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deem to be
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minute
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infinitely or immeasurably small
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accord
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concurrence of opinion
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evident
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clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
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practice
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a customary way of operation or behavior
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intend
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have in mind as a purpose
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concern
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something that interests you because it is important or affects you
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commit
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perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
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issue
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some situation or event that is thought about
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approach
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move towards
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establish
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set up or found
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utter
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without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
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conduct
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direct the course of; manage or control
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engage
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consume all of one's attention or time
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obtain
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come into possession of
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scarce
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deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
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policy
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a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
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straight
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successive (without a break)
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stock
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the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)
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apparent
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clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
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property
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a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
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fancy
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imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
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concept
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an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
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court
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an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
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appoint
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assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
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passage
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a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
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vain
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unproductive of success
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reflect
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show an image of
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instance
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an occurrence of something
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coast
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the shore of a sea or ocean
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project
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a planned undertaking
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commission
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a special group delegated to consider some matter
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constant
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a quantity that does not vary
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constitute
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to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"
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circumstances
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your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
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level
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a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
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affect
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have an effect upon
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institute
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set up or lay the groundwork for
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render
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give an interpretation or rendition of
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appeal
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be attractive to
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generate
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bring into existence
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theory
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a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
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range
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a variety of different things or activities
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campaign
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a race between candidates for elective office
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league
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an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
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labor
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any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
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insist
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be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
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confer
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have a conference in order to talk something over
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grant
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allow to have
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dwell
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think moodily or anxiously about something
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entertain
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provide entertainment for
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contract
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a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
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earnest
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characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
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yield
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give or supply
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wander
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to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
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knight
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originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
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convince
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make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
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inspire
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serve as the inciting cause of
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convention
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a large formal assembly
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skill
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an ability that has been acquired by training
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harry
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annoy continually or chronically
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financial
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involving financial matters
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novel
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an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
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furnish
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provide or equip with furniture
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compel
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force somebody to do something
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venture
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proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
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territory
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the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state
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temper
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a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
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bent
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fixed in your purpose
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tour
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a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
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intimate
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marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
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undertake
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enter upon an activity or enterprise
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majority
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(elections) more than half of the votes
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assert
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to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
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liberal
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having political or social views favoring reform and progress
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crew
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the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
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chamber
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a natural or artificial enclosed space
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humble
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marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful
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scheme
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an elaborate and systematic plan of action
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keen
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having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
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despair
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a state in which all hope is lost or absent
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tide
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the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
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attitude
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a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
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justify
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show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for
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flag
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emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
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merit
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any admirable quality or attribute
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manifest
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reveal its presence or make an appearance
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notion
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a general inclusive concept
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scale
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relative magnitude
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formal
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characteristic of or befitting a person in authority
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resource
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available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
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persist
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continue to exist
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contempt
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lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
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plead
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enter a plea, as in courts of law
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weigh
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to be oppressive or burdensome
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mode
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how something is done or how it happens
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distinction
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a discrimination between things as different and distinct
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inclined
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at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position
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attribute
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an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
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exert
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make a great effort at a mental or physical task |