curt
- adjective satellite marked by rude or peremptory shortness
brusque; short; brusk.
- try to cultivate a less brusque manner
- a curt reply
- the salesgirl was very short with him
- adjective satellite brief and to the point; effectively cut short; `yes'"
laconic; terse; crisp.
- a crisp retort
- a response so curt as to be almost rude
- the laconic reply
- short and terse and easy to understand
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precise
- adjective sharply exact or accurate or delimited
- a precise mind
- specified a precise amount
- arrived at the precise moment
- adjective satellite (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct
accurate; exact.
- a precise image
- a precise measurement
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wrong
- noun that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
wrongfulness.
- he feels that you are in the wrong
- noun any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
legal injury; damage.
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remittal
- noun a payment of money sent to a person in another place
remittance; remitment; remission.
- noun an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
remission; subsidence.
- his cancer is in remission
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naked
- adjective satellite completely unclothed
au naturel; bare; nude.
- bare bodies
- naked from the waist up
- a nude model
- adjective satellite having no protecting or concealing cover
defenseless.
- naked to mine enemies"- Shakespeare
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confounders
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blunt
- verb make less intense
- verb make numb or insensitive
benumb; dull; numb.
- The shock numbed her senses
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aetiologic
- adjective of or relating to the philosophical study of causation
etiologic; aetiological; etiological.
- adjective relating to the etiology of a disease
etiologic; aetiological; etiological.
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rapid
- noun a part of a river where the current is very fast
- adjective satellite done or occurring in a brief period of time
- a rapid rise through the ranks
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defeaters
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terse
- adjective satellite brief and to the point; effectively cut short; `yes'"
laconic; curt; crisp.
- a crisp retort
- a response so curt as to be almost rude
- the laconic reply
- short and terse and easy to understand
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stark
- adjective satellite devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
crude; blunt.
- the blunt truth
- the crude facts
- facing the stark reality of the deadline
- adjective satellite severely simple
severe; austere; stern.
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decoding
- noun the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
decipherment; decryption.
- a secret key or password is required for decryption
- verb convert code into ordinary language
decode; decipher; decrypt.
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everyway
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microstates
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confound
- verb be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
bedevil; discombobulate; confuse; fox; befuddle; fuddle; throw.
- These questions confuse even the experts
- This question completely threw me
- This question befuddled even the teacher
- verb mistake one thing for another
confuse.
- you are confusing me with the other candidate
- I mistook her for the secretary
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spare
- noun an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
spare part.
- noun an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
fifth wheel.
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workarounds
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baroness
- noun a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron
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speedy
- adjective satellite characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed
rapid.
- a rapid movement
- a speedy car
- a speedy errand boy
- adjective satellite accomplished rapidly and without delay
quick.
- was quick to make friends
- his quick reaction prevented an accident
- hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem
- a speedy recovery
- he has a right to a speedy trial
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authentication
- noun a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity
assay-mark; hallmark.
- noun validating the authenticity of something or someone
certification.
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prompt
- noun a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)
prompting.
- the audience could hear his prompting
- noun (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command
command prompt.
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stereoisomeric
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direct
- verb command with authority
- He directed the children to do their homework
- verb intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
aim; point; place; target.
- He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face
- criticism directed at her superior
- direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself
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downside
- noun a negative aspect of something that is generally positive
- there is a downside even to motherhood
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loose
- verb grant freedom to; free from confinement
unloosen; unloose; free; release; liberate.
- verb turn loose or free from restraint
let loose; unleash.
- let loose mines
- Loose terrible plagues upon humanity
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etiology
- noun the cause of a disease
aetiology.
- noun the philosophical study of causation
aetiology.
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rosy
- adjective satellite reflecting optimism
rose-colored.
- a rosy future
- looked at the world through rose-colored glasses
- adjective satellite having the pinkish flush of health
flushed; rose-cheeked; rosy-cheeked.
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physiopathological
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workaround
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tight
- adjective closely constrained or constricted or constricting
- tight skirts
- he hated tight starched collars
- fingers closed in a tight fist
- a tight feeling in his chest
- adjective satellite pulled or drawn tight
taut.
- taut sails
- a tight drumhead
- a tight rope
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match
- noun lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
lucifer; friction match.
- he always carries matches to light his pipe
- as long you've a lucifer to light your fag
- noun a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
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triangulation
- noun a trigonometric method of determining the position of a fixed point from the angles to it from two fixed points a known distance apart; useful in navigation
- noun a method of surveying; the area is divided into triangles and the length of one side and its angles with the other two are measured, then the lengths of the other sides can be calculated
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straight
- noun a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
straight person; heterosexual person; heterosexual.
- noun a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
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ordering
- noun logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
order; ordination.
- we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation
- noun the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement
order.
- there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list
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beastly
- adjective satellite very unpleasant
god-awful; hellish.
- hellish weather
- stop that god-awful racket
- adjective satellite resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
brutish; bestial; brute; brutal.
- beastly desires
- a bestial nature
- brute force
- a dull and brutish man
- bestial treatment of prisoners
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crisp
- noun a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
Saratoga chip; potato chip; chip.
- verb make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in
scrunch; crease; crinkle; ruckle; wrinkle; scrunch up.
- The dress got wrinkled
- crease the paper like this to make a crane
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synchronization
- noun the relation that exists when things occur at the same time
synchronisation; synchronicity; synchronizing; synchronism; synchroneity; synchrony.
- the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain waves
- noun an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison
synchronising; synchronisation; synchronizing.
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misidentifications
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skimpy
- adjective satellite containing little excess
lean.
- a lean budget
- a skimpy allowance
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forjudges
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brainstorm
- noun the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
insight; brainwave.
- verb try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it
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optimisation
- noun the act of rendering optimal
optimization.
- the simultaneous optimization of growth and profitability
- in an optimization problem we seek values of the variables that lead to an optimal value of the function that is to be optimized
- to promote the optimization and diversification of agricultural products
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mitigative
- adjective satellite moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
lenitive; mitigatory; alleviative; alleviatory; palliative.
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square
- noun (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
foursquare.
- you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides
- noun the product of two equal terms
second power.
- nine is the second power of three
- gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance
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completion
- noun (American football) a successful forward pass in football
pass completion.
- noun a concluding action
culmination; closing; mop up; windup.
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smooth
- noun the act of smoothing
- he gave his hair a quick smooth
- verb make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
smoothen.
- smooth the surface of the wood
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slim
- verb take off weight
melt off; slenderize; reduce; slim down; lose weight; thin.
- adjective satellite being of delicate or slender build
svelte; slender; slight.
- she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris
- a slim girl with straight blonde hair
- watched her slight figure cross the street
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subduer
- noun someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion
overcomer; surmounter.
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fewest
- adjective (superlative of `few' used with count nouns and usually preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the smallest in number
- the fewest birds in recent memory
- adjective a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number
few.
- a few weeks ago
- a few more wagons than usual
- an invalid's pleasures are few and far between
- few roses were still blooming
- few women have led troops in battle
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permutation
- noun an event in which one thing is substituted for another
replacement; transposition; switch; substitution.
- the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
- noun the act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements
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frank
- noun a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
- noun a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
dog; hot dog; wiener; wienerwurst; frankfurter; weenie; hotdog.
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misdiagnoses
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jurisdictional
- adjective satellite restricted to the geographic area under a particular jurisdiction
- the jurisdictional limits of a state
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misclassifications
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vivid
- adjective satellite evoking lifelike images within the mind
graphic; lifelike; pictorial.
- pictorial poetry and prose
- graphic accounts of battle
- a lifelike portrait
- a vivid description
- adjective satellite having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience
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counteraction
- noun action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
neutralization; neutralisation.
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polite
- adjective showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
- adjective satellite marked by refinement in taste and manners
civilised; cultured; civilized; genteel; cultivated.
- cultivated speech
- cultured Bostonians
- cultured tastes
- a genteel old lady
- polite society
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flat
- noun a level tract of land
- noun a shallow box in which seedlings are started
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posthole
- noun a hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post
post hole.
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brainstorm
- noun the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
insight; brainwave.
- verb try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it
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recontamination
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bald
- verb grow bald; lose hair on one's head
- adjective satellite with no effort to conceal
barefaced.
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microstate
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pairing
- noun the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
coupling; union; sexual union; conjugation; mating.
- the casual couplings of adolescents
- the mating of some species occurs only in the spring
- noun the act of grouping things or people in pairs
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brief
- noun a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
legal brief.
- noun a condensed written summary or abstract
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syntax
- noun the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
sentence structure; phrase structure.
- noun a systematic orderly arrangement
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secure
- verb get by special effort
procure.
- He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed
- verb cause to be firmly attached
fasten; fix.
- fasten the lock onto the door
- she fixed her gaze on the man
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denotation
- noun the act of indicating or pointing out by name
indication.
- noun the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
extension; reference.
- the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos
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lean
- noun the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
tilt; list; leaning; inclination.
- the tower had a pronounced tilt
- the ship developed a list to starboard
- he walked with a heavy inclination to the right
- verb to incline or bend from a vertical position
tilt; tip; slant; angle.
- She leaned over the banister
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misconstrual
- noun a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
misconstruction.
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quadrillion
- noun the number that is represented as a one followed by 24 zeros
- in England they call a septillion a quadrillion
- noun the number that is represented as a one followed by 15 zeros
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reinvolvement
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wide
- adjective having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
broad.
- wide roads
- a wide necktie
- wide margins
- three feet wide
- a river two miles broad
- broad shoulders
- a broad river
- adjective satellite broad in scope or content
across-the-board; broad; blanket; all-encompassing; encompassing; all-inclusive; all-embracing; extensive; panoptic.
- across-the-board pay increases
- an all-embracing definition
- blanket sanctions against human-rights violators
- an invention with broad applications
- a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner
- granted him wide powers
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aetiological
- adjective of or relating to the philosophical study of causation
etiologic; aetiologic; etiological.
- adjective relating to the etiology of a disease
etiologic; aetiologic; etiological.
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complete
- verb come or bring to a finish or an end; others finished in over 4 hours"
finish.
- He finished the dishes
- She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree
- The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours
- verb bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements
- A child would complete the family
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misapplication
- noun wrong use or application
- noun the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
embezzlement; peculation; defalcation; misappropriation.
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stiff
- noun an ordinary man
- a lucky stiff
- a working stiff
- noun the dead body of a human being
remains; clay; corpse; cadaver.
- the cadaver was intended for dissection
- the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse
- the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river
- honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay
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scanty
- noun short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)
pantie; panty; step-in.
- adjective satellite lacking in amplitude or quantity
spare; bare.
- a bare livelihood
- a scanty harvest
- a spare diet
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parse
- verb analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence)
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broad
- noun slang term for a woman
- a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch
- adjective having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
wide.
- wide roads
- a wide necktie
- wide margins
- three feet wide
- a river two miles broad
- broad shoulders
- a broad river
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misuse
- noun improper or excessive use
abuse.
- alcohol abuse
- the abuse of public funds
- verb apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly
misapply.
- The words are misapplied in this context
- You are misapplying the name of this religious group
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brainstorm
- noun the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
insight; brainwave.
- verb try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it
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misinterpretation
- noun putting the wrong interpretation on
mistaking; misunderstanding.
- his misinterpretation of the question caused his error
- there was no mistaking her meaning
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lame
- noun someone who doesn't understand what is going on
square.
- noun a fabric interwoven with threads of metal
- she wore a gold lame dress
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abdication
- noun a formal resignation and renunciation of powers
stepping down.
- noun the act of abdicating
stepping down.
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concatenation
- noun the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series
- noun the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc
- it was caused by an improbable concatenation of circumstances
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friendly
- noun troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces
- friendlies came to their rescue
- adjective characteristic of or befitting a friend
- friendly advice
- a friendly neighborhood
- the only friendly person here
- a friendly host and hostess
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precipitant
- noun an agent that causes a precipitate to form
- adjective satellite done with very great haste and without due deliberation
hasty; precipitate; overhasty; precipitous.
- hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare
- hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes
- rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion
- wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king
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realisation
- noun a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer
realization.
- noun coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
recognition; realization.
- a growing realization of the risk involved
- a sudden recognition of the problem he faced
- increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases
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bland
- adjective satellite lacking taste or flavor or tang
flat; vapid; flavorless; insipid; savorless; savourless; flavourless.
- a bland diet
- insipid hospital food
- flavorless supermarket tomatoes
- vapid beer
- vapid tea
- adjective satellite lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
flat.
- a bland little drama
- a flat joke
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free
- noun people who are free
free people.
- the home of the free and the brave
- verb grant freedom to; free from confinement
unloosen; unloose; loose; release; liberate.
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flashpoint
- noun point at which something is ready to blow up
flash point.
- noun the lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in air
flash point.
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