Words Ending With ON

Here's the list of all the 5858 Words Ending With ON in the English Language.

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on
1. in operation or operational
2. (of events) planned or scheduled
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information
1. a message received and understood
2. knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
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education
1. the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
2. knowledge acquired by learning and instruction
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version
1. an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
2. something a little different from others of the same type
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section
1. a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
2. a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope
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location
1. a point or extent in space; a point or extent in space
2. the act of putting something in a certain place
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description
1. a statement that represents something in words
2. the act of describing something
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non
1. negation of a word or group of words
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action
1. something done (usually as opposed to something said)
2. the state of being active
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application
1. the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
2. a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school
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person
1. a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
2. a human body (usually including the clothing)
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question
1. an instance of questioning
2. the subject matter at issue
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million
1. the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
2. a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
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discussion
1. an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
2. an exchange of views on some topic
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edition
1. the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
2. all of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time
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association
1. a formal organization of people or groups of people
2. the act of consorting with or joining with others
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common
1. common to or shared by two or more parties
2. commonly encountered
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collection
1. several things grouped together or considered as a whole
2. a publication containing a variety of works
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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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function
1. perform as expected when applied
2. serve a purpose, role, or function
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production
1. the act or process of producing something
2. a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television
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construction
1. the act of constructing something
2. a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
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protection
1. the activity of protecting someone or something
2. a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
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position
1. cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
2. put into a certain place or abstract location
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commission
1. a special group delegated to consider some matter
2. a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary)
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administration
1. a method of tending to or managing the affairs of some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
2. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
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soon
1. in the near future
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season
1. lend flavor to
2. make healthy
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condition
1. a state at a particular time
2. an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
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organization
1. a group of people who work together
2. an organized structure for arranging or classifying
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selection
1. the act of choosing or selecting
2. an assortment of things from which a choice can be made
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corporation
1. a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
2. slang for a paunch
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solution
1. a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
2. a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
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addition
1. a component that is added to something to improve it
2. the act of adding one thing to another
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union
1. an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
2. the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
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decision
1. the act of making up your mind about something
2. a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
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division
1. an army unit large enough to sustain combat
2. one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
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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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button
1. provide with buttons
2. fasten with buttons
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distribution
1. (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
2. the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume
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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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foundation
1. the basis on which something is grounded
2. an institution supported by an endowment
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communication
1. the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
2. something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
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population
1. the people who inhabit a territory or state
2. a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area
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navigation
1. the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
2. ship traffic
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station
1. a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
2. proper or designated social situation
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option
1. the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited
2. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
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connection
1. a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
2. the state of being connected
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introduction
1. the act of beginning something new
2. the first section of a communication
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accommodation
1. making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
2. a settlement of differences
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operation
1. the state of being in effect or being operative
2. a business especially one run on a large scale
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amazon
1. a large strong and aggressive woman
2. mainly green tropical American parrots
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son
1. a male human offspring
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opinion
1. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
2. a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof
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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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publication
1. a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
2. the act of issuing printed materials
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session
1. a meeting for execution of a group's functions
2. the time during which a school holds classes
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vacation
1. spend or take a vacation
2. leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
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transportation
1. a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
2. the act of moving something from one location to another
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mission
1. an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
2. an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters
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television
1. broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
2. a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points
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fiction
1. a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
2. a deliberately false or improbable account
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evaluation
1. act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
2. an appraisal of the value of something
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implementation
1. the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
2. the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect
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definition
1. a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol
2. clarity of outline
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installation
1. the act of installing something (as equipment)
2. a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
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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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auction
1. a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
2. the public sale of something to the highest bidder
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nation
1. a politically organized body of people under a single government
2. the people who live in a nation or country
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motion
1. the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
2. a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
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fashion
1. how something is done or how it happens
2. characteristic or habitual practice
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documentation
1. confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
2. program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs
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vision
1. a vivid mental image
2. the ability to see; the visual faculty
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situation
1. the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
2. a condition or position in which you find yourself
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canon
1. a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy
2. a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
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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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permission
1. approval to do something
2. the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
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generation
1. all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
2. group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent
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competition
1. a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
2. an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
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configuration
1. an arrangement of parts or elements
2. any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
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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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election
1. a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
2. the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice
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comparison
1. the act of examining resemblances
2. relation based on similarities and differences
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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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icon
1. (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface
2. a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
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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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iron
1. press and smooth with a heated iron
2. extremely robust
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integration
1. the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community
2. the act of combining into an integral whole
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billion
1. the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen
2. a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
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destination
1. the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
2. the ultimate goal for which something is done
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con
1. an argument opposed to a proposal
2. a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
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expression
1. the feelings expressed on a person's face
2. expression without words
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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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translation
1. a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
2. a uniform movement without rotation
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won
1. be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
2. win something through one's efforts
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legislation
1. law enacted by a legislative body
2. the act of making or enacting laws
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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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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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nutrition
1. (physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance
2. a source of materials to nourish the body
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prevention
1. the act of preventing
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moon
1. have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake
2. be idle in a listless or dreamy way
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participation
1. the act of sharing in the activities of a group
2. the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.)
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combination
1. a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
2. a coordinated sequence of chess moves
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convention
1. a large formal assembly
2. something regarded as a normative example
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certification
1. the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on
2. confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
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subscription
1. a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
2. agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name
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provision
1. a stipulated condition
2. the activity of supplying or providing something
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promotion
1. a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
2. act of raising in rank or position
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conversion
1. an event that results in a transformation
2. a change in the units or form of an expression:
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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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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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conservation
1. an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change
2. the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources
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don
1. put clothing on one's body
2. teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
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evolution
1. a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
2. (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
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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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instruction
1. a message describing how something is to be done
2. the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
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annotation
1. a comment or instruction (usually added)
2. the act of adding notes
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compensation
1. something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
2. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors
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investigation
1. an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
2. the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
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institution
1. an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
2. an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
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transmission
1. the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted
2. communication by means of transmitted signals
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identification
1. the act of designating or identifying something
2. evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing
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portion
1. something determined in relation to something that includes it
2. something less than the whole of a human artifact
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cotton
1. soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
2. fabric woven from cotton fibers
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organisation
1. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
2. a group of people who work together
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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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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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submission
1. something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)
2. the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another
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inspection
1. a formal or official examination
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transaction
1. the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
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execution
1. putting a condemned person to death
2. the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
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examination
1. the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
2. a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
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consideration
1. the process of giving careful thought to something
2. information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
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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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expansion
1. the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
2. a function expressed as a sum or product of terms
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contribution
1. the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result
2. a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause
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constitution
1. law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
2. the act of forming or establishing something
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consultation
1. a conference (usually with someone important)
2. a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question
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transition
1. the act of passing from one state or place to the next
2. an event that results in a transformation
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classification
1. the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
2. a group of people or things arranged by class or category
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satisfaction
1. the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
2. state of being gratified or satisfied
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cartoon
1. a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine
2. a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence
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carbon
1. an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
2. a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper
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interaction
1. a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting
2. (physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons
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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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consolidation
1. combining into a solid mass
2. the act of combining into an integral whole
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cooperation
1. joint operation or action
2. the practice of cooperating
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acquisition
1. the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
2. something acquired
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notification
1. an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative
2. informing by words
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completion
1. (American football) a successful forward pass in football
2. a concluding action
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specification
1. a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
2. naming explicitly
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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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consumption
1. the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
2. involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
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afternoon
1. the part of the day between noon and evening
2. a conventional expression of greeting or farewell, used to wish someone a good afternoon
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mention
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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innovation
1. a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
2. the creation of something in the mind
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lesson
1. a unit of instruction
2. punishment intended as a warning to others
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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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exception
1. a deliberate act of omission
2. an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization
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duration
1. the period of time during which something continues
2. the property of enduring or continuing in time
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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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adoption
1. the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
2. a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit)
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conclusion
1. a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
2. an intuitive assumption
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python
1. large Old World boas
2. a soothsaying spirit or a person who is possessed by such a spirit
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collaboration
1. act of working jointly
2. act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country
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detection
1. the perception that something has occurred or some state exists
2. the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
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formation
1. an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
2. the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
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dragon
1. a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
2. a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman
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determination
1. the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
2. the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose
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animation
1. the condition of living or the state of being alive
2. the property of being able to survive and grow
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aviation
1. the aggregation of a country's military aircraft
2. the operation of aircraft to provide transportation
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admission
1. the act of admitting someone to enter
2. an acknowledgment of the truth of something
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simulation
1. the act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training)
2. (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program
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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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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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optimization
1. the act of rendering optimal
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exhibition
1. the act of exhibiting
2. a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
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composition
1. the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
2. the way in which someone or something is composed
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immigration
1. migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)
2. the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval
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prison
1. a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
2. a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement
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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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explanation
1. a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
2. thought that makes something comprehensible
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subsection
1. a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided
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infection
1. the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
2. (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
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nelson
1. any of several wrestling holds in which an arm is passed under the opponent's arm from behind and the hand exerts pressure on the back of the neck
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occupation
1. the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
2. the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
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radiation
1. energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles
2. the act of spreading outward from a central source
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pollution
1. undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities
2. the state of being polluted
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federation
1. an organization formed by merging several groups or parties
2. a union of political organizations
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medication
1. (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
2. the act of treating with medicines or remedies
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violation
1. a crime less serious than a felony
2. an act that disregards an agreement or a right
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champion
1. someone who has won first place in a competition
2. someone who fights for a cause
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obligation
1. the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
2. the state of being obligated to do or pay something
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tradition
1. an inherited pattern of thought or action
2. a specific practice of long standing
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conversation
1. the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
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pension
1. grant a pension to
2. a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working
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precision
1. the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance
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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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passion
1. a strong feeling or emotion
2. the trait of being intensely emotional
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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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reception
1. the manner in which something is greeted
2. a formal party of people; as after a wedding
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discrimination
1. unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
2. the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished
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suspension
1. a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy
2. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
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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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authentication
1. a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity
2. validating the authenticity of something or someone
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equation
1. a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal
2. a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
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dimension
1. the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
2. a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
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orientation
1. the act of orienting
2. an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
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jurisdiction
1. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
2. in law; the territory within which power can be exercised
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declaration
1. a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
2. (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction
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automation
1. the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware
2. the condition of being automatically operated or controlled
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destruction
1. the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
2. an event that completely destroys something
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migration
1. the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
2. a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period)
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coalition
1. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
2. the state of being combined into one body
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observation
1. the act of making and recording a measurement
2. the act of observing; taking a patient look
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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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opposition
1. the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
2. the relation between opposed entities
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confirmation
1. additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
2. information that confirms or verifies
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petition
1. a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
2. reverent petition to a deity
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ion
1. a particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons
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intervention
1. the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
2. a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
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attraction
1. the force by which one object attracts another
2. an entertainment that is offered to the public
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modification
1. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
2. slightly modified copy; not an exact copy
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compilation
1. something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
2. the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list)
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verification
1. additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
2. (law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement
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occasion
1. an event that occurs at a critical time
2. a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people
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allocation
1. a share set aside for a specific purpose
2. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
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lion
1. large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
2. a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after)
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canyon
1. a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
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transformation
1. a qualitative change
2. (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system
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donation
1. a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause
2. act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity
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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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variation
1. an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
2. an activity that varies from a norm or standard
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projection
1. a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations
2. the projection of an image from a film onto a screen
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injection
1. the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure
2. any solution that is injected (as into the skin)
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fusion
1. an occurrence that involves the production of a union
2. the state of being combined into one body
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exploration
1. to travel for the purpose of discovery
2. a careful systematic search
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coupon
1. a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed
2. a test sample of some substance
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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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litigation
1. a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights
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coordination
1. the skillful and effective interaction of movements
2. the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation
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activation
1. stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical
2. the activity of causing to have energy and be active
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nylon
1. a thermoplastic polyamide; a family of strong resilient synthetic fibers
2. a group of synthetic fabrics, known generically as aliphatic polyamides
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inclusion
1. the state of being included
2. the relation of comprising something
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termination
1. a coming to an end of a contract period
2. a place where something ends or is complete
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authorization
1. a document giving an official instruction or command
2. the power or right to give orders or make decisions
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salon
1. gallery where works of art can be displayed
2. a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work
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suggestion
1. an idea that is suggested
2. a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
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proportion
1. the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
2. magnitude or extent
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junction
1. the place where two or more things come together
2. the state of being joined together
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noon
1. the middle of the day
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supervision
1. management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
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separation
1. the state of lacking unity
2. coming apart
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syndication
1. organizing into or administering as a syndicate
2. selling (an article or cartoon) for publication in many magazines or newspapers at the same time
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celebration
1. a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
2. any joyous diversion
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tuition
1. a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education)
2. teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)
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citation
1. an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
2. (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
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salmon
1. any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
2. flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae
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weapon
1. any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
2. a means of persuading or arguing
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emission
1. the act of emitting; causing to flow forth
2. a substance that is emitted or released
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calculation
1. the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
2. problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
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newton
1. a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100,000 dynes
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mason
1. a craftsman who works with stone or brick
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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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abortion
1. termination of pregnancy
2. failure of a plan
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demonstration
1. a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
2. a show of military force or preparedness
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graduation
1. the successful completion of a program of study
2. an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
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addiction
1. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
2. an abnormally strong craving
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silicon
1. a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
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retention
1. the act of retaining something
2. the power of retaining and recalling past experience
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profession
1. the body of people in a learned occupation
2. an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)
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electron
1. an elementary particle with negative charge
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encryption
1. the activity of converting data or information into code
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possession
1. the act of having and controlling property
2. anything owned or possessed
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lemon
1. yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
2. a strong yellow color
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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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reunion
1. a party of former associates who have come together again
2. the act of coming together again
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companion
1. be a companion to somebody
2. a friend who is frequently in the company of another
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conjunction
1. the temporal property of two things happening at the same time
2. the state of being joined together
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validation
1. the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
2. the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof
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corruption
1. lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
2. in a state of progressive putrefaction
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taxation
1. charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
2. government income due to taxation
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inflation
1. a general and progressive increase in prices
2. (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
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limitation
1. a principle that limits the extent of something
2. the quality of being limited or restricted
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illustration
1. artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
2. showing by example
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inspiration
1. arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
2. a product of your creative thinking and work
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ton
1. a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
2. a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds
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perception
1. the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
2. a way of conceiving something
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circulation
1. the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)
2. movement through a circuit; especially the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels
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assumption
1. a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
2. a hypothesis that is taken for granted
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invention
1. the creation of something in the mind
2. a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
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cancellation
1. the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
2. the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void
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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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invitation
1. a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
2. a tempting allurement
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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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ribbon
1. any long object resembling a thin line
2. an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
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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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confusion
1. disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
2. a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
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horizon
1. the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
2. the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
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invasion
1. the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
2. any entry into an area not previously occupied
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notion
1. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
2. a general inclusive concept
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motivation
1. the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
2. the condition of being motivated
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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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transcription
1. something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation
2. (genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence of messenger RNA is synthesized on a template of complementary DNA
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fraction
1. a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
2. a small part or item forming a piece of a whole
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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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prediction
1. the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
2. a statement made about the future
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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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rotation
1. the act of rotating as if on an axis
2. (mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin
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imagination
1. the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
2. the ability to form mental images of things or events
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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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isolation
1. a state of separation between persons or groups
2. a feeling of being disliked and alone
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valuation
1. an appraisal of the value of something
2. assessed price
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subdivision
1. an area composed of subdivided lots
2. the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided
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distinction
1. a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
2. high status importance owing to marked superiority
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exemption
1. immunity from an obligation or duty
2. a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.)
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affiliation
1. a social or business relationship
2. the act of becoming formally connected or joined
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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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meditation
1. continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
2. (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects)
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balloon
1. ride in a hot-air balloon
2. become inflated
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partition
1. a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
2. (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit
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indication
1. something that serves to indicate or suggest
2. the act of indicating or pointing out by name
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caution
1. the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
2. a warning against certain acts
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qualification
1. an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
2. the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea
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onion
1. the bulb of an onion plant
2. bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb
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extraction
1. the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
2. properties attributable to your ancestry
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elevation
1. the event of something being raised upward
2. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
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utilization
1. the act of using
2. the state of having been made use of
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calibration
1. the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument
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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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intersection
1. a point where lines intersect
2. a junction where one street or road crosses another
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pavilion
1. large and often sumptuous tent
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induction
1. a formal entry into an organization or position or office
2. an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current
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marathon
1. any long and arduous undertaking
2. a footrace of 26 miles 385 yards
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proposition
1. (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
2. a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
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designation
1. identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
2. the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
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criterion
1. a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
2. the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
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civilization
1. a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
2. the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
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vegetation
1. all the plant life in a particular region or period
2. the process of growth in plants
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phenomenon
1. any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
2. a remarkable development
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estimation
1. a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
2. the respect with which a person is held
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explosion
1. a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
2. the act of exploding or bursting
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deviation
1. a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
2. the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function
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irrigation
1. supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc
2. (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution
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penetration
1. an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
2. clear or deep perception of a situation
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conviction
1. an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
2. (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
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nomination
1. the act of officially naming a candidate
2. the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election
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exclusion
1. the state of being excluded
2. the state of being excommunicated
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workstation
1. a desktop digital computer that is conventionally considered to be more powerful than a microcomputer
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disposition
1. your usual mood
2. the act or means of getting rid of something
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computation
1. the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
2. problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
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salvation
1. (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
2. a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness
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arbitration
1. (law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management)
2. the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment
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elimination
1. the act of removing or getting rid of something
2. the bodily process of discharging waste matter
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characterization
1. a graphic or vivid verbal description
2. the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features
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colon
1. the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
2. the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos
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contamination
1. the state of being contaminated
2. a substance that contaminates
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expiration
1. a coming to an end of a contract period
2. euphemistic expressions for death
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negotiation
1. a discussion intended to produce an agreement
2. the activity or business of negotiating an agreement; coming to terms
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revelation
1. the speech act of making something evident
2. an enlightening or astonishing disclosure
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delegation
1. a group of representatives or delegates
2. authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions
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bacon
1. back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
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cannon
1. a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
2. heavy gun fired from a tank
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surgeon
1. a physician who specializes in surgery
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adaptation
1. a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
2. the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
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absorption
1. (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
2. (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium
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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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wagon
1. any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
2. van used by police to transport prisoners
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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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neon
1. a colorless odorless gaseous element that gives a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
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insertion
1. a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted
2. the act of putting one thing into another
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instrumentation
1. an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end
2. the act of providing or using the instruments needed for some implementation
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insulation
1. the state of being isolated or detached
2. insulating material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity
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poison
1. spoil as if by poison
2. kill with poison
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nonfiction
1. prose writing that is not fictional
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liaison
1. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
2. a channel for communication between groups
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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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gallon
1. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
2. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters
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erosion
1. (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively
2. condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind
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formulation
1. a substance prepared according to a formula
2. inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally
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expedition
1. a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
2. an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose
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distortion
1. a change for the worse
2. a shape resulting from distortion
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prosecution
1. the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior
2. the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant
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quotation
1. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
2. a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
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manipulation
1. exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage
2. the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means
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emotion
1. any strong feeling
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incorporation
1. consolidating two or more things; union in (or into) one body
2. learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself
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decoration
1. something used to beautify
2. an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
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accession
1. a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)
2. (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement
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mediation
1. a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party
2. the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
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demon
1. an evil supernatural being
2. a cruel wicked and inhuman person
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notation
1. a technical system of symbols used to represent special things
2. a comment or instruction (usually added)
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caption
1. taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument
2. translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen
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globalization
1. growth to a global or worldwide scale
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justification
1. something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary
2. a statement in explanation of some action or belief
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ventilation
1. the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
2. a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air
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progression
1. a series with a definite pattern of advance
2. a movement forward
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daemon
1. an evil supernatural being
2. a person who is part mortal and part god
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continuation
1. the act of continuing an activity without interruption
2. a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it
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falcon
1. diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
2. hunt with falcons
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duplication
1. a copy that corresponds to an original exactly
2. the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something
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honeymoon
1. spend a holiday after one's marriage
2. a holiday taken by a newly married couple
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percussion
1. the act of playing a percussion instrument
2. the act of exploding a percussion cap
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pentagon
1. a five-sided polygon
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dissertation
1. a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree
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dedication
1. complete and wholehearted fidelity
2. a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose
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lotion
1. any of various cosmetic preparations that are applied to the skin
2. liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin
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collision
1. (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
2. an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object
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mitigation
1. to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
2. a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
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degradation
1. changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
2. a low or downcast state
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diffusion
1. (physics) the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration
2. the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another
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baton
1. a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir
2. a short stout club used primarily by policemen
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stimulation
1. the act of arousing an organism to action
2. any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
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rejection
1. the act of rejecting something
2. the state of being rejected
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dissemination
1. the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
2. the property of being diffused or dispersed
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deletion
1. any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
2. (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome
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beacon
1. shine like a beacon
2. guide with a beacon
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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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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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canton
1. provide housing for (military personnel)
2. divide into cantons, of a country
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vibration
1. the act of vibrating
2. a shaky motion
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acceleration
1. an increase in rate of change
2. the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
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visualization
1. a mental image that is similar to a visual perception
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deduction
1. a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket
2. an amount or percentage deducted
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substitution
1. an event in which one thing is substituted for another
2. the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:
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perfection
1. the state of being without a flaw or defect
2. an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
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accumulation
1. an increase by natural growth or addition
2. several things grouped together or considered as a whole
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chairperson
1. the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
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probation
1. a trial period during which your character and abilities are tested to see whether you are suitable for work or for membership
2. a trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself
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mutation
1. (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
2. (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism
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exploitation
1. the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
2. an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
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mansion
1. (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
2. a large and imposing house
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spoon
1. scoop up or take up with a spoon
2. snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others
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expectation
1. belief about (or mental picture of) the future
2. anticipating with confidence of fulfillment
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liberation
1. the act of liberating someone or something
2. the attempt to achieve equal rights or status
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congestion
1. excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part
2. excessive crowding
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environ
1. extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
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initiation
1. a formal entry into an organization or position or office
2. the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
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reconciliation
1. the reestablishing of cordial relations
2. getting two things to correspond
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appropriation
1. money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose
2. incorporation by joining or uniting
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proliferation
1. growth by the rapid multiplication of parts
2. a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons)
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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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approximation
1. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
2. the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity)
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propagation
1. the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
2. the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
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purification
1. the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
2. the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
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plantation
1. an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
2. garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
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combustion
1. a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
2. a state of violent disturbance and excitement
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clarification
1. an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding
2. the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
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objection
1. the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
2. the speech act of objecting
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humiliation
1. state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
2. strong feelings of embarrassment
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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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ignition
1. the process of initiating combustion or catching fire
2. the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine
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conception
1. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
2. the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon
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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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fabrication
1. a deliberately false or improbable account
2. writing in a fictional form
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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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dysfunction
1. (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group
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corrosion
1. a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action
2. erosion by chemical action
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solicitation
1. an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status
2. request for a sum of money
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synchronization
1. the relation that exists when things occur at the same time
2. an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison
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cushion
1. protect from impact
2. a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
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crimson
1. turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
2. a deep and vivid red color
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compassion
1. a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
2. the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it
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baron
1. a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
2. a British peer of the lowest rank
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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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localization
1. a determination of the place where something is
2. (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body
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telecommunication
1. (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically
2. (often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance
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deposition
1. the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
2. (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office
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prohibition
1. a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
2. a decree that prohibits something
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sensation
1. an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
2. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
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intrusion
1. any entry into an area not previously occupied
2. entrance by force or without permission or welcome
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resurrection
1. a revival from inactivity and disuse
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transplantation
1. an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)
2. the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location
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illusion
1. an erroneous mental representation
2. something many people believe that is false
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frustration
1. the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
2. an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
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sanitation
1. the state of being clean and conducive to health
2. making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing
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inhibition
1. (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
2. the quality of being inhibited
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proton
1. a stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron
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napoleon
1. a rectangular piece of pastry with thin flaky layers and filled with custard cream
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cinnamon
1. aromatic bark used as a spice
2. tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon
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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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dominion
1. dominance or power through legal authority
2. a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
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filtration
1. the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium
2. the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter
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skeleton
1. something reduced to its minimal form
2. a scandal that is kept secret
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battalion
1. an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
2. a large indefinite quantity
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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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succession
1. a following of one thing after another in time
2. a group of people or things arranged or following in order
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clarion
1. blow the clarion
2. proclaim on, or as if on, a clarion
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friction
1. a state of conflict between persons
2. the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
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inflammation
1. a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
2. the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
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attribution
1. assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
2. assigning to a cause or source
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saloon
1. a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
2. tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
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speculation
1. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
2. a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
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legion
1. archaic terms for army
2. association of ex-servicemen
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assertion
1. a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
2. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
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uncommon
1. marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind
2. not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
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patron
1. a regular customer
2. the proprietor of an inn
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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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augmentation
1. the amount by which something becomes greater
2. the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original)
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amortization
1. the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years
2. payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers
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alteration
1. an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
2. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
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modulation
1. a musical passage moving from one key to another
2. (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase
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communion
1. sharing thoughts and feelings
2. (Christianity) a group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites
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squadron
1. a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms
2. an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group
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demolition
1. an event that completely destroys something
2. the act of demolishing
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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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photon
1. a quantum of electromagnetic radiation; an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle
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dispersion
1. spreading widely or driving off
2. the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume
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abandon
1. forsake, leave behind
2. give up with the intent of never claiming again
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maroon
1. a person who is stranded (as on an island)
2. a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color
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teaspoon
1. as much as a teaspoon will hold
2. a small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee; holds about one fluid dram
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emulation
1. ambition to equal or excel
2. (computer science) technique of one machine obtaining the same results as another
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sermon
1. an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
2. a moralistic rebuke
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lagoon
1. a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
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pigeon
1. wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
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traction
1. the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
2. (orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing
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vaccination
1. taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease
2. the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine
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dungeon
1. the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
2. a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined
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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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decomposition
1. the analysis of a vector field
2. in a decomposed state
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ambition
1. a cherished desire
2. a strong drive for success
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ammunition
1. projectiles to be fired from a gun
2. any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction
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disruption
1. an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
2. a disorderly outburst or tumult
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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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temptation
1. something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
2. the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid
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oxidation
1. the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction
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neutron
1. an elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton; enters into the structure of the atomic nucleus
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suspicion
1. an impression that something might be the case
2. doubt about someone's honesty
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privatization
1. changing something from state to private ownership or control
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cultivation
1. socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners
2. (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)
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toon
1. a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence
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obsession
1. an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will
2. an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
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redistribution
1. distributing again
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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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deception
1. a misleading falsehood
2. the act of deceiving
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macon
1. fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry
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tycoon
1. a very wealthy or powerful businessman
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diversion
1. an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
2. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
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ordination
1. the status of being ordained to a sacred office
2. logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
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immunization
1. the act of making immune (especially by inoculation)
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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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evacuation
1. the act of removing the contents of something
2. the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection
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inception
1. an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
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subversion
1. destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity
2. the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government
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piston
1. mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion
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specialization
1. the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose
2. the special line of work you have adopted as your career
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abstraction
1. a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
2. the act of withdrawing or removing something
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luncheon
1. a midday meal
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stabilization
1. the act of stabilizing something or making it more stable
2. the act of making something (as a vessel or aircraft) less likely to overturn
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segmentation
1. (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum
2. the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
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visitation
1. an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
2. any disaster or catastrophe
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affection
1. a positive feeling of liking
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initialization
1. (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position
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devotion
1. feelings of ardent love
2. commitment to some purpose
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illumination
1. a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
2. the degree of visibility of your environment
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anon
1. at another time
2. (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while
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garrison
1. a fortified military post where troops are stationed
2. the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place
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anticipation
1. an expectation
2. something expected (as on the basis of a norm)
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backgammon
1. a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice
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excursion
1. a journey taken for pleasure
2. wandering from the main path of a journey
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scion
1. a descendant or heir
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extinction
1. no longer active; extinguished
2. no longer in existence
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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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pronunciation
1. the manner in which someone utters a word
2. the way a word or a language is customarily spoken
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concession
1. a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
2. the act of conceding or yielding
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exposition
1. a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
2. a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
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optimisation
1. the act of rendering optimal
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infusion
1. a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
2. the process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water)
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saturation
1. the process of totally saturating something with a substance
2. the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid
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confession
1. an admission of misdeeds or faults
2. a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
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iteration
1. (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated
2. (computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained
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cessation
1. a stopping
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audition
1. the ability to hear; the auditory faculty
2. a test of the suitability of a performer
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persecution
1. the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
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assassination
1. an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
2. murder of a public figure by surprise attack
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badminton
1. a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
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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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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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liposuction
1. lipectomy (especially for cosmetic purposes) in which excess fatty tissue is removed from under the skin by suction
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moderation
1. quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes
2. a change for the better
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trillion
1. a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
2. the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros in the UK
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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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thereon
1. on that
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interconnection
1. a state of being connected reciprocally
2. (computer science) the act of interconnecting (wires or computers or theories etc.)
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excavation
1. the act of digging
2. the site of an archeological exploration
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carton
1. the quantity contained in a carton
2. a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top
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interruption
1. an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
2. some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
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cognition
1. the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
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standardization
1. the condition in which a standard has been successfully established
2. the imposition of standards or regulations
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dissolution
1. separation into component parts
2. the process of going into solution
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bison
1. any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns
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micron
1. a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter
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imitation
1. the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
2. something copied or derived from an original
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liquidation
1. termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
2. the act of exterminating
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prostitution
1. offering sexual intercourse for pay
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pardon
1. the act of excusing a mistake or offense
2. a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
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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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globalisation
1. growth to a global or worldwide scale
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omission
1. a mistake resulting from neglect
2. something that has been omitted
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implication
1. something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
2. a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
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saskatoon
1. edible purple or red berries
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repetition
1. an event that repeats
2. the act of doing or performing again
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contradiction
1. opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
2. (logic) a statement that is necessarily false
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adhesion
1. abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen
2. a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures
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multiplication
1. the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
2. a multiplicative increase
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polarization
1. the phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration
2. the condition of having or giving polarity
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irritation
1. the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
2. a sudden outburst of anger
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immersion
1. sinking until covered completely with water
2. (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse
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suction
1. remove or draw away by the force of suction
2. empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction
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convection
1. the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion
2. (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere
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inhalation
1. the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
2. a medication to be taken by inhaling it
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experimentation
1. the testing of an idea
2. the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
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deterioration
1. a symptom of reduced quality or strength
2. process of changing to an inferior state
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enumeration
1. a numbered list
2. the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
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lexicon
1. a language user's knowledge of words
2. a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
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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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cation
1. a positively charged ion
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paragon
1. an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
2. model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
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obstruction
1. any structure that makes progress difficult
2. the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction
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jargon
1. a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
2. a colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon
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contraception
1. birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery
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intuition
1. instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes)
2. an impression that something might be the case
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confrontation
1. a bold challenge
2. discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
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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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modernization
1. making modern in appearance or behavior
2. a modernized version (as of a play)
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propulsion
1. a propelling force
2. the act of propelling
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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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superannuation
1. a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work
2. the property of being out of date and not current
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amplification
1. addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
2. the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
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digestion
1. the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
2. the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
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deprivation
1. a state of extreme poverty
2. the disadvantage that results from losing something
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fragmentation
1. separating something into fine particles
2. the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships
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persuasion
1. the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
2. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
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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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facilitation
1. the condition of being made easy (or easier)
2. (neurophysiology) phenomenon that occurs when two or more neural impulses that alone are not enough to trigger a response in a neuron combine to trigger an action potential
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contraction
1. (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
2. the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
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punctuation
1. something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
2. the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
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depletion
1. the act of decreasing something markedly
2. the state of being depleted
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ratification
1. making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it
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spokesperson
1. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
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injunction
1. a formal command or admonition
2. (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
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sanction
1. formal and explicit approval
2. a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
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mobilization
1. act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency:
2. act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action
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deformation
1. a change for the worse
2. alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
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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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faction
1. a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
2. a dissenting clique
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utilisation
1. the act of using
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epsilon
1. the 5th letter of the Greek alphabet
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authorisation
1. a document giving an official instruction or command
2. the power or right to give orders or make decisions
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apron
1. a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
2. (golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green
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proclamation
1. a formal public statement
2. the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice
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imposition
1. the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
2. an uncalled-for burden
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polygon
1. a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
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heron
1. grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill
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grandson
1. a male grandchild
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derivation
1. the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)
2. (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
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dilution
1. a diluted solution
2. weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner
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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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inversion
1. the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer
2. abnormal condition in which an organ is turned inward or inside out (as when the upper part of the uterus is pulled into the cervical canal after childbirth)
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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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excitation
1. the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
2. the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland
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confederation
1. the state of being allied or confederated
2. a union of political organizations
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incubation
1. maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development
2. (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear
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stallion
1. uncastrated adult male horse
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diversification
1. the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered)
2. the condition of being varied
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manifestation
1. a clear appearance
2. a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing
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fixation
1. an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
2. an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
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inscription
1. letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
2. a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something
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diffraction
1. when light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands
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hydration
1. the process of combining with water; usually reversible
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singleton
1. a single object (as distinguished from a pair)
2. a set containing a single member
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constellation
1. an arrangement of parts or elements
2. a configuration of stars as seen from the earth
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unification
1. an occurrence that involves the production of a union
2. the state of being joined or united or linked
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bourbon
1. whiskey distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in charred oak barrels
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invocation
1. a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
2. an incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil
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exon
1. sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures
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oblivion
1. the state of being disregarded or forgotten
2. total forgetfulness
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dobson
1. large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait
2. large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait
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irradiation
1. the condition of being exposed to radiation
2. a column of light (as from a beacon)
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scorpion
1. arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger
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magnification
1. the act of expanding something in apparent size
2. the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object
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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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xenon
1. a colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts
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hybridization
1. (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
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typhoon
1. a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans
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infarction
1. localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply
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interpolation
1. a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted
2. (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known
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melon
1. any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh
2. any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers
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tablespoon
1. as much as a tablespoon will hold
2. a spoon larger than a dessert spoon; used for serving
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supplementation
1. a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)
2. the act of supplementing
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denomination
1. a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith
2. a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money
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lesion
1. any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part
2. an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
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taxon
1. animal or plant group having natural relations
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evaporation
1. the process of becoming a vapor
2. the process of extracting moisture
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interferon
1. an antiviral protein produced by cells that have been invaded by a virus; inhibits replication of the virus
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capitalization
1. writing in capital letters
2. an estimation of the value of a business
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infiltration
1. a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection)
2. the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium
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cohesion
1. the state of cohering or sticking together
2. (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals)
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articulation
1. the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech
2. the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
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condemnation
1. an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable
2. (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building)
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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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seduction
1. enticing someone astray from right behavior
2. an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone
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sophistication
1. uplifting enlightenment
2. a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
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allegation
1. (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law)
2. statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove
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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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futon
1. mattress consisting of a pad of cotton batting that is used for sleeping on the floor or on a raised frame
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simplification
1. an explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity
2. elimination of superfluous details
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liberalization
1. the act of making less strict
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constipation
1. irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis
2. the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
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lubrication
1. the condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the application of a lubricant
2. an application of a lubricant to something
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chevron
1. V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service
2. an inverted V-shaped charge
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interrogation
1. a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
2. a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder
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neuron
1. a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
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admiration
1. a feeling of delighted approval and liking
2. the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
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degeneration
1. the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
2. the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
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chameleon
1. a changeable or inconstant person
2. lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue
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eradication
1. the complete destruction of every trace of something
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retaliation
1. action taken in return for an injury or offense
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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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hospitalization
1. a period of time when you are confined to a hospital
2. the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital
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deregulation
1. the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations)
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distraction
1. mental turmoil
2. an obstacle to attention
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envision
1. imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
2. picture to oneself; imagine possible
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privatisation
1. changing something from state to private ownership or control
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importation
1. the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country
2. commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
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encapsulation
1. the condition of being enclosed (as in a capsule)
2. the process of enclosing (as in a capsule)
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accordion
1. a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
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deacon
1. a Protestant layman who assists the minister
2. a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders
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normalization
1. the imposition of standards or regulations
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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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transduction
1. (genetics) the process of transferring genetic material from one cell to another by a plasmid or bacteriophage
2. the process whereby a transducer accepts energy in one form and gives back related energy in a different form
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expulsion
1. the act of forcing out someone or something
2. squeezing out by applying pressure
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generalization
1. reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
2. an idea or conclusion having general application
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inclination
1. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
2. (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
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boon
1. a desirable state
2. very close and convivial
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transfusion
1. the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery
2. the action of pouring a liquid from one vessel to another
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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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abduction
1. the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife
2. (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
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ingestion
1. the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
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fascination
1. the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
2. a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
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desperation
1. a state in which all hope is lost or absent
2. desperate recklessness
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triton
1. tropical marine gastropods having beautifully colored spiral shells
2. small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia
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devastation
1. the state of being decayed or destroyed
2. the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed
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hydrocarbon
1. an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen
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monsoon
1. a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter
2. rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains
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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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reckon
1. expect, believe, or suppose
2. judge to be probable
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radon
1. a radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium; the heaviest of the inert gasses; occurs naturally (especially in areas over granite) and is considered a hazard to health
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procession
1. (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
2. the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
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assimilation
1. the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family
2. the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
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aspiration
1. a will to succeed
2. a cherished desire
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conformation
1. a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing
2. any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
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intimidation
1. the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
2. the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc.
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platoon
1. a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant
2. a team of policemen working under the military platoon system
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commercialization
1. the act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce
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abolition
1. the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)
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cocoon
1. retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment
2. wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection
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interception
1. the act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving
2. (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team
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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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adjudication
1. the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented
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condensation
1. (psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams
2. the process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state
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escalation
1. an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy
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starvation
1. a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
2. the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
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exhaustion
1. extreme fatigue
2. serious weakening and loss of energy
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eruption
1. the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
2. symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible
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fermentation
1. a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
2. a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
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fertilization
1. creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
2. making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
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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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revitalization
1. bringing again into activity and prominence
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incarnation
1. a new personification of a familiar idea
2. time passed in a particular bodily form
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sturgeon
1. large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone
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complication
1. the act or process of complicating
2. a situation or condition that is complex or confused
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subtraction
1. an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated
2. the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
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medallion
1. any of various large ancient Greek coins
2. a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat)
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depiction
1. a graphic or vivid verbal description
2. a representation by picture or portraiture
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hesitation
1. indecision in speech or action
2. a certain degree of unwillingness
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conduction
1. the transmission of heat or electricity or sound
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coronation
1. the ceremony of installing a new monarch
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ration
1. the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)
2. a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)
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naturalization
1. the quality of being brought into conformity with nature
2. the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship
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dissipation
1. breaking up and scattering by dispersion
2. dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
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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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affirmation
1. a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
2. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
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perturbation
1. an unhappy and worried mental state
2. (physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly
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moron
1. a person of subnormal intelligence
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unison
1. corresponding exactly
2. occurring together or simultaneously
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zillion
1. a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
2. very large indeterminate number
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oscillation
1. the process of oscillating between states
2. (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
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inauguration
1. the act of starting a new operation or practice
2. the ceremonial induction into a position
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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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malfunction
1. fail to function or function improperly
2. a failure to function normally
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malnutrition
1. a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods
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arson
1. malicious burning to destroy property
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ionization
1. the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge)
2. the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas
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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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quantification
1. a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers `some' or `all' or `no')
2. the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something
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salesperson
1. a person employed to represent a business and to sell its merchandise (as to customers in a store or to customers who are visited)
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deportation
1. the act of expelling a person from their native land
2. the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien
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improvisation
1. a creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation)
2. an unplanned expedient
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circumcision
1. the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite
2. the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males
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ovulation
1. the expulsion of an ovum from the ovary (usually midway in the menstrual cycle)
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origination
1. an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
2. the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
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saffron
1. Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
2. dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus
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vocation
1. the particular occupation for which you are trained
2. a body of people doing the same kind of work
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rayon
1. a synthetic silklike fabric
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feminization
1. the process of becoming feminized; the development of female characteristics (loss of facial hair or breast enlargement) in a male because of hormonal disorders or castration
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evasion
1. a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
2. the deliberate act of failing to pay money
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adsorption
1. the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid
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internationalization
1. the act of bringing something under international control
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consolation
1. the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
2. the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
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dissection
1. cutting so as to separate into pieces
2. a minute and critical analysis
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categorization
1. a group of people or things arranged by class or category
2. the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
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colonization
1. the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
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narration
1. a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
2. the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
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implantation
1. (embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals
2. the act of planting or setting in the ground
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detoxification
1. a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances
2. treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver)
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equalization
1. the act of making equal or uniform
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annexation
1. incorporation by joining or uniting
2. the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation
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dissatisfaction
1. the feeling of being displeased and discontent
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extrusion
1. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
2. squeezing out by applying pressure
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defamation
1. a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
2. an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
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sexton
1. an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
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maturation
1. coming to full development; becoming mature
2. (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
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emancipation
1. freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child
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lactation
1. the period following birth during which milk is secreted
2. the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands
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eviction
1. action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved
2. the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
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intron
1. sequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a protein
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centurion
1. (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers
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coercion
1. the act of compelling by force of authority
2. using force to cause something to occur
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agitation
1. a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
2. a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
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minimization
1. the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position
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aeon
1. (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe
2. the longest division of geological time
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fission
1. reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts
2. a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
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watermelon
1. an African melon
2. large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp
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elongation
1. the quality of being elongated
2. an addition to the length of something
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loon
1. a worthless lazy fellow
2. large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the Northern Hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes
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sterilization
1. the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)
2. the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)
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dehydration
1. dryness resulting from the removal of water
2. depletion of bodily fluids
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incarceration
1. the state of being imprisoned
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sedimentation
1. the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating
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boron
1. a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder
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elaboration
1. addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
2. the result of improving something
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contemplation
1. a long and thoughtful observation
2. a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
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talon
1. a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey
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emulsion
1. (chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids
2. a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin
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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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alienation
1. the feeling of being alienated from other people
2. separation resulting from hostility
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superstition
1. an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
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torsion
1. a tortuous and twisted shape or position
2. a twisting force
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accusation
1. a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
2. an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
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modernisation
1. making modern in appearance or behavior
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liberalisation
1. the act of making less strict
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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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exclamation
1. an abrupt excited utterance
2. a loud complaint or protest or reproach
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cremation
1. the incineration of a dead body
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emigration
1. migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)
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misrepresentation
1. a misleading falsehood
2. a willful perversion of facts
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abrasion
1. an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
2. erosion by friction
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aversion
1. a feeling of intense dislike
2. the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away
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summon
1. call in an official matter, such as to attend court
2. ask to come
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nickelodeon
1. a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin
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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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indemnification
1. a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
2. an act of compensation for actual loss or damage or for trouble and annoyance
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complexion
1. the coloring of a person's face
2. a combination that results from coupling or interlinking
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chiffon
1. a sheer fabric of silk or rayon
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pantheon
1. all the gods of a religion
2. a monument commemorating a nation's dead heroes
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bullion
1. a mass of precious metal
2. gold or silver in bars or ingots
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deflection
1. a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
2. the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
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potion
1. a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage
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ovation
1. enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)
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tendon
1. a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
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disqualification
1. unfitness that bars you from participation
2. the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified
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summation
1. a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
2. (physiology) the process whereby multiple stimuli can produce a response (in a muscle or nerve or other part) that one stimulus alone does not produce
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civilisation
1. the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
2. a particular society at a particular time and place
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stipulation
1. (law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court; must be in writing unless they are part of the court record
2. an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
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coagulation
1. the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
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repatriation
1. the act of returning to the country of origin
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dissociation
1. the act of removing from association
2. a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently
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bandwagon
1. a popular trend that attracts growing support
2. a large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band
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polymerization
1. a chemical process that combines several monomers to form a polymer or polymeric compound
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apprehension
1. fearful expectation or anticipation
2. the cognitive condition of someone who understands
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muon
1. an elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrino
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misinformation
1. information that is incorrect
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deliberation
1. (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question
2. careful consideration
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extradition
1. the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)
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codon
1. a specific sequence of three adjacent nucleotides on a strand of DNA or RNA that specifies the genetic code information for synthesizing a particular amino acid
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echelon
1. status in a society or organization
2. a body of troops arranged in a line
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argon
1. a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere
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fluctuation
1. a wave motion
2. an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
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germination
1. the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
2. the origin of some development
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attrition
1. erosion by friction
2. the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
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annihilation
1. destruction by annihilating something
2. total destruction
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connexion
1. a connecting shape
2. a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
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gestation
1. the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)
2. 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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imputation
1. a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense)
2. the attribution to a source or cause
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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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disambiguation
1. clarification that follows from the removal of ambiguity
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divination
1. successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck
2. a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
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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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distillation
1. the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors
2. a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling
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decontamination
1. the removal of contaminants
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disinfection
1. treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms
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perfusion
1. pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels)
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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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causation
1. the act of causing something to happen
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convocation
1. a group gathered in response to a summons
2. the act of convoking
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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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incision
1. a depression scratched or carved into a surface
2. the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
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vermilion
1. a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
2. of a vivid red to reddish-orange color
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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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resumption
1. beginning again
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dictation
1. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
2. speech intended for reproduction in writing
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permutation
1. an event in which one thing is substituted for another
2. the act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements
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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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inactivation
1. the process of rendering inactive
2. breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)
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kroon
1. the basic unit of money in Estonia
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resuscitation
1. the act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness
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stratification
1. the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata
2. the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group
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translocation
1. the transport of dissolved material within a plant
2. (genetics) an exchange of chromosome parts
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serialization
1. publication in serial form
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delusion
1. (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
2. a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
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occlusion
1. closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)
2. (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft
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culmination
1. a final climactic stage
2. (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon
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retribution
1. a justly deserved penalty
2. the act of correcting for your wrongdoing
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negation
1. a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement
2. the speech act of negating
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conciliation
1. the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled
2. any of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be settled short of arbitration
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commemoration
1. a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something
2. a recognition of meritorious service
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tabulation
1. information set out in tabular form
2. the act of putting into tabular form
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sedation
1. a state of reduced excitement or anxiety that is induced by the administrative of a sedative agent
2. the administration of a sedative agent or drug
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eon
1. the longest division of geological time
2. an immeasurably long period of time
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synchrotron
1. cyclotron in which the electric field is maintained at a constant frequency
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intoxication
1. the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
2. a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
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upsilon
1. the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet
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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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infestation
1. the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites
2. a swarm of insects that attack plants
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compaction
1. an increase in the density of something
2. the act of crushing
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accretion
1. an increase by natural growth or addition
2. something contributing to growth or increase
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harmonization
1. a piece of harmonized music
2. singing in harmony
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quantization
1. the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory
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dislocation
1. an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
2. the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
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visualisation
1. a mental image that is similar to a visual perception
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socialization
1. the action of establishing on a socialist basis
2. the act of meeting for social purposes
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intermission
1. the act of suspending activity temporarily
2. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
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ablation
1. surgical removal of a body part or tissue
2. the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers
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indentation
1. a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
2. the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
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raccoon
1. the fur of the North American racoon
2. an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America
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urbanization
1. the condition of being urbanized
2. the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban
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vermillion
1. of a vivid red to reddish-orange color
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specialisation
1. (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
2. the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose
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flotation
1. the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking)
2. financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares
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bastion
1. a group that defends a principle
2. a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
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localisation
1. (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body
2. a determination of the place where something is
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carnation
1. Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
2. a pink or reddish-pink color
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bassoon
1. a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family
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commotion
1. a disorderly outburst or tumult
2. the act of making a noisy disturbance
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incineration
1. the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes
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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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crayon
1. write, draw, or trace with a crayon
2. writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing
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fibrillation
1. muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination
2. act or process of forming fibrils
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gratification
1. state of being gratified or satisfied
2. the act or an instance of satisfying
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automaton
1. someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way
2. a mechanism that can move automatically
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crystallization
1. the formation of crystals
2. a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces
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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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alleviation
1. the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
2. the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
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yon
1. distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal)
2. at or in an indicated (usually distant) place (`yon' is archaic and dialectal)
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excision
1. the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
2. surgical removal of a body part or tissue
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inquisition
1. a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals)
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colophon
1. a publisher's emblem printed in a book (usually on the title page)
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cauldron
1. a very large pot that is used for boiling
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positron
1. an elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilation
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contravention
1. coming into conflict with
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inaction
1. the state of being inactive
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devolution
1. the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
2. the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
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reunification
1. the act of coming together again
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industrialization
1. the development of industry on an extensive scale
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ejection
1. the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
2. the act of forcing out someone or something
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phytoplankton
1. photosynthetic or plant constituent of plankton; mainly unicellular algae
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substation
1. a subsidiary station where electricity is transformed for distribution by a low-voltage network
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indignation
1. a feeling of righteous anger
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menstruation
1. the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
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factorization
1. (mathematics) the resolution of an expression into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original expression
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pinion
1. a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack
2. any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
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tribulation
1. an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
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misconception
1. an incorrect conception
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boson
1. any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons
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delineation
1. a graphic or vivid verbal description
2. a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects
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collusion
1. secret agreement
2. agreement on a secret plot
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sequestration
1. the act of segregating or sequestering
2. the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions
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procrastination
1. the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or deferring an action to a later time
2. slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it
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revaluation
1. a new appraisal or evaluation
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parson
1. a person authorized to conduct religious worship
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papillon
1. small slender toy spaniel with erect ears and a black-spotted brown to white coat
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standardisation
1. the condition in which a standard has been successfully established
2. the imposition of standards or regulations
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democratization
1. the action of making something democratic
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affliction
1. a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity
2. a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health
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crucifixion
1. the act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross
2. the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering
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urination
1. the discharge of urine
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adoration
1. a feeling of profound love and admiration
2. the act of admiring strongly
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compulsion
1. an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid
2. an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will
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dandelion
1. any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls
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extrapolation
1. (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values
2. an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations
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exertion
1. use of physical or mental energy; hard work
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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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disintegration
1. in a decomposed state
2. a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system
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decryption
1. the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
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declination
1. a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline
2. a downward slope or bend
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solon
1. a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
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zircon
1. a common mineral occurring in small crystals; chief source of zirconium; used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent
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truncation
1. the property of being truncated or short
2. the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
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hexagon
1. a six-sided polygon
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tarpon
1. large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off Florida
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plankton
1. the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water
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gravitation
1. (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
2. movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction
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exaggeration
1. extravagant exaggeration
2. the act of making something more noticeable than usual
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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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extortion
1. an exorbitant charge
2. unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority)
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cordon
1. a series of sentinels or of military posts enclosing or guarding some place or thing
2. cord or ribbon worn as an insignia of honor or rank
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amalgamation
1. the combination of two or more commercial companies
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sublimation
1. (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid
2. (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable
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octagon
1. an eight-sided polygon
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fruition
1. the condition of bearing fruit
2. enjoyment derived from use or possession
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mutilation
1. an injury that causes disfigurement or that deprives you of a limb or other important body part
2. the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something
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discontinuation
1. the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)
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wanton
1. waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
2. indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life
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desolation
1. the state of being decayed or destroyed
2. a bleak and desolate atmosphere
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pontoon
1. (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge
2. a float supporting a seaplane
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anion
1. a negatively charged ion
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harmonisation
1. a piece of harmonized music
2. singing in harmony
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croton
1. grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant
2. tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil
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semicolon
1. a punctuation mark (;) used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period
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habitation
1. the native habitat or home of an animal or plant
2. housing that someone is living in
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neocon
1. a conservative who subscribes to neoconservatism
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magnetization
1. the extent or degree to which something is magnetized
2. the process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently)
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provocation
1. unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
2. something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
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desertification
1. the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert; is usually caused by climate change or by destructive use of the land
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secession
1. an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s
2. formal separation from an alliance or federation
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infraction
1. a crime less serious than a felony
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stagnation
1. a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)
2. inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation
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gammon
1. meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
2. hind portion of a side of bacon
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immunisation
1. the act of making immune (especially by inoculation)
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gibbon
1. smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies
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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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aeration
1. the process of exposing to air (so as to purify)
2. the act of charging a liquid with a gas making it effervescent
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reclassification
1. classifying something again (usually in a new category)
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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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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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locomotion
1. the power or ability to move
2. self-propelled movement
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gryphon
1. winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
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synchronisation
1. the relation that exists when things occur at the same time
2. an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison
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introspection
1. the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct
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conjugation
1. the state of being joined together
2. the inflection of verbs
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disinformation
1. misinformation that is deliberately disseminated in order to influence or confuse rivals (foreign enemies or business competitors etc.)
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disconnection
1. state of being disconnected
2. an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
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triangulation
1. a trigonometric method of determining the position of a fixed point from the angles to it from two fixed points of a known distance apart; useful in navigation
2. a method of surveying; the area is divided into triangles and the length of one side and its angles with the other two are measured, then the lengths of the other sides can be calculated
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bifurcation
1. a bifurcating branch (one or both of them)
2. the place where something divides into two branches
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redefinition
1. the act of giving a new definition
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digitization
1. conversion of analog information into digital information
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instantiation
1. a representation of an idea in the form of an instance of it
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inoculation
1. taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease
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convolution
1. the shape of something rotating rapidly
2. a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain
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halcyon
1. a mythical bird said to breed at the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea and to have the power of calming the winds and waves
2. idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity
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aberration
1. a state or condition markedly different from the norm
2. a disorder in one's mental state
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victimization
1. adversity resulting from being made a victim
2. an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
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extermination
1. complete annihilation
2. the act of exterminating
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transposition
1. any abnormal position of the organs of the body
2. an event in which one thing is substituted for another
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speciation
1. the evolution of a biological species
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tampon
1. plug with a tampon
2. plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood)
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venison
1. meat from a deer used as food
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catheterization
1. the operation of introducing a catheter into the body
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axon
1. long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
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deflation
1. (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind
2. a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices
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legalization
1. the act of making lawful
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meson
1. an elementary particle responsible for the forces in the atomic nucleus; a hadron with a baryon number of 0
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commendation
1. an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
2. a message expressing a favorable opinion
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minion
1. a servile or fawning dependant
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seclusion
1. the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
2. the act of secluding yourself from others
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amputation
1. a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs
2. a surgical removal of all or part of a limb
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stabilisation
1. the act of making something (as a vessel or aircraft) less likely to overturn
2. the act of stabilizing something or making it more stable
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pollination
1. transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant
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hadron
1. any elementary particle that interacts strongly with other particles
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intonation
1. rise and fall of the voice pitch
2. singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong
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nonproliferation
1. the prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons)
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orchestration
1. an arrangement of a piece of music for performance by an orchestra or band
2. the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments
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ligation
1. (surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery)
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deconstruction
1. a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning
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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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pagination
1. the system of numbering pages
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discoloration
1. a soiled or discolored appearance
2. the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded
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confiscation
1. seizure by the government
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nucleon
1. a constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus
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collation
1. a light informal meal
2. assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence
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diction
1. the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience
2. the manner in which something is expressed in words
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cytoskeleton
1. a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence
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damnation
1. the act of damning
2. the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell
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lampoon
1. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
2. ridicule with satire
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ikon
1. a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
2. a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church
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decimation
1. destroying or killing a large part of the population
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hypotension
1. abnormally low blood pressure
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indigestion
1. a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea
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intermediation
1. the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
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titration
1. a measured amount of a solution of unknown concentration is added to a known volume of a second solution until the reaction between them is just complete; the concentration of the unknown solution (the titer) can then be calculated
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amortisation
1. the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years
2. payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers
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molestation
1. the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children)
2. the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism
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neutralization
1. action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war
2. a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt; with strong acids and bases the essential reaction is the combination of hydrogen ions with hydroxyl ions to form water
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prion
1. (microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system
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maximization
1. the mathematical process of finding the maximum value of a function
2. the act of raising to the highest possible point or condition or position
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pion
1. a meson involved in holding the nucleus together; produced as the result of high-energy particle collision
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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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gridiron
1. a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat
2. the playing field on which football is played
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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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perforation
1. a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place
2. a hole made in something
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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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rhododendron
1. any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers
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promulgation
1. a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen
2. the official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effect
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abomination
1. a person who is loathsome or disgusting
2. hate coupled with disgust
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argumentation
1. a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
2. a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
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fractionation
1. a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components
2. separation into portions
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felon
1. someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
2. a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail
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desalination
1. the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
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gluon
1. a gauge boson that mediates strong interaction among quarks
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mutton
1. meat from a mature domestic sheep
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dragoon
1. compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
2. subjugate by imposing troops
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griffon
1. winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
2. breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle
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dilation
1. a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic
2. the act of expanding an aperture
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pendragon
1. the supreme war chief of the ancient Britons
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lamination
1. a layered structure
2. bonding thin sheets together
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collocation
1. a grouping of words in a sentence
2. the act of positioning close together (or side by side)
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campion
1. any plant of the genus Silene
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mobilisation
1. act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action
2. act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency:
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dispensation
1. an exemption from some rule or obligation
2. a share that has been dispensed or distributed
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devaluation
1. an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries
2. the reduction of something's value or worth
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perspiration
1. salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
2. the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid
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insemination
1. the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.)
2. the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female
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electrification
1. the activity of thrilling or markedly exciting some person or group
2. the act of providing electricity
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operon
1. a segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene
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demarcation
1. the boundary of a specific area
2. a conceptual separation or distinction
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concussion
1. injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness
2. any violent blow
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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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ganglion
1. an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons
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nonprescription
1. purchasable without a doctor's prescription
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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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gasification
1. the process of changing into gas
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detonation
1. a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
2. the act of detonating an explosive
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sedition
1. an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government
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reelection
1. election again
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goon
1. an awkward stupid person
2. an aggressive and violent young criminal
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perversion
1. a curve that reverses the direction of something
2. an aberrant sexual practice
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centrifugation
1. the process of separating substances of different densities by the use of a centrifuge
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reorganisation
1. the imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes)
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sensitization
1. the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen)
2. (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations)
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reforestation
1. the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting
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oxymoron
1. conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')
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aggravation
1. an exasperated feeling of annoyance
2. unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
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subordination
1. the state of being subordinate to something
2. the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class
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baboon
1. large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles
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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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supposition
1. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
2. a hypothesis that is taken for granted
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tetrahedron
1. any polyhedron having four plane faces
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emoticon
1. a representation of a facial expression (as a smile or frown) created by typing a sequence of characters in sending email
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rationalization
1. the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason
2. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening
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zooplankton
1. animal constituent of plankton; mainly small crustaceans and fish larvae
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hibernation
1. the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter
2. cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals
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innervation
1. the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland
2. the distribution of nerve fibers to an organ or body region
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lepton
1. 100 lepta equal 1 drachma in Greece
2. an elementary particle that participates in weak interactions; has a baryon number of 0
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desorption
1. changing from an adsorbed state on a surface to a gaseous or liquid state
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effusion
1. an unrestrained expression of emotion
2. flow under pressure
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flatiron
1. an iron that was heated by placing it on a stove
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carrion
1. the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food
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deceleration
1. a decrease in rate of change
2. (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity
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volition
1. the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
2. the act of making a choice
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allusion
1. passing reference or indirect mention
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coloration
1. the timbre of a musical sound
2. appearance with regard to color
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krypton
1. a colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; occurs in trace amounts in air
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intercession
1. a prayer to God on behalf of another person
2. the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
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flexion
1. the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
2. deviation from a straight or normal course
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reposition
1. change place or direction
2. place into another position
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consecration
1. a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal)
2. (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God
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randomization
1. a deliberately haphazard arrangement of observations so as to simulate chance
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juxtaposition
1. the act of positioning close together (or side by side)
2. a side-by-side position
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apparition
1. a ghostly appearing figure
2. the appearance of a ghostlike figure
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fermion
1. any particle that obeys Fermi-Dirac statistics and is subject to the Pauli exclusion principle
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perdition
1. (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
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superposition
1. (geology) the deposition of one geological stratum on another
2. (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest
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fortification
1. defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
2. the art or science of strengthening defenses
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elation
1. an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression
2. a feeling of joy and pride
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consummation
1. the completion of marriage by sexual intercourse
2. the act of bringing to completion or fruition
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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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curmudgeon
1. a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas
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deactivation
1. breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)
2. the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)
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percolation
1. the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium
2. the act of making coffee in a percolator
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cyclotron
1. an accelerator that imparts energies of several million electron-volts to rapidly moving particles
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mouton
1. meat from a mature domestic sheep
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contagion
1. any disease easily transmitted by contact
2. an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
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desecration
1. blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character
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advection
1. (meteorology) the horizontal transfer of heat or other atmospheric properties
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minimisation
1. the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position
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exportation
1. commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country
2. the commercial activity of selling and shipping goods to a foreign country
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salutation
1. an act of honor or courteous recognition
2. (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
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altercation
1. noisy quarrel
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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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immobilization
1. fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing
2. the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement
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codification
1. the act of codifying; arranging in a systematic order
2. a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
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transliteration
1. a transcription from one alphabet to another
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glucagon
1. a hormone secreted by the pancreas; stimulates increases in blood sugar levels in the blood (thus opposing the action of insulin)
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impersonation
1. a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
2. pretending to be another person
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chelation
1. (medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning
2. the process of forming a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds
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appellation
1. identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
2. a geographical indication used to identify where the grapes for a wine are grown
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matron
1. a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
2. a wardress in a prison
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centralization
1. the act of consolidating power under a central control
2. gathering to a center
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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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matriculation
1. admission to a group (especially a college or university)
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intubation
1. the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ
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pigmentation
1. the deposition of pigment in animals or plants or human beings
2. coloration of living tissues by pigment
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diminution
1. change toward something smaller or lower
2. the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)
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beautification
1. the act of making something more beautiful
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siphon
1. convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon
2. move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action
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sanctification
1. a religious ceremony in which something is made holy
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omicron
1. the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet
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inflection
1. a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
2. the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
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readmission
1. the act of admitting someone again
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capitalisation
1. writing in capital letters
2. an estimation of the value of a business
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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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dilatation
1. the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
2. the act of expanding an aperture
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actuation
1. the act of propelling
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repulsion
1. the force by which bodies repel one another
2. intense aversion
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expropriation
1. taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority)
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alternation
1. successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
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interdiction
1. authoritative prohibition
2. a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity
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mentation
1. the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
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pylon
1. a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race
2. a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines
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implosion
1. a sudden inward collapse
2. the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant
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sorption
1. the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption)
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connotation
1. what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression
2. an idea that is implied or suggested
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citron
1. large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved
2. thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind
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falsification
1. any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
2. a willful perversion of facts
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cohabitation
1. the act of living together and having a sexual relationship (especially without being married)
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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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castration
1. neutering a male animal by removing the testicles
2. surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men)
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recirculation
1. circulation again
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conceptualization
1. inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally
2. an elaborated concept
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admonition
1. cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
2. a firm rebuke
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outstation
1. a station in a remote or sparsely populated location
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congratulation
1. the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
2. (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another
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polarisation
1. the condition of having or giving polarity
2. the phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration
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derogation
1. a communication that belittles somebody or something
2. (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law
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profusion
1. the property of being extremely abundant
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scintillation
1. (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle
2. a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
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attestation
1. the action of bearing witness
2. the evidence by which something is attested
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vindication
1. the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.
2. the justification for some act or belief
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imperfection
1. the state or an instance of being imperfect
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suffocation
1. killing by depriving of oxygen
2. the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)
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constriction
1. a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
2. tight or narrow compression
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absolution
1. the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance
2. the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
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cabochon
1. a highly polished gem that is cut convexly but without facets
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circumvention
1. the act of evading by going around
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infatuation
1. a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration
2. temporary love of an adolescent
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indecision
1. doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action
2. the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose
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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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persimmon
1. any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros
2. orange fruit resembling a plum; edible when fully ripe
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tarragon
1. aromatic perennial of southeastern Russia
2. fresh leaves (or leaves preserved in vinegar) used as seasoning
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desegregation
1. the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community
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bouillon
1. a clear seasoned broth
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decathlon
1. an athletic contest consisting of ten different events
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commutation
1. the travel of a commuter
2. a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one
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gradation
1. relative position in a graded series
2. a degree of ablaut
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fornication
1. voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other
2. extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations
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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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indoctrination
1. teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically
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baryon
1. any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron with a baryon number of +1
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prolongation
1. the act of prolonging something
2. amount or degree or range to which something extends
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oxygenation
1. the process of providing or combining or treating with oxygen
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reintroduction
1. an act of renewed introduction
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initialisation
1. (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position
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categorisation
1. a group of people or things arranged by class or category
2. the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
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fumigation
1. the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it
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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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swoon
1. pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
2. a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
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eutrophication
1. excessive nutrients in a lake or other body of water, usually caused by runoff of nutrients (animal waste, fertilizers, sewage) from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life; the decomposition of the plants depletes the supply of oxygen, leading to the death of animal life
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harpoon
1. spear with a harpoon
2. a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it
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approbation
1. official approval
2. official recognition or approval
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finalization
1. the act of finalizing
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summarization
1. the act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly
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agglomeration
1. a jumbled collection or mass
2. the act of collecting in a mass; the act of agglomerating
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conscription
1. compulsory military service
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subjection
1. forced submission to control by others
2. the act of conquering
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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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incursion
1. the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers)
2. an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
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consternation
1. fear resulting from the awareness of danger
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demagnetization
1. the process of removing magnetization
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malformation
1. an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed
2. something abnormal or anomalous
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rationalisation
1. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening
2. the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason
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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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radiocarbon
1. a radioactive isotope of carbon
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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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indexation
1. a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation
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alimentation
1. a source of materials to nourish the body
2. the act of supplying food and nourishment
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ornamentation
1. the state of being ornamented
2. something used to beautify
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galleon
1. a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries
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fluoridation
1. the addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay)
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racoon
1. an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America
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phaeton
1. large open car seating four with folding top
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concoction
1. any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
2. an occurrence of an unusual mixture
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annunciation
1. a formal public statement
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misappropriation
1. the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
2. wrongful borrowing
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benediction
1. the act of praying for divine protection
2. a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection
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memorization
1. learning so as to be able to remember verbatim
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defection
1. withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
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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disorientation
1. a wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug)
2. confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction
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subduction
1. a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
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hallucination
1. illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder
2. a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
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exhortation
1. a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action
2. the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion
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soliton
1. (physics) a quantum of energy or quasiparticle that can be propagated as a traveling wave in nonlinear systems and is neither preceded nor followed by another such disturbance; does not obey the superposition principle and does not dissipate
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procreation
1. the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
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normalisation
1. the imposition of standards or regulations
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overpopulation
1. too much population
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novation
1. (law) the replacement of one obligation by another by mutual agreement of both parties; usually the replacement of one of the original parties to a contract with the consent of the remaining party
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obfuscation
1. confusion resulting from failure to understand
2. the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered
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pentathlon
1. an athletic contest consisting of five different events
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generalisation
1. an idea or conclusion having general application
2. the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
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acidification
1. the process of becoming acid or being converted into an acid
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regurgitation
1. backflow of blood through a defective heart valve
2. recall after rote memorization
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elucidation
1. an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on
2. an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding
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subrogation
1. (law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another
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mitochondrion
1. an organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy
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inundation
1. the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
2. an overwhelming number or amount
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transfiguration
1. a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
2. the act of transforming so as to exalt or glorify
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carillon
1. set of bells hung in a bell tower
2. playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower
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gyration
1. a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
2. the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
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polyhedron
1. a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces
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denunciation
1. a public act of denouncing
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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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abstention
1. the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
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disjunction
1. state of being disconnected
2. the act of breaking a connection
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internalization
1. learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself
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solidification
1. the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
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colonisation
1. the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
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signification
1. the message that is intended or expressed or signified
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elution
1. the process of extracting one material from another by washing with a solvent to remove adsorbed material from an adsorbent (as in washing of loaded ion-exchange resins to remove captured ions); used to obtain uranium ions
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formalization
1. the act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions)
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hyphenation
1. division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
2. connecting syllables and words by hyphens
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toleration
1. a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
2. official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion)
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calcification
1. a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts)
2. tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts
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urbanisation
1. the condition of being urbanized
2. the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban
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mastodon
1. extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth
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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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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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complementation
1. the grammatical relation of a word or phrase to a predicate
2. (linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts
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ulceration
1. a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
2. the process of ulcer formation; the process of becoming ulcerated
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fertilisation
1. creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
2. making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
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supplication
1. a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
2. a humble request for help from someone in authority
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derision
1. contemptuous laughter
2. the act of deriding or treating with contempt
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desertion
1. withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
2. the act of giving something up
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demotion
1. act of lowering in rank or position
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depolarization
1. a loss of polarity or polarization
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substantiation
1. additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
2. the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
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capitation
1. a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person
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potentiation
1. (medicine) the synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneously
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democratisation
1. the action of making something democratic
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levitation
1. the phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means
2. movement upward in virtue of lightness
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mortification
1. strong feelings of embarrassment
2. the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
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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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demobilization
1. act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops
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liquefaction
1. the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid
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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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marginalization
1. the social process of becoming or being made marginal (especially as a group within the larger society)
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permeation
1. the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance
2. mutual penetration; diffusion of each through the other
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trogon
1. forest bird of warm regions of the New World having brilliant lustrous plumage and long tails
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chlorination
1. the addition or substitution of chlorine in organic compounds
2. disinfection of water by the addition of small amounts of chlorine or a chlorine compound
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domestication
1. adaptation to intimate association with human beings
2. the attribute of having been domesticated
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incantation
1. a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect
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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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desensitization
1. the process of reducing sensitivity
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exaltation
1. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
2. the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence
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oration
1. an instance of oratory
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transposon
1. a segment of DNA that can become integrated at many different sites along a chromosome (especially a segment of bacterial DNA that can be translocated as a whole)
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adaption
1. the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
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exacerbation
1. action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
2. violent and bitter exasperation
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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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transmutation
1. an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
2. a qualitative change
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helicon
1. a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician
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sterilisation
1. the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)
2. the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)
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invalidation
1. (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc)
2. when a person's thoughts and feelings are rejected, ignored, or judged.
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businessperson
1. a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise
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halon
1. a compound in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon have been replaced by bromine and other halogen atoms; very stable; used in fire extinguishers although it is thought to release bromine that depletes the ozone layer
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veneration
1. a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
2. religious zeal; the willingness to serve God
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personification
1. a person who represents an abstract quality
2. representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature
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pulsation
1. (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
2. a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity
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teleportation
1. a hypothetical mode of instantaneous transportation; matter is dematerialized at one place and recreated at another
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infliction
1. the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
2. an act causing pain or damage
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adulation
1. servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise
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occultation
1. one celestial body obscures another
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embarkation
1. the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
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perpetuation
1. the act of prolonging something
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hydrogenation
1. a chemical process that adds hydrogen atoms to an unsaturated oil
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syphon
1. convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon
2. a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that gravity forces the liquid through the tube
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phon
1. a unit of subjective loudness
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computerization
1. the control of processes by computer
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exfoliation
1. the peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin
2. a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
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imprison
1. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
2. confine as if in a prison
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cotillion
1. a ball at which young ladies are presented to society
2. a lively dance originating in France in the 18th century
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floatation
1. the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking)
2. financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares
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digitisation
1. conversion of analog information into digital information
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transpiration
1. the passage of gases through fine tubes because of differences in pressure or temperature
2. the process of giving off or exhaling water vapor through the skin or mucous membranes
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protrusion
1. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
2. the act of projecting out from something
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evocation
1. imaginative re-creation
2. calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations
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acetylation
1. the process of introducing an acetyl group into a compound
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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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delimitation
1. a line that indicates a boundary
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hegemon
1. a leading or paramount power
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actualization
1. making real or giving the appearance of reality
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subjugation
1. forced submission to control by others
2. the act of subjugating by cruelty
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neurosurgeon
1. someone who does surgery on the nervous system (especially the brain)
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exhilaration
1. the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
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inattention
1. lack of attention
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malathion
1. a yellow insecticide used as a dust or spray to control garden pests and house flies and mites
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elicitation
1. stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
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contraption
1. a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
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granulation
1. new connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process
2. the act of forming something into granules or grains
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victimisation
1. an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
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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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edification
1. uplifting enlightenment
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acculturation
1. the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
2. all the knowledge and values shared by a society
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pinon
1. any of several low-growing pines of western North America
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gentrification
1. the restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of low-income residents)
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involution
1. reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth)
2. a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction
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stepson
1. the son of your spouse by a former marriage
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hospitalisation
1. placing in medical care in a hospital
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photoelectron
1. an electron that is emitted from an atom or molecule by an incident photon
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glorification
1. a state of high honor
2. a portrayal of something as ideal
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kaon
1. an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision
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dissension
1. disagreement among those expected to cooperate
2. a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
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overproduction
1. too much production or more than expected
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ideation
1. the process of forming and relating ideas
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recuperation
1. gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
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mechanization
1. the condition of having a highly technical implementation
2. the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware
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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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reaffirmation
1. renewed affirmation
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aileron
1. an airfoil that controls lateral motion
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electrocution
1. execution by electricity
2. killing by electric shock
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defibrillation
1. treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator)
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lamentation
1. a cry of sorrow and grief
2. the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
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apportion
1. distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose
2. give out as one's portion or share
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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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homogenization
1. the act of making something homogeneous or uniform in composition
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explication
1. the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc.
2. a detailed explanation of the meaning of something
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defloration
1. an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something
2. the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse)
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beckon
1. signal with the hands or nod
2. appear inviting
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conglomeration
1. a rounded spherical form
2. a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
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premonition
1. a feeling of evil to come
2. an early warning about a future event
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familiarization
1. the experience of becoming familiar with something
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corroboration
1. confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
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capitulation
1. a document containing the terms of surrender
2. a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic
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organon
1. a system of principles for philosophic or scientific investigations; an instrument for acquiring knowledge
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equilibration
1. stabilization by bringing into equilibrium
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layperson
1. someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
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ebon
1. of a very dark black
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obliteration
1. destruction by annihilating something
2. the complete destruction of every trace of something
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miniaturization
1. act of making on a greatly reduced scale
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malabsorption
1. abnormal absorption of nutrients from the digestive tract
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indirection
1. indirect procedure or action
2. deceitful action that is not straightforward
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confection
1. a food rich in sugar
2. the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
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equalisation
1. the act of making equal or uniform
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decapitation
1. execution by cutting off the victim's head
2. killing by cutting off the head
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sporulation
1. asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores
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quaternion
1. the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
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flirtation
1. playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
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chon
1. 100 chon equal 1 won in South Korea
2. 100 chon equal 1 won in North Korea
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incrimination
1. an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
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subpopulation
1. a population that is part of a larger population
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unionization
1. act of forming labor unions
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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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intimation
1. an indirect suggestion
2. a slight suggestion or vague understanding
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virion
1. (virology) a complete viral particle; nucleic acid and capsid (and a lipid envelope in some viruses)
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destabilization
1. an event that causes a loss of equilibrium (as of a ship or aircraft)
2. the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy)
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ablution
1. the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
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munition
1. supply with weapons
2. weapons considered collectively
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declassification
1. reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon
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interjection
1. an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
2. the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
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vaporization
1. annihilation by vaporizing something
2. the process of becoming a vapor
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copulation
1. 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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proration
1. the proportional limitation of production or distribution of something (e.g. crude oil or natural gas) to some fractional part of the total capacity of each producer
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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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immolation
1. killing or offering as a sacrifice
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blaxploitation
1. the exploitation of black people (especially with regard to stereotyped roles in movies)
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conflagration
1. a very intense and uncontrolled fire
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acclimation
1. adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)
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amelioration
1. the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
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simpleton
1. a person lacking intelligence or common sense
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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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collimation
1. the accurate adjustment of the line of sight of a telescope
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cession
1. the act of ceding
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plication
1. an angular or rounded shape made by folding
2. the act of folding in parallel folds
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reinterpretation
1. a new or different meaning
2. a new or different interpretation
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jubilation
1. a feeling of extreme joy
2. a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
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glaciation
1. the condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of ice; the result of glacial action
2. the process of covering the earth with glaciers or masses of ice
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equitation
1. the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
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abrogation
1. the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
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nationalization
1. the action of forming or becoming a nation
2. the action of rendering national in character
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abdication
1. a formal resignation and renunciation of powers
2. the act of abdicating
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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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hybridisation
1. (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
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strangulation
1. the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
2. the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage
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nullification
1. the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress
2. the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something
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exasperation
1. an exasperated feeling of annoyance
2. actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)
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predilection
1. a predisposition in favor of something
2. a strong liking
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ionisation
1. the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge)
2. the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas
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finalisation
1. the act of finalizing
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affectation
1. a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
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archdeacon
1. (Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop
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pretension
1. a false or unsupportable quality
2. the advancing of a claim
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postilion
1. someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide the horses pulling a carriage (especially a carriage without a coachman)
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palpation
1. a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional)
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vasoconstriction
1. decrease in the diameter of blood vessels
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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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instigation
1. the verbal act of urging on
2. deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)
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disorganization
1. a condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted
2. the disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion
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peon
1. a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
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agglutination
1. a clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins)
2. the building of words from component morphemes that retain their form and meaning in the process of combining
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subluxation
1. partial displacement of a joint or organ
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recalculation
1. the act of calculating again (usually to eliminate errors or to include additional data)
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habituation
1. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
2. a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions
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alliteration
1. use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
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monetization
1. establishing something (e.g. gold or silver) as the legal tender of a country
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excommunication
1. the state of being excommunicated
2. the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society
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gazillion
1. a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
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nonunion
1. not belonging to or not allowing affiliation with a trade union
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vasodilation
1. dilation of blood vessels (especially the arteries)
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defoliation
1. the loss of foliage
2. causing the leaves of trees and other plants to fall off (as by the use of chemicals)
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deputation
1. a group of representatives or delegates
2. authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions
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solvation
1. a chemical process in which solvent molecules and molecules or ions of the solute combine to form a compound
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parathion
1. a colorless and odorless toxic oil used as an insecticide
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perihelion
1. periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun
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militarization
1. act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency:
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contrition
1. sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
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dereliction
1. a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
2. willful negligence
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miscalculation
1. a mistake in calculating
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dermabrasion
1. removal of scars or tattoos by anesthetizing the skin surface and then sanding or scraping off some of the outer skin layer
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demodulation
1. (electronics) the reception of a signal by extracting it from the carrier wave
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criminalization
1. legislation that makes something illegal
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centralisation
1. the act of consolidating power under a central control
2. gathering to a center
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insubordination
1. defiance of authority
2. an insubordinate act
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capon
1. flesh of a castrated male chicken
2. castrated male chicken
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subsidization
1. money (or other benefits) obtained as a subsidy
2. the act of providing a subsidy
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legitimation
1. the act of rendering a person legitimate
2. the act of making lawful
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indiscretion
1. the trait of being injudicious
2. a petty misdeed
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decoction
1. (pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling
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socialisation
1. the action of establishing on a socialist basis
2. the act of meeting for social purposes
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glutton
1. a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
2. musteline mammal of northern Eurasia
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acclamation
1. enthusiastic approval
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marginalisation
1. the social process of becoming or being made marginal (especially as a group within the larger society)
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nitrification
1. the chemical process in which a nitro group is added to an organic compound (or substituted for another group in an organic compound)
2. the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants)
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pasteurization
1. partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food
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bourdon
1. a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
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adulteration
1. being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating
2. the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another)
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vilification
1. slanderous defamation
2. a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
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redetermination
1. determining again
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subsumption
1. the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)
2. incorporating something under a more general category
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dentition
1. the eruption through the gums of baby teeth
2. the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
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fluorocarbon
1. a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols
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erudition
1. profound scholarly knowledge
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herniation
1. rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
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usurpation
1. entry to another's property without right or permission
2. wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority)
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cistron
1. (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
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vivisection
1. the act of operating on living animals (especially in scientific research)
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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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denotation
1. the act of indicating or pointing out by name
2. the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
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destitution
1. a state without friends or money or prospects
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carbonation
1. saturation with carbon dioxide (as soda water)
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photoemission
1. an emission of photoelectrons (especially from a metallic surface)
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dramatization
1. conversion into dramatic form
2. a dramatic representation
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extrication
1. the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition
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laceration
1. a torn ragged wound
2. the act of lacerating
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deuteron
1. the nucleus of deuterium; consists of one proton and one neutron; used as a bombarding particle in accelerators
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disputation
1. the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
2. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
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exhalation
1. exhaled breath
2. the act of expelling air from the lungs
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asphyxiation
1. the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)
2. killing by depriving of oxygen
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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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desiccation
1. dryness resulting from the removal of water
2. the process of extracting moisture
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buffoon
1. a rude or vulgar fool
2. a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
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imprecision
1. the quality of lacking precision
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hyperventilation
1. an increased depth and rate of breathing greater than demanded by the body needs; can cause dizziness and tingling of the fingers and toes and chest pain if continued
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figuration
1. representing figuratively as by emblem or allegory
2. decorating with a design
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disaffection
1. the feeling of being alienated from other people
2. disloyalty to the government or to established authority
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flocculation
1. the process of flocculating; forming woolly cloudlike aggregations
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foliation
1. (botany) the process of forming leaves
2. (geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock
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exponentiation
1. the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power
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bisection
1. dividing into two equal parts
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agon
1. a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes
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ossification
1. the developmental process of bone formation
2. the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material
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legalisation
1. the act of making lawful
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graviton
1. a gauge boson that mediates the (extremely weak) gravitational interactions between particles
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mammon
1. wealth regarded as an evil influence
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