painstakingly
- adverb in a fastidious and painstaking manner
fastidiously.
- it is almost a waste of time painstakingly to learn the routines of selling
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normalcy
- noun being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning
normality.
- noun expectedness as a consequence of being usual or regular or common
normality.
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patronage
- noun the act of providing approval and support
backing; championship; backup.
- his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives
- noun customers collectively
clientele; business.
- they have an upper class clientele
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thereby
- adverb by that means or because of that
- He knocked over the red wine, thereby ruining the table cloth
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backup
- noun an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage
- a traffic backup on the main street
- he discovered a backup in the toilet
- noun someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
stand-in; fill-in; substitute; relief; reliever; backup man.
- the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes
- we need extra employees for summer fill-ins
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elastic
- noun a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together
rubber band; elastic band.
- noun a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material
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patency
- noun the openness (lack of obstruction) of a bodily passage or duct
- noun the property of being easy to see and understand
obviousness; noticeability; noticeableness.
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torsional
Of or pertaining to torsion; resulting from torsion, or the force with which a thread or wire returns to a state of rest after having been twisted round its axis; as, torsional force.
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archive
- noun a depository containing historical records and documents
- verb put into an archive
file away.
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nonlinear
- adjective designating or involving an equation whose terms are not of the first degree
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tickler
- noun a file of memoranda or notices that remind of things to be done
tickler file.
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handed
- adjective having or involving the use of hands
- a handed, tree-living animal
- a four-handed card game
- verb place into the hands or custody of
give; turn over; reach; hand; pass; pass on.
- hand me the spoon, please
- Turn the files over to me, please
- He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers
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homeostasis
- noun (physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes
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deletion
- noun any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
omission.
- noun (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome
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aristide
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biodiversity
- noun the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole)
- a high level of biodiversity is desirable
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cohere
- verb come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
cleave; stick; cling; adhere.
- The dress clings to her body
- The label stuck to the box
- The sushi rice grains cohere
- verb cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole
- Religion can cohere social groups
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tranquillity
- noun an untroubled state; free from disturbances
tranquility; quiet.
- noun a state of peace and quiet
quietness; tranquility; quietude.
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aerodynamic
- adjective of or relating to aerodynamics
- adjective satellite designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow
sleek; streamlined; flowing.
- a streamlined convertible
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wholeness
- noun an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting
unity; integrity.
- the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development
- he took measures to insure the territorial unity of Croatia
- noun a state of robust good health
haleness.
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miraculously
- adverb in a miraculous manner
- my hand grasped the gun that was, miraculously, lying on the ground beside my finger tips
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degraded
- adjective satellite unrestrained by convention or morality
debauched; libertine; dissolute; fast; degenerate; dissipated; riotous; profligate.
- Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society
- deplorably dissipated and degraded
- riotous living
- fast women
- verb reduce the level of land, as by erosion
degrade.
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toward
In the direction of; to. He set his face toward the wilderness. Num. xxiv. 1.
The waves make towards'' the pebbled shore. Shak.
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linear
- adjective designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
additive.
- adjective of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension
one-dimensional.
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erectile
- adjective satellite capable of being raised to an upright position
- adjective satellite filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood
cavernous.
- erectile tissue
- the penis is an erectile organ
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partially
- adverb in part; in some degree; not wholly
part; partly.
- I felt partly to blame
- He was partially paralyzed
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delete
- verb remove or make invisible
cancel.
- Please delete my name from your list
- verb wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information
erase.
- Who erased the files form my hard disk?
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creditworthiness
- noun trustworthiness with money as based on a person's credit history; a general qualification for borrowing
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normality
- noun being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning
normalcy.
- noun (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter
N.
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busy
- verb keep busy with
occupy.
- She busies herself with her butterfly collection
- adjective actively or fully engaged or occupied
- busy with her work
- a busy man
- too busy to eat lunch
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involve
- verb connect closely and often incriminatingly
affect; regard.
- This new ruling affects your business
- verb engage as a participant
- Don't involve me in your family affairs!
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continence
- noun the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters
continency.
- noun voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge
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antique
- noun an elderly man
old geezer; old-timer; gaffer; oldtimer.
- noun any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity
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thus
- noun an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
frankincense; gum olibanum; olibanum.
- adverb (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
hence; so; therefore; thence.
- therefore X must be true
- the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory
- we were young and thence optimistic
- it is late and thus we must go
- the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted
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default
- noun loss due to not showing up
- he lost the game by default
- noun act of failing to meet a financial obligation
nonremittal; nonpayment.
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denture
- noun a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
dental plate; plate.
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decree
- noun a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
edict; fiat; order; rescript.
- a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there
- verb issue a decree
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tranquility
- noun a disposition free from stress or emotion
quiet; repose; serenity; tranquillity; placidity.
- noun an untroubled state; free from disturbances
quiet; tranquillity.
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gradually
- adverb in a gradual manner
step by step; bit by bit.
- the snake moved gradually toward its victim
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advocate
- noun a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
advocator; proponent; exponent.
- noun a lawyer who pleads cases in court
counsel; counselor-at-law; counsellor; pleader; counselor.
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livelihood
- noun the financial means whereby one lives
living; support; bread and butter; sustenance; keep.
- each child was expected to pay for their keep
- he applied to the state for support
- he could no longer earn his own livelihood
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entail
- noun land received by fee tail
- noun the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple
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ovulatory
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temporarily
- adverb for a limited time only; not permanently
- he will work here temporarily
- he was brought out of retirement temporarily
- a power failure temporarily darkened the town
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buoyancy
- noun cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface
perkiness.
- noun the property of something weightless and insubstantial
airiness.
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watershed
- noun a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
water parting; divide.
- noun the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
catchment basin; catchment area; basin; river basin; drainage area; drainage basin.
- flood control in the Missouri basin
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harmonic
- noun a tone that is a component of a complex sound
- noun any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental
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ecosystem
- noun a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment
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laboriously
- adverb in a laborious manner
- their lives were spent in committee making decisions for others to execute on the basis of data laboriously gathered for them
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convertibility
- noun the quality of being exchangeable (especially the ability to convert a currency into gold or other currencies without restriction)
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favored
- adjective satellite preferred above all others and treated with partiality
preferent; pet; favorite; preferred; favourite; best-loved.
- verb promote over another
favor; prefer; favour.
- he favors his second daughter
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hematopoiesis
- noun the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)
hemogenesis; hemopoiesis; hematogenesis; haemopoiesis; sanguification; haematopoiesis; haemogenesis; haematogenesis.
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forcibly
- adverb in a forcible manner
- keep in mind the dangers of imposing our own values and prejudices too forcibly
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electrostatic
- adjective concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity
static.
- an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity
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dentist
- noun a person qualified to practice dentistry
dental practitioner; tooth doctor.
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edict
- noun a formal or authoritative proclamation
- noun a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
fiat; decree; order; rescript.
- a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there
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file
- noun a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
data file.
- noun a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
Indian file; single file.
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proclamation
- noun a formal public statement
announcement; declaration; annunciation.
- the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war
- a declaration of independence
- noun the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice
promulgation.
- his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature
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damaged
- adjective harmed or injured or spoiled
- I won't buy damaged goods
- the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings
- verb inflict damage upon
damage.
- The snow damaged the roof
- She damaged the car when she hit the tree
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harmony
- noun compatibility in opinion and action
harmoniousness.
- noun the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords
musical harmony.
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fertility
- noun the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
birthrate; birth rate; fertility rate; natality.
- noun the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring
fecundity.
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begin
- verb take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
get; start out; set about; start; set out; get down; commence.
- We began working at dawn
- Who will start?
- Get working as soon as the sun rises!
- The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia
- He began early in the day
- Let's get down to work now
- noun Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
Menachem Begin.
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kuwaiti
- noun a native or inhabitant of Kuwait
- adjective of or relating to the kingdom of Kuwait or its people
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slipper
- noun low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors
carpet slipper.
- noun a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
slider; skidder.
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ecosystem
- noun a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment
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involve
- verb connect closely and often incriminatingly
affect; regard.
- This new ruling affects your business
- verb engage as a participant
- Don't involve me in your family affairs!
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antique
- noun an elderly man
old geezer; old-timer; gaffer; oldtimer.
- noun any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity
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envisioned
- adjective satellite seen in the mind as a mental image
visualized; visualised; pictured.
- the glory of his envisioned future
- the snow-covered Alps pictured in her imagination
- the visualized scene lacked the ugly details of real life
- verb imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
picture; visualize; envision; figure; visualise; image; fancy; project; see.
- I can't see him on horseback!
- I can see what will happen
- I can see a risk in this strategy
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profitability
- noun the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit
profitableness; gainfulness; lucrativeness.
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momentarily
- adverb for an instant or moment
momently.
- we paused momentarily before proceeding
- a cardinal perched momently on the dogwood branch
- adverb at any moment
momently.
- she will be with you momently
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sinus
- noun an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
fistula.
- noun any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull
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entail
- noun land received by fee tail
- noun the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple
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finished
- adjective (of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
- verb come or bring to a finish or an end; others finished in over 4 hours"
finish; complete.
- He finished the dishes
- She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree
- The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours
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force
- noun a powerful effect or influence
- the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them
- noun (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
- force equals mass times acceleration
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backup
- noun an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage
- a traffic backup on the main street
- he discovered a backup in the toilet
- noun someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
stand-in; fill-in; substitute; relief; reliever; backup man.
- the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes
- we need extra employees for summer fill-ins
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merely
- adverb and nothing more
but; simply; only; just.
- I was merely asking
- it is simply a matter of time
- just a scratch
- he was only a child
- hopes that last but a moment
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confidence
- noun freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
self-confidence; self-assurance; authority; sureness; assurance.
- his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
- after that failure he lost his confidence
- she spoke with authority
- noun a feeling of trust (in someone or something)
- I have confidence in our team
- confidence is always borrowed, never owned
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simply
- adverb and nothing more
but; merely; only; just.
- I was merely asking
- it is simply a matter of time
- just a scratch
- he was only a child
- hopes that last but a moment
- adverb absolutely
just.
- I just can't take it anymore
- he was just grand as Romeo
- it's simply beautiful!
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depleted
- adjective satellite no longer sufficient
low.
- supplies are low
- our funds are depleted
- verb use up (resources or materials)
exhaust; consume; wipe out; deplete; use up; eat up; eat; run through.
- this car consumes a lot of gas
- We exhausted our savings
- They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
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effectively
- adverb in an effective manner
efficaciously.
- these are real problems that can be dealt with most effectively by rational discussion
- adverb in actuality or reality or fact
in effect.
- she is effectively his wife
- in effect, they had no choice
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entail
- noun land received by fee tail
- noun the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple
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peace
- noun the state prevailing during the absence of war
- noun harmonious relations; freedom from disputes
- the roommates lived in peace together
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besides
- adverb making an additional point; anyway; besides, we can't afford it"
in any case.
- I don't want to go to a restaurant
- she couldn't shelter behind him all the time and in any case he wasn't always with her
- adverb in addition
also; as well; too; likewise.
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default
- noun loss due to not showing up
- he lost the game by default
- noun act of failing to meet a financial obligation
nonremittal; nonpayment.
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artificially
- adverb not according to nature; not by natural means
by artificial means; unnaturally.
- artificially induced conditions
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suppleness
- noun the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple
litheness; lissomeness.
- noun the property of being pliant and flexible
pliancy; pliantness.
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ananias
- noun a habitual liar (after a New Testament character who was struck dead for lying)
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