| abjuration | (noun) a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion | Synonyms: recantation, retraction |
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| acciaccatura | (noun) an embellishing note usually written in smaller size | Synonyms: appoggiatura, grace note |
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| acculturation | (noun) the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture | Synonyms: enculturation, socialisation, socialization |
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| (noun) all the knowledge and values shared by a society | Synonyms: culture |
| (noun) the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure | Synonyms: assimilation |
| accuracy | (noun) the quality of being near to the true value | Synonyms: truth |
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| (noun) (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number | - |
| adjuration | (noun) a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something | - |
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| agriculturalist | (noun) someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil | Synonyms: agriculturist, cultivator, grower, raiser |
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| angostura | (noun) the bitter bark of a South American tree; used in medicines and liqueurs and bitters | Synonyms: angostura bark |
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| anuran | (noun) any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species | Synonyms: batrachian, frog, salientian, toad, toad frog |
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| appoggiatura | (noun) an embellishing note usually written in smaller size | Synonyms: acciaccatura, grace note |
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| assurance | (noun) freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities | Synonyms: authority, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence, sureness |
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| (noun) a statement intended to inspire confidence | - |
| (noun) a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something | Synonyms: pledge |
| (noun) a British term for some kinds of insurance | - |
| aura | (noun) an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint | Synonyms: aureole, gloriole, glory, halo, nimbus |
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| (noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing | Synonyms: air, atmosphere |
| (noun) a sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure | - |
| barbiturate | (noun) organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal | - |
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| benzofuran | (noun) a colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing synthetic resins | Synonyms: coumarone, cumarone |
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| brachyuran | (noun) typical crabs | - |
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| bravura | (noun) brilliant and showy technical skill | - |
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| caesura | (noun) a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line | - |
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| (noun) a pause or interruption (as in a conversation) | - |
| calabura | (noun) a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and fleshy edible fruit; a bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves | Synonyms: calabur tree, Jamaican cherry, Muntingia calabura, silk wood, silkwood |
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| coinsurance | (noun) insurance issued jointly by two or more underwriters | - |
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| coloratura | (noun) singing with florid ornamentation | - |
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| (noun) a lyric soprano who specializes in coloratura vocal music | Synonyms: coloratura soprano |
| colouration | (noun) choice and use of colors (as by an artist) | Synonyms: coloration |
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| (noun) appearance with regard to color | Synonyms: coloration |
| (noun) the timbre of a musical sound | Synonyms: color, coloration, colour |
| commensurateness | (noun) the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount | Synonyms: correspondence, proportionateness |
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| configuration | (noun) any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) | Synonyms: conformation, contour, form, shape |
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| (noun) an arrangement of parts or elements | Synonyms: constellation |
| configurationism | (noun) (psychology) a theory of psychology that emphasizes the importance of configurational properties | Synonyms: Gestalt psychology |
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| conjuration | (noun) an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers | Synonyms: conjuring trick, deception, illusion, legerdemain, magic, magic trick, thaumaturgy, trick |
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| (noun) calling up a spirit or devil | Synonyms: conjuring, conjury, invocation |
| (noun) a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect | Synonyms: incantation |
| courage | (noun) a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear | Synonyms: braveness, bravery, courageousness |
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| courageousness | (noun) a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear | Synonyms: braveness, bravery, courage |
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| courante | (noun) a court dance of the 16th century; consisted of short advances and retreats | - |
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| culturati | (noun) people interested in culture and cultural activities | - |
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| curability | (noun) capability of being cured or healed | Synonyms: curableness |
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| curableness | (noun) capability of being cured or healed | Synonyms: curability |
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| curacao | (noun) flavored with sour orange peel | Synonyms: curacoa |
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| curacoa | (noun) flavored with sour orange peel | Synonyms: curacao |
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| curacy | (noun) the position of a curate | - |
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| curandera | (noun) a Mexican woman who practices healing techniques inherited from the Mayans | - |
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| curandero | (noun) a Mexican man who practices healing techniques inherited from the Mayans | - |
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| curare | (noun) a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles | Synonyms: tubocurarine |
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| curassow | (noun) large crested arboreal game bird of warm parts of the Americas having long legs and tails; highly esteemed as game and food | - |
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| curate | (noun) a person authorized to conduct religious worship | Synonyms: minister, minister of religion, parson, pastor, rector |
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| curative | (noun) a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain | Synonyms: cure, remedy, therapeutic |
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| curator | (noun) the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library) | Synonyms: conservator |
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| curatorship | (noun) the position of curator | - |
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| cyanuramide | (noun) a white crystalline organic base; used mainly in making melamine resins | Synonyms: melamine |
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| denaturant | (noun) any substance that serves as a denaturing agent | - |
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| deodourant | (noun) a toiletry applied to the skin in order to mask unpleasant odors | Synonyms: deodorant |
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| discolouration | (noun) the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded | Synonyms: discoloration |
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| (noun) a soiled or discolored appearance | Synonyms: discoloration, stain |
| discouragement | (noun) the act of discouraging | - |
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| (noun) the expression of opposition and disapproval | - |
| (noun) the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles | Synonyms: disheartenment, dismay |
| disfiguration | (noun) the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something | Synonyms: defacement, disfigurement, mutilation |
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| (noun) an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen | Synonyms: deformity, disfigurement |
| dishonourableness | (noun) the quality of not deserving honor or respect | Synonyms: dishonorableness |
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| doura | (noun) sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa | Synonyms: dourah, durra, Egyptian corn, Guinea corn, Indian millet |
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| dourah | (noun) sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa | Synonyms: doura, durra, Egyptian corn, Guinea corn, Indian millet |
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| dura | (noun) the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges | Synonyms: dura mater |
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| durability | (noun) permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force | Synonyms: enduringness, lastingness, strength |
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| durables | (noun) consumer goods that are not destroyed by use | Synonyms: consumer durables, durable goods |
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| duramen | (noun) the older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood | Synonyms: heartwood |
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| durance | (noun) imprisonment (especially for a long time) | - |
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| duration | (noun) continuance in time | Synonyms: length |
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| (noun) the property of enduring or continuing in time | Synonyms: continuance |
| (noun) the period of time during which something continues | Synonyms: continuance |
| durative | (noun) the aspect of a verb that expresses its duration | Synonyms: durative aspect |
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| effleurage | (noun) a rhythmic stroking | - |
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| encouragement | (noun) the act of giving hope or support to someone | Synonyms: boost |
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| (noun) the expression of approval and support | - |
| (noun) the feeling of being encouraged | - |
| enculturation | (noun) the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture | Synonyms: acculturation, socialisation, socialization |
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| endurance | (noun) the power to withstand hardship or stress | - |
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| (noun) a state of surviving; remaining alive | Synonyms: survival |
| enflurane | (noun) a nonflammable liquid (trade name Ethrane) used as an inhalation general anesthetic | Synonyms: Ethrane |
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| entourage | (noun) the group following and attending to some important person | Synonyms: cortege, retinue, suite |
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| epidural | (noun) regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord; sensation is lost in the abdominal and genital and pelvic areas; used in childbirth and gynecological surgery | Synonyms: epidural anaesthesia, epidural anesthesia |
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| favourableness | (noun) the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome | Synonyms: advantageousness, favorableness, positiveness, positivity, profitableness |
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| figuration | (noun) decorating with a design | - |
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| (noun) representing figuratively as by emblem or allegory | - |
| figurativeness | (noun) The property of being metaphorical or tropical, as opposed to literal; using figures of speech. | - |
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| (noun) The representation of form or figure in art. | - |
| fluorouracil | (noun) an antimetabolite used to treat certain cancers | - |
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| flurazepam | (noun) tranquilizer (trade name Dalmane) used to treat insomnia | Synonyms: Dalmane, flurazepam hydrochloride |
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| furan | (noun) a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon | Synonyms: furane, furfuran |
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| furane | (noun) a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon | Synonyms: furan, furfuran |
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| furfural | (noun) a liquid aldehyde with a penetrating odor; made from plant hulls and corncobs; used in making furan and as a solvent | Synonyms: furfuraldehyde |
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| furfuraldehyde | (noun) a liquid aldehyde with a penetrating odor; made from plant hulls and corncobs; used in making furan and as a solvent | Synonyms: furfural |
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| furfuran | (noun) a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon | Synonyms: furan, furane |
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| guttural | (noun) a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat | Synonyms: guttural consonant, pharyngeal, pharyngeal consonant |
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| harbourage | (noun) (nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship) | Synonyms: harborage |
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| honourableness | (noun) the quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by honor | Synonyms: honorableness |
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| immeasurability | (noun) the quality of being immeasurable. | - |
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| inaccuracy | (noun) the quality of being inaccurate and having errors | - |
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| inaugural | (noun) the ceremonial induction into a position | Synonyms: inauguration |
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| (noun) an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president) | Synonyms: inaugural address |
| inauguration | (noun) the ceremonial induction into a position | Synonyms: inaugural |
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| (noun) the act of starting a new operation or practice | Synonyms: startup |
| incisura | (noun) (anatomy) a notch or small hollow | Synonyms: incisure |
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| incurability | (noun) incapability of being cured or healed | Synonyms: incurableness |
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| (noun) incapability of being altered in disposition or habits | - |
| incurable | (noun) a person whose disease is incurable | - |
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| incurableness | (noun) incapability of being cured or healed | Synonyms: incurability |
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| induration | (noun) any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue | Synonyms: sclerosis |
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| instauration | (noun) the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new | Synonyms: creation, foundation, founding, initiation, innovation, institution, introduction, origination |
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| insurability | (noun) the quality of being insurable; the conditions under which an insurance company will issue insurance to an applicant (based on standards set by the insurance company) | - |
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| insurance | (noun) written contract or certificate of insurance | Synonyms: insurance policy, policy |
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| (noun) promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company | - |
| (noun) protection against future loss | Synonyms: indemnity |
| isoflurane | (noun) a widely used inhalation anesthetic | - |
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| kagura | (noun) a stately dance of the Shinto religion that now forms a part of Japanese village festivals. | - |
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| kurakkan | (noun) East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient | Synonyms: African millet, coracan, corakan, Eleusine coracana, finger millet, ragee, ragi |
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| maturation | (noun) (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level | Synonyms: development, growing, growth, ontogenesis, ontogeny |
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| (noun) coming to full development; becoming mature | Synonyms: maturement, ripening |
| (noun) (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus | Synonyms: festering, suppuration |
| measurability | (noun) the quality of being measurable | Synonyms: quantifiability |
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| mensuration | (noun) the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule | Synonyms: measure, measurement, measuring |
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| mikagura | (noun) a type of formal ritual Shinto kagura dance. | - |
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| multiculturalism | (noun) the doctrine that several different cultures (rather than one national culture) can coexist peacefully and equitably in a single country | - |
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| mural | (noun) a painting that is applied to a wall surface | Synonyms: wall painting |
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| muralist | (noun) a painter of murals | - |
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| muramidase | (noun) an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria | Synonyms: lysozyme |
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