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Accurate |
1. faithfully representing or describing the truth
2. showing a negligible or permissible deviation from a standard ⇒ an accurate ruler 3. without error; precise; meticulous
Ex.The last piece of information Short had given him had proved accurate all right. |
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Beneficial |
1. (sometimes followed by to) causing a good result; advantageous
2. (law) entitling a person to receive the profits or proceeds of property
Ex.I see this more as a damage-limitation exercise which would be beneficial both to your newspaper and to my organization. |
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Championship |
1. (sometimes plural) any of various contests held to determine a champion
2. the title or status of being a champion 3. support for or defence of a cause, person, etc
Ex.He was preparing, as all the members knew, for the interdepartmental shooting championship. |
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Exception |
1. the act of excepting or fact of being excepted; omission
2. anything excluded from or not in conformance with a general rule, principle, class, etc 3. criticism, esp when it is adverse; objection 4. (law) (formerly) a formal objection in the course of legal proceedings
Ex.Teachers playing at therapy tend to get over-involved, and John Henderson's no exception. |
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Initially |
1. the first letter of a word, esp a person's name
2. (printing) a large sometimes highly decorated letter set at the beginning of a chapter or work
Ex.His initial feeling of uncertainty quickly mellowed to one of confidence. |
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Muscle |
1. a tissue composed of bundles of elongated cells capable of contraction and relaxation to produce movement in an organ or part
2. an organ composed of muscle tissue 3. strength or force
Ex.A couple of girls with better shoulder muscle definition than a pro boxer took it in turns to pound cassava. |
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Stride |
1. a long step or pace
2. the space measured by such a step 3. a striding gait 4. an act of forward movement by an animal, completed when the legs have returned to their initial relative positions
Ex.She had the loose-limbed stride of an athlete at home in her body. |
