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aggregate
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sum; total; ADJ. V: gather into a mass or whole; accumulate; add up to; Ex. aggregate 100 dollars
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recapitulate
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summarize
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vertex
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summit; highest point; PL. vertices
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n aureole
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sun's corona; halo; bright circle of light
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redundant
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superfluous; more than is necessary; verbose; excessively wordy; repetitious
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n supererogatory
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superfluous; more than needed or demanded
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curator
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superintendent; manager (in charge of a museum or a library)
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preponderance
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superiority of power, quantity, etc.; V. preponderate: be greater in power, weight, or importance; ADJ. preponderant
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n codicil
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supplement to the body of a will; later addition to a will
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n litany
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supplicatory prayer; prayer in which the priest calls out and the people replies in the same words
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n stint
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supply; allotted amount of work; assigned portion of work; limitation; Ex. two-year stint in the army; Ex. without stint
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alimentary
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supplying nourishment
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substantiate
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support (a claim) with evidence; establish with evidence; verify
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champion
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support militantly; fight for; N: person who fights for or supports strongly (a principle, movement, person, etc.)
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n fulcrum
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support on which a lever rests or pivots
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s pedestal
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support or base as for a pillar or statue
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s prop
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support placed under or against something; V.
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patronize
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support; act superior toward; treat in a condescending manner; be a customer of; N. patron: one that supports; regular customer; N. patronage; CF. boycott
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advocacy
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support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something
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n buttress
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support; prop up; N. stationary structure to support wall; Ex. flying buttress
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n bolster
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support; reinforce
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proponent
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supporter; backer; opposite of opponent
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adherent
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supporter; follower
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constituent
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supporter; voter; member of a constituency; component
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n strut
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supporting bar; CF. airplane wingÀ̳ª building µîÀ» support
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reputed
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supposed; Ex. reputed father of the child; V. repute: consider; N. repute: reputation; esteem
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n putative
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supposed; reputed; generally regarded as such; Ex. putative father of the child
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n stifle
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suppress; extinguish; inhibit; smother or suffocate
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n quell
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suppress; put an end to; put down forcibly; extinguish; quiet; Ex. ``Army Quells Rebellion'' in newspaper; CF. kill
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s self-righteous
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sure of one's own righteousness; moralistic
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s finish
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surface texture; completeness of execution
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conjecture
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surmise; guess; V.
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n extradition
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surrender of prisoner by one state to another; Ex. extradition treaty; V. extradite
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n disgorge
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surrender something (stolen); eject; vomit; OP. gorge
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n capitulate
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surrender; give up all resistance
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s encircle
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surround
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s engulf
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surround and swallow up
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s hem
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surround tightly so that movement is impossible; Ex. hem in; N.
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besiege
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surround with armed forces; harass (with requests); annoy continually
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encompass
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surround; include; Ex. His activities encompass publishing and computers.
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reconnaissance
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survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering; V. reconnoiter: make a preliminary inspection of (esp. to gather military information)
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n relic
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surviving remnant (from an extinct culture); memento; keepsake; relics: corpse; Ex. ancient relics; Ex. relics of his travel; Ex. His relics are buried at X.
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vulnerable
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susceptible to wounds or attack; N. vulnerability
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n abeyance
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suspended action
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sustenance
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sustaining; means of livelihood, support, food, nourishment; something that maintains life; food
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n bravado
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swagger; assumed air of defiance; false show of bravery
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n miasma
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swamp gas; heavy vaporous atmosphere often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence; noxious atmosphere or influence
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n swathe
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swath; wrap around; bandage; Ex. one's head swathed in bandages
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s sentimental
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swayed by sentiment; appealing to the sentiments
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euphony
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sweet sound; ADJ. euphonious
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n dulcet
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sweet sounding; pleasing to the ear; melodious
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n billowing
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swelling out in waves; surging
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natation
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swimming
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n chisel
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swindle or cheat; N: wedgelike tool for cutting
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n bilk
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swindle; cheat
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s sway
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swing from side to side; influence (someone) to change one's opinion; N.
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n eddy
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swirling current of water, air, etc.; V.
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s sidetrack
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switch (a railroad car) to a siding; divert from a main issue; N. CF. siding: short section of railroad track connected by switches with a main track
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n turgid
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swollen; distended (as from liquid)
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phoenix
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symbol of immortality or rebirth; Ex. phoenix rising from its ashes
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s compassion
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sympathy for the suffering of others; ADJ. compassionate
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ideology
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system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture
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creed
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system of religious or ethical belief
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s scheme
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systematic plan; plot; clever dishonest plan; orderly arrangement of elements; Ex. health insurance scheme; Ex. a scheme to escape taxes; Ex. a color scheme; Ex. a story with no scheme; V: contrive a scheme
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methodical
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systematic; N. method: systematic method of procedure
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s distract
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take (one's attention) off something; upset emotionally; make anxious; ADJ. distracted
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commandeer
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take (private property) for military use without needing permission or giving payment; draft for military purposes
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n dismantle
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take apart; disassemble
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s presume
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take for granted; assume; act overconfidently; take liberties; presume on/upon: take unfair advantage of (someone's kindness or connection); N. presumption
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n lap
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take in food or drink with one's tongue; splash gently; Ex. waves lapping the shore; N: front area from the waist to the knees of a seated person
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n doff
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take off; OP. don
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s conspire
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take part in a conspiracy; (of events) work together; combine; Ex. Events conspired to produce great difficulties.
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s luxuriate
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take pleasure in great comfort
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n expropriate
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take possession of (often for public use and without payment)
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supplant
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take the place of unfairly; usurp; replace
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avenge
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take vengence for something or on behalf of someone; Ex. They avenged his death by burning the village; Ex. He swore to avenge his brother; Ex. They avenged themselves on their enemy.
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n retroactive
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taking effect before its enactment (as a law) or imposition (as a tax); (of a law) having effect on the past as well as the future
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embezzlement
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taking for one's own use in violation of trust; stealing (of money placed in one's care)
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n painstaking
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taking pains; showing hard work; taking great care; very careful and through
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resumption
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taking up again; recommencement; V. resume: begin or take up again; take or occupy again; Ex. Kindly resume your seats.
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n flair
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talent
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n expatiate
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talk at length; speak or write in detail
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n drone
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talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee; N.
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n prattle
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talk idly; babble; N. CF. prate
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n prate
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talk idly; speak foolishly; boast idly
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n blowhard
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talkative boaster; braggart
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loquacious
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talkative; N. loquacity
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soliloquy
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talking to oneself (esp. in a play); CF. monologue: soliloquy; long speech by one person (often monopolizing a conversation)
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obelisk
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tall column tapering(becoming gradually narrower toward the end) and ending in a pyramid
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palpable
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tangible; (of something bad) easily perceptible; obvious; Ex. palpable blunder
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prey
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target of a hunt; victim; V: hunt and eat as prey; victimize; Ex. Cats prey on mice.
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n quip
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taunt; clever sarcastic remark; V.
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n brindled
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tawny or grayish with streaks or spots (of animals)
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tribute
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tax levied by a ruler; payment made by one nation to another in acknowledgment of submission; mark of respect (such as praise or gift); Ex. pay tribute to
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n tithe
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tax of one-tenth (contributed to a church); V: pay a tithe
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inculcate
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teach (ideas or principles); instill
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sophist
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teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning; N. sophism: plausible but fallacious argument
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pedagogue
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teacher; CF. child leader
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pedagogy
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teaching; art of education
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doctrine
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teachings in general; particular principle (religious, legal, etc.) taught; dogma; tenet; ADJ. doctrinal
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