life
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tenge
1. 100 tenge equal 1 manat in Turkmenistan
2. the basic unit of money in Kazakhstan
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tenement
1. a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
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hypotension
1. abnormally low blood pressure
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penitentiary
1. a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
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intensification
1. action that makes something stronger or more extreme
2. the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film)
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marten
1. agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels
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batten
1. stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
2. a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
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tenacity
1. persistent determination
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sustenance
1. a source of materials to nourish the body
2. the financial means whereby one lives
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utensil
1. an implement for practical use (especially in a household)
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softener
1. a substance added to another to make it less hard
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pretense
1. the act of giving a false appearance
2. pretending with intention to deceive
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goaltender
1. the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal
2. the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring
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sweetener
1. something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
2. anything that serves as an enticement
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straightener
1. a device for straightening
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whiteness
1. the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
2. the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
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antihypertensive
1. a drug that reduces high blood pressure
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politeness
1. a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
2. the act of showing regard for others
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existentialism
1. (philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves
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attenuator
1. an electrical device for attenuating the strength of an electrical signal
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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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potentiometer
1. a measuring instrument for measuring direct current electromotive forces
2. a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets
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mitten
1. glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together
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stentor
1. a speaker with an unusually loud voice
2. any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are members of the genus Stentor
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platen
1. work table of a machine tool
2. the flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper against the type
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pretence
1. a false or unsupportable quality
2. an artful or simulated semblance
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abstention
1. the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
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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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potentiation
1. (medicine) the synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneously
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tendonitis
1. inflammation of a tendon
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tenon
1. a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint
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cuteness
1. the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman)
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inattention
1. lack of attention
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omnipotence
1. the state of being omnipotent; having unlimited power
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lateness
1. quality of coming late or later in time
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penitent
1. (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
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patentee
1. the inventor to whom a patent is issued
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intentionality
1. expressive of intentions
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whitener
1. an agent that makes things white or colorless
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tendinitis
1. inflammation of a tendon
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intensifier
1. a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
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tercentenary
1. the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
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malcontent
1. a person who is discontented or disgusted
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potentiality
1. the inherent capacity for coming into being
2. an aptitude that may be developed
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extensor
1. a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part
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plenipotentiary
1. a diplomat who is fully authorized to represent his or her government
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tenner
1. the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
2. a United States bill worth 10 dollars
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entente
1. an informal alliance between countries
2. a friendly understanding between political powers
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pretension
1. a false or unsupportable quality
2. the advancing of a claim
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carotenoid
1. any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals
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catena
1. a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma)
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stenographer
1. someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)
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attentiveness
1. paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
2. the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others
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attender
1. someone who listens attentively
2. someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
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sesquicentennial
1. the 150th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
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superintendence
1. management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
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patency
1. the openness (lack of obstruction) of a bodily passage or duct
2. the property of being easy to see and understand
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persistency
1. persistent determination
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impotency
1. the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble
2. an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate
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portent
1. a sign of something about to happen
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