Words Containing CEN

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center
1. an area that is approximately central within some larger region
2. the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
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recent
1. new
2. of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
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central
1. in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area
2. serving as an essential component
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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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percent
1. a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred); ten percent
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license
1. a legal document giving official permission to do something
2. freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
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recently
1. in the recent past
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century
1. a period of 100 years
2. ten 10s
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cent
1. a fractional monetary unit of several countries
2. a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
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scene
1. the place where some action occurs
2. an incident (real or imaginary)
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licensed
1. given official approval to act
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census
1. a periodic count of the population
2. conduct a census
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percentage
1. a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred); ten percent
2. assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
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concentration
1. the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume
2. the spatial property of being crowded together
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licence
1. excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
2. freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
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scenario
1. an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)
2. a setting for a work of art or literature
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adjacent
1. nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
2. having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
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incentive
1. a positive motivational influence
2. an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
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decent
1. conforming to conventions of sexual behavior
2. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
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innocent
1. a person who lacks knowledge of evil
2. lacking intent or capacity to injure
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scenic
1. of or relating to the stage or stage scenery
2. used of locations; having beautiful natural scenery
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accent
1. distinctive manner of oral expression
2. special importance or significance
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centered
1. being or placed in the center
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concentrate
1. the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore
2. a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water
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adolescent
1. relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent
2. a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
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descending
1. coming down or downward
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magnificent
1. characterized by grandeur
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evanescence
1. the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight
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licensee
1. someone to whom a license is granted
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ascending
1. the act of changing location in an upward direction
2. moving or going or growing upward
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crescent
1. resembling the new moon in shape
2. any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
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concentrated
1. of or relating to a solution whose dilution has been reduced
2. intensely focused
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scenery
1. the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
2. the appearance of a place
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fluorescent
1. emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source
2. brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light
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descent
1. a movement downward
2. properties attributable to your ancestry
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scent
1. cause to smell or be smelly
2. catch the scent of; get wind of
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percentile
1. (statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total
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incense
1. perfume especially with a censer
2. make furious
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centralized
1. drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority
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centennial
1. of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years
2. the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
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innocence
1. the quality of innocent naivete
2. the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
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descendants
1. all of the offspring of a given progenitor
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censorship
1. counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy
2. deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances
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centrally
1. in or near or toward a center or according to a central role or function
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scented
1. filled or impregnated with perfume
2. having a natural fragrance
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fluorescence
1. light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength
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uncensored
1. not subject to censorship
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centric
1. having or situated at or near a center
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ascension
1. a movement upward; rise above the ground
2. (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon
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lucent
1. softly bright or radiant
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transcend
1. be greater in scope or size than some standard
2. be superior or better than some standard
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obscene
1. designed to incite to indecency or lust
2. offensive to the mind
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adolescence
1. the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood
2. in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood
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ascent
1. an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
2. a movement upward; rise above the ground
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reminiscent
1. serving to bring to mind
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translucent
1. allowing light to pass through diffusely
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eccentric
1. a person with an unusual or odd personality
2. a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
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censored
1. suppressed or subject to censorship
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descend
1. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
2. come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
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centerpiece
1. the central or most important feature
2. something placed at the center of something else (as on a table)
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centenary
1. of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years
2. the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
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accented
1. (used of syllables) bearing the principle stress, usually accompanied by a change in pitch
2. bearing a stress or accent
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decentralized
1. withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities
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centurion
1. (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers
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censor
1. forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper)
2. subject to political, religious, or moral censorship
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descendant
1. a person considered as descended from some ancestor
2. going or coming down
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centrifugal
1. tending away from centralization, as of authority
2. conveying information to the muscles from the CNS
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placenta
1. that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form
2. the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus
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ascendant
1. position or state of being dominant or in control
2. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
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centrum
1. the main body of a vertebra
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decentralization
1. the social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts
2. the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments
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ascend
1. travel up
2. go back in order of genealogical succession
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indecent
1. offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters
2. not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
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unlicensed
1. lacking official approval
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mercenary
1. a person hired to fight for another country than their own
2. marked by materialism
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decency
1. the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
2. the quality of being polite and respectable
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centering
1. the concentration of attention or energy on something
2. (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
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incandescent
1. emitting light as a result of being heated
2. characterized by ardent emotion or intensity or brilliance
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centerline
1. a line that bisects a plane figure
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transcendental
1. of or characteristic of a system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material
2. existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
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centralised
1. drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority
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convalescent
1. a person who is recovering from illness
2. returning to health after illness or debility
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centerfold
1. a magazine center spread; especially a foldout of a large photograph or map or other feature
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centrifuge
1. rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids
2. an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
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larceny
1. the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
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concentric
1. having a common center
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centaur
1. (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse
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obscenity
1. the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
2. an offensive or indecent word or phrase
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bicentennial
1. of or relating to or completing a period of 200 years
2. the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
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nascent
1. being born or beginning
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transcendent
1. exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
2. beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding
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censure
1. harsh criticism or disapproval
2. the state of being excommunicated
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centrist
1. a person who takes a position in the political center
2. supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative
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complacency
1. the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
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iridescent
1. varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
2. having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
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obsolescence
1. the process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date
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complacent
1. contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
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crescendo
1. (music) a gradual increase in loudness
2. (music) gradually increasing in volume
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placental
1. mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
2. pertaining to or having or occurring by means of a placenta
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licenced
1. given official approval to act
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centimeter
1. a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
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centrifugation
1. the process of separating substances of different densities by the use of a centrifuge
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epicenter
1. the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
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eccentricity
1. strange and unconventional behavior
2. (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis
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innocently
1. in a not unlawful manner
2. in a naively innocent manner
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adjacency
1. the attribute of being so near as to be touching
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censoring
1. counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy
2. deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances
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centra
1. the main body of a vertebra
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centrality
1. the property of being central
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centroid
1. the center of mass of an object of uniform density
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transcendence
1. a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience
2. the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits
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luminescent
1. emitting light not caused by heat
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luminescence
1. light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperatures
2. light from nonthermal sources
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quiescent
1. not active or activated
2. marked by a state of tranquil repose
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decentralised
1. withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities
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condescending
1. (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
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centralization
1. the act of consolidating power under a central control
2. gathering to a center
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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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incendiary
1. involving deliberate burning of property
2. a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
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accentuate
1. to stress, single out as important
2. put stress on; utter with an accent
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pubescent
1. (of animals especially human beings) having arrived at the onset of puberty (the age at which sex glands become functional) but not yet fully mature
2. covered with fine soft hairs or down
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indecency
1. the quality of being indecent
2. an indecent or improper act
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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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magnificence
1. splendid or imposing in size or appearance
2. the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
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magnificently
1. wonderfully
2. in an impressively beautiful manner
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centipede
1. chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors
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ascendancy
1. the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
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centigrade
1. of or relating to a temperature scale on which the freezing point of water is 0 degrees and the boiling point of water is 100 degrees
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docent
1. a teacher at some universities
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acquiescence
1. acceptance without protest
2. agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
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effervescent
1. marked by high spirits or excitement
2. used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide
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decently
1. in a decent manner
2. in the right manner; correctly; suitably
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centralize
1. make central
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frankincense
1. an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
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senescence
1. the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
2. the property characteristic of old age
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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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disincentive
1. a negative motivational influence
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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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descendent
1. a person considered as descended from some ancestor
2. going or coming down
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incensed
1. angered at something unjust or wrong
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amniocentesis
1. (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities
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opalescent
1. having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
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beneficent
1. doing or producing good
2. generous in assistance to the poor
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pearlescent
1. having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
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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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ascender
1. someone who ascends
2. a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters
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reticent
1. temperamentally disinclined to talk
2. cool and formal in manner
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coalescence
1. the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
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epicentre
1. the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
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condescension
1. the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
2. a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
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chemiluminescence
1. luminescence resulting from a chemical reaction as the oxidation of luciferin in fireflies
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tercentenary
1. the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
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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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centralizing
1. tending to draw to a central point
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egocentric
1. a self-centered person with little regard for others
2. limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs
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geocentric
1. having the earth as the center
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centralisation
1. the act of consolidating power under a central control
2. gathering to a center
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sesquicentennial
1. the 150th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
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evanescent
1. tending to vanish like vapor
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reticence
1. the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
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heliocentric
1. having the sun as the center
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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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