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| to give up control over; withdraw support or protection |
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| to go with as an associate or companion; to be in association with |
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| to increase the growth of by addition, especially when repeated |
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| to add something to a piece of writing |
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| to admire and value someone or something / to increase in monetary value over time |
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| depending on individual discretion (as of a judge) and not fixed by law |
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| to start using computers and machines to do a job, rather than people |
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| an outlook; especially : a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgment : prejudice |
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| an outline map exhibiting something (as climatic or magnetic variations) in its geographical aspects |
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| to make something clearer or easier to understand |
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| an article of commerce especially when delivered for shipment |
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| something that fills up, completes, or makes perfect |
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| to behave in the way that most other people in your group or society behave |
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| marked by characteristics of the present period : modern, current |
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| to disagree with something, especially by saying that the opposite is true |
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| something (as coins, treasury notes, and banknotes) that is in circulation as a medium of exchange: money |
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| to serve as an indication of (his expression denoted distress) |
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| to discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of (detect alcohol in the blood) |
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| to change what you are doing so that you are not following an expected plan, idea, or type of behaviour |
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| to take the place or position of something or someone |
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| a play for the theatre, television, radio etc, usually a serious one |
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| happening at the end of a long period of time or after a lot of other things have happened |
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| to show or display outwardly especially by visible signs or actions (He exhibited no fear.) |
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| to make profitable use of, sometimes by unfair advantage (the exploitation of migrant farm workers) |
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| to vary or change from higher to lower, and vice vera ( gas prices fluctuate) |
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| an indication of policy or conduct; a general rule to be followed |
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| to make subject easy to notice so that people pay attention to it |
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| implied but not directly expressed or understood |
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| to cause by direction persuasion, influence or action ; produced |
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| the underlying foundation or basic framework (as of a system or organization) |
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| having a very strong effect or felt very strongly |
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| manage or utilize skillfully, sometimes to one's own advantage |
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| to reduce or keep to a minimum; to underestimate intentionally |
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| of, relating to, or constituting a nucleus |
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| something that serves to counterbalance or to compensate for something else |
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| a subdivision of a written composition |
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| having, receiving, or being in addition to what is anticipated |
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| one who practices a profession |
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| for the most part : mainly |
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| opportunity or possibility |
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| different from the norm or traditional view; extreme |
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| without definite aim, direction, rule, or method ( a random act of violence ) |
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| to strengthen by additional assistance |
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| return to an original condition or state |
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| to modify or change an idea or work in progress |
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| a timetable listing events in chronological order |
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| feeling worried, uncomfortable, and unable to relax |
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| to end in time or existence; to conclude |
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| the principal topic of interest |
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| by means of that act ( He signed the contract, thereby agreeing to the terms. ) |
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| not varying ( Flat-screen TVs feature uniform picture sharpness. ) |
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| something used to achieve an end ( organized protests as a vehicle for change ) |
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| by means of ( We're traveling via American Airlines. ) |
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| very nearly a particular thing (virtual reality) |
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| widely diffused or prevalent ( widespread public interest ) |
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| of, relating to, or used in vision |
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