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assigned
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to set apart for a particular purpose;designate, to select for a duty or office; appoint, to give out as a task;allot, to ascribe;attribute, to transfer from one another, to place under a specific command
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au courant
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informed on current affairs; up-to-date, fully familiar; knowledgeable
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Auckland
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the largest city of New Zealand , on an isthmus of northwest North Island , a major port and an industrial center, metroploitan area population 860,000
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avoirdupois
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weight or heaviness, especially of a person
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axenic
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not contaminated by or associated with any other living organisms
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balata
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the nonelastic rubber obtained from the latex of the South American tree Manilkara bidentata
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bazooka
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a shoulder-held weapon consisting of a long metal smoothbore tube for firing armor- piercing rockets at short range
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Bellerophon
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the corinthian hero who, with the aid of the winged horse Pegasus slew the chimera
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beryllium
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a high-melting, lightweight, corrosion-resistant, rigid, steel-gray metallic element used as an aerospace structural material, as a moderator and reflector in nuclear reactors, and in the a copper alloy used for springs, electrical contacts, and nonsparking tools
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bresaola
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sliced salt-cured,air-dried beef that is dressed with olive oil, lemon juice, and black pepper before serving
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