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| a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication: an allusion to Shakespeare. |
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| having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students. |
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to force or drive, especially to a course of action: His disregard of the rules compels us to dismiss him.
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to secure or bring about by force.
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to force to submit; subdue.
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to overpower. |
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| composed of two or more parts, elements, or ingredients: Soap is a compound substance. |
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to accord in opinion; agree: Do you concur with his statement?
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to cooperate; work together; combine; be associated: Members of both parties concurred. |
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| to be made up or composed (usually followed by of ): This cake consists mainly of sugar, flour, and butter. |
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| to struggle or deal, especially on fairly even terms or with some degree of success (usually followed by with ): I will try to cope with his rudeness. |
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| to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate: to dispel the dense fog. |
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| the quality of being futile; ineffectiveness; uselessness. |
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| in a haphazard manner; at random. |
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| to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman. |
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| an introductory act or step; leading action: to take the initiative in making friends. |
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| to suggest or hint slyly: He insinuated that they were lying. |
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| to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast. |
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| made by knitting, as a cloth article: a knitted bedspread. |
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| a projecting part, usually rounded, forming the handle of a door, drawer, or the like. |
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| to make legal; authorize. |
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| to go from one country, region, or place to another. |
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| a fixed amount, other than wages, paid at regular intervals to a person or to the person's surviving dependents in consideration of past services, age, merit, poverty, injury or loss sustained, etc.: a retirement pension. |
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| to put before a person for acceptance; offer. |
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| to bring back to the level of conscious awareness |
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a restraining action or influence: freedom from restraint.
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Sometimes, restraints. a means of or device for restraining, as a harness for the body. |
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| to reply to, usually in a sharp or retaliatory way; reply in kind to. |
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| favorable to health; free from dirt, bacteria, etc.: a sanitary washroom. |
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| of, pertaining to, or characterized by sarcasm: a sarcastic reply. |
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| to be stretched or spread out in an unnatural or ungraceful manner: The puppy's legs sprawled in all directions. |
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rousing, exciting, or thrilling: a stirring speech.
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moving, active, bustling, or lively: a stirring business. |
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rousing, exciting, or thrilling: a stirring speech.
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moving, active, bustling, or lively: a stirring business. |
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a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep: the onward surge of an angry mob.
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a strong, swelling, wavelike volume or body of something: a billowing surge of smoke. |
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the process of unifying or uniting; union: the unification of the 13 original colonies.
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the state or condition of being unified: The unification of the manufacturing and distribution functions under one executive has advantages. |
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