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the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
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an infraction or violation, as of a law, trust, faith, orpromise.
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a gap made in a wall, fortification, line of soldiers, etc.; rift;fissure.
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a severance of friendly relations.
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the leap of a whale above the surface of the water.
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a bandit, especially one of a band of robbers in mountain or forestregions.
1350–1400; variant of Middle English briga ( u ) nt < MiddleFrench brigand < Old Italian brigante companion, member of anarmed company, equivalent to brig ( are ) to treat, deal (with),make war (derivative of briga trouble, strife; of uncertain origin)+ -ante -ant |
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watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspectbehavior.
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well-considered: circumspect ambition.
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to order or force into active military service.
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to seize (private property) for military or other public use:The police officer commandeered a taxi and took off after thegetaway car.
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burdensome; troublesome.
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a state in which progress is impossible, as in a dispute,produced by the counteraction of opposing forces;standstill; stalemate: The union and management reached adeadlock over fringe benefits.
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a maximum-security cell for the solitary confinement of aprisoner.
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the remains of anything broken down or destroyed; ruins;rubble: the debris of buildings after an air raid.
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Geology . an accumulation of loose fragments of rock.
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to pour out and spread, as a fluid.
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to spread or scatter widely or thinly; disseminate.
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Physics . to spread by diffusion.
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a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirablealternatives.
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any difficult or perplexing situation or problem.
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Logic . a form of syllogism in which the major premise isformed of two or more hypothetical propositions and theminor premise is a disjunctive proposition, as “If A, then B; ifC then D. Either A or C. Therefore, either B or D.”
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to wipe out; do away with; expunge: to efface one's unhappymemories.
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to rub out, erase, or obliterate (outlines, traces, inscriptions,etc.).
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to make (oneself) inconspicuous; withdraw (oneself)modestly or shyly.
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to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
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to cause to become mentally confused.
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to cause to become confused or stupid with or as if with anintoxicating drink.
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to make muddy or turbid, as water.
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to mix or stir (a cocktail, chocolate, etc.).
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obstinate or conceited with regard to the merit of one's ownopinions; conceitedly dogmatic.
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lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring: her perennialbeauty.
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(of plants) having a life cycle lasting more than two years.
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lasting or continuing throughout the entire year, as astream.
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perpetual; everlasting; continuing; recurrent.
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to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; makesusceptible: Genetic factors may predispose human beings tocertain metabolic diseases.
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to render subject, susceptible, or liable: The evidencepredisposes him to public censure.
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to dispose beforehand.
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Archaic . to dispose of beforehand, as in a will, legacy, orthe like.
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to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): torelinquish the throne.
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to give up; put aside or desist from: to relinquish a plan.
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to let go; release: to relinquish one's hold.
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the act of saving a ship or its cargo from perils of the seas.
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the property so saved.
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compensation given to those who voluntarily save a ship orits cargo.
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the act of saving anything from fire, danger, etc.
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the property saved from danger.
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pertaining to or of the nature of a spasm; characterized byspasms.
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resembling a spasm or spasms; sudden but brief; sporadic:spasmodic efforts at reform.
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given to or characterized by bursts of excitement.
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not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed,pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.
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Biology . (of two or more parts, plants, etc.) having a similarappearance but a different structure.
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of illegitimate birth; bastard.
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not controlled or restrained: unbridled enthusiasm.
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not fitted with a bridle.
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to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee,etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely: toadjourn the court.
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to defer or postpone to a later time: They adjourned themeeting until the following Monday.
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to defer or postpone (a matter) to a future meeting of thesame body.
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to defer or postpone (a matter) to some future time, eitherspecified or not specified.
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not acquired citizenship by naturalization ( distinguished fromcitizen).
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a person who has been estranged or excluded.
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a creature from outer space; extraterrestrial.
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pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair: a comely face.
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proper; seemly; becoming: comely behavior.
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to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars tocompensate him for his trouble.
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to counterbalance; offset; be equivalent to: He compensatedhis homely appearance with great personal charm.
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Mechanics . to counterbalance (a force or the like); adjust orconstruct so as to offset or counterbalance variations orproduce equilibrium.
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to change the gold content of (a monetary unit) tocounterbalance price fluctuations and thereby stabilize itspurchasing power.
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| indifferent to moral restraints; given to immoral or improperconduct; licentious; dissipated. |
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deviating from the usual or proper course in conduct oropinion; eccentric; queer: erratic behavior.
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having no certain or definite course; wandering; not fixed:erratic winds.
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Geology . noting or pertaining to a boulder or the like carriedby glacial ice and deposited some distance from its place oforigin.
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(of a lichen) having no attachment to the surface onwhich it grows.
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the act of driving out or expelling: expulsion of air.
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the state of being expelled: The prisoner's expulsion fromsociety embittered him.
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a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; anattack aimed at one place or point merely as a distractionfrom the real place or point of attack: military feints; thefeints of a skilled fencer.
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a feigned or assumed appearance: His air of approval was afeint to conceal his real motives.
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coarse food for livestock, composed of entire plants,including leaves, stalks, and grain, of such forages as cornand sorghum.
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people considered as readily available and of little value:cannon fodder.
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raw material: fodder for a comedian's routine.
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to protect or strengthen against attack; surround or providewith defensive military works.
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to furnish with a means of resisting force or standing strainor wear: to fortify cotton with nylon.
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to make strong; impart strength or vigor to: to fortify oneselfwith a good breakfast.
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to increase the effectiveness of, as by additionalingredients: to fortify a diet with vitamins; to fortify a lotionwith lanolin.
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to strengthen mentally or morally: to be fortified by religiousfaith.
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to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in buddingor cell division, or by procreation.
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to increase in number or spread rapidly and oftenexcessively.
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to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer;master.
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| to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and crossover: to surmount a hill |
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| to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force orwithout legal right: The pretender tried to usurp the throne. |
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| to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoidcapture and legal prosecution: The cashier absconded with themoney. |
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the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speakwith, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
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the state or quality of being approachable: The house wasdifficult of access.
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a way or means of approach: The only access to the house wasa rough dirt road.
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Theology . approach to God through Jesus Christ.
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an attack or onset, as of a disease
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promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable: anauspicious occasion.
favored by fortune; prosperous; fortunate.
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to overcome with fear; intimidate: to daunt one's adversaries.
to lessen the courage of; dishearten: Don't be daunted by theamount of work still to be done.
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