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| required as a prior condition to something |
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| belief that one's destiny has already been determined |
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1. The introductory remarks of a speaker or author
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| one that precedes; a preson who has previously occupied a position or office to which another has succeeded |
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| exceptionally early in development or occurence; exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age; unusually early development or maturity, especially in mental aptitude |
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| any of various related simple machines for propelling aircraft or boats; especially one having radiating blades mounted on a revolving power-driven shaft |
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| word used instead of a noun |
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| the preface or introduction to a literary work; a speech often in verse addressed to the audience by an actor at the beginning of a play; an introductory or preceding event or development |
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| anything designed to be thown; a fired, thrown, or otherwise projected object, such as a bullet, having no capacity for self-propulsion |
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| having likeness to something; resembling; having some resemblance,usually by possession of certain attributes; having a legal status only by operation or construction of law |
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| prefix meaning in some sense or degree |
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| alleged events for which there is some historical evidence but not enough to prove their occurrence beyond question |
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| characterized or marked by resilience; capable of withstanding shock without permanent deformation or rupture; tending to recover from or adjust esaily to misfortune or change |
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| the rockets used to slow down a space vehicle |
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| return to a former and less complex level of development or organization |
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| influencing or applying to a period prior to enactment |
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| competitions immediately preceding the finals |
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| of less value than a precious stone |
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| of or pertaining to existence outside the natural world that cannot be attributed to natural causes |
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| a structure built on top of something else; that part of a building or other structure above the foundation |
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| surpassing all others; supreme; of very high quality; excellent; exvessive; exaggerated |
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| a person who supervises or is in charge of others |
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| a person who has the authority to supervise or direct |
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| something written or engraved on the surface of, outside, or above something else; something written above or outside something |
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| on the other side of the Atlantic |
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| spanning or crossing a continent |
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| removal of blood from one person to another; the direct injection of whole blood, plasma, or another solution into the blood stream |
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| invisible rays beyond the violet end of the spectrum |
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| word that modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb |
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| to turn the public's attention toward something, especially for sale |
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| to the point of nausea; to a disgusting or ridiculous degree |
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| a person who accompanies or associates with another; comrade; a person employed to assist, live with, or travel with another |
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| the buying and selling of goods, especially on a large scale, as between nations |
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| capable of living or performing harmonious, agreeable, or congenial combination with another or others; capable of orderly, efficient integration and operation with other elements in a system |
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| uttered without use of normal words or syllables; unable to speak; speechless |
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1) beneath the surface of the water;
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| to bring under dominion; subdue; to make subservient; to enslave |
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1) a legal writ requiring appearance in court to give testimony
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| performed, made, or acuired by secret, clandestine, or stealthy means |
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items belonging to;
a collection of misc. and minor items concerning a person or place, such as sayings, letters, et cetra. Examples: Americana, Disneyana, Jeffersoniana |
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belonging to;
whatever belongs to, including it's inhabitants and it's language
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| language characteristic of official documents or statements, often considered obscure, pretentiously wordy, or formal in style |
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| inspired by the buildings of the Roman Empire; a style of architecture which prevailed throughout Europe in the later Middle Ages (9th to 12th Century) |
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| having a distinctive odor, as fragrant |
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| producing or breeding infectious disease; infected with or contaminated by an epidemic disease; morally evil or deadly; perniciously bothersome; annoying; carrying disease |
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