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Dine

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to take dinner —often used with on

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(neuro)Palsticity

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1) the capacity of organisms with the same genotype to vary in developmental pattern, in phenotype, or in behavior according to varying environmental conditions
2) the capacity for continuous alteration of the neural pathways and synapses of the living brain and nervous system in response to experience or injury

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Glean, Gleanable,Gleaner

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1)to gather grain or other produce left by reapers
2) to gather information or material bit by bit

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Cognitive(adjective)

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of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)

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lotus(Noun)

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a fruit eaten by the lotus-eaters and considered to cause indolence and dreamy contentmen

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Trivial(Adjective)
trivialist(noun)
trivially(adverb)

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1)of little worth or importance
2)relating to or being the mathematically simplest case

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Robust

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1) capable of performing without failure under a wide range of conditions
2) strongly formed or constructed
3)rough or sturdy

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sturdy(adjective)

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firmly built or constituted

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Bracket

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1)Include
2)to put in the same category or group
3)Category

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circuit(Noun,verb)
circuitous,circuital(Adjective)

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1)a usually circular line encompassing an area
2)a regular tour (as by a traveling judge or preacher) around an assigned district or territory
3)to make a circuit about (Verb)
4)a line, route or journey around a place

a route that circuits the Back Bay section of the city

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basal(adjective)

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  1. relating to, situated at, or forming the base
  2. of or relating to the foundation, base, or essence : FUNDAMENTAL
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suppression(Noun)
suppress(Verb)
suppressibility (noun)
suppressible** (adjective)**
suppressive (adjective)
suppressiveness(noun)

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  1. the conscious intentional exclusion from consciousness of a thought or feeling(Noun)
  2. to put down by authority or force(verb)
  3. to exclude from consciousness (Verb)
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constraint(Noun, Verb)

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  1. to force by imposed stricture, restriction, or limitation(Verb)
  2. the state of being checked, restricted, or compelled to avoid or perform some action(Noun)
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Devote(verb)
Devotment(noun)

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to give over or direct (time, money, effort, etc.) to a cause, enterprise, or activity

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Embed(Verb)
Embedded(Adjective)

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  1. o make something an integral part of
  2. to attach (a journalist) to a military unit for the purpose of covering a conflict
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Deem(Verb)

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to come to think or judge

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Imprint(Verb , noun)

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(Verb)to fix indelibly or permanently (as on the memory)

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Orient(Verb,Noun,adjective)

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  1. to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group
  2. to set or arrange in any determinate position especially in relation to the points of the compass
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Bin(verb,noun)

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a box, frame, crib, or enclosed place used for storage(Noun)
to put into a bin(Verb)

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Dismantle(Verb)

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  1. to disconnect the pieces of
  2. to destroy the integrity or functioning of
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Mismatch(Verb,Noun)

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a faulty or unsuitable match(Noun)
to match (two people or things) wrongly or unsuitably(Verb)

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complementary(Noun)

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serving to fill out or complete

heir economies are more complementary than competitive

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indispensable(adj)
indispensability(noun)
indispensable(noun)
indispensableness(noun)
indispensably(adverb)

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absolutely necessary : ESSENTIAL

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Elevate(Verb,Noun)

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  1. to lift up or make higher
  2. to raise in rank or status
  3. to improve morally, intellectually, or culturally
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subsequent(adjective)
subsequently(Adverb)

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following in time, order, or place

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Fertilize(Verb)
Fertile(Adjective)

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producing or bearing many crops in great quantities(Adjective)
to make fertile(Verb)

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Midst(noun)

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Middle

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Jepoardy(Noun)

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exposure to or imminence of loss or injury : danger
Examples:placing their lives in jeopardy
workers in jeopardy of losing their jobs

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Grant(Verb)
Grantable(Adjective)

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to consent to carry out for a person : allow fulfillment of
Egrant a request
to permit as a right, privilege, or favor
Eluggage allowances granted to passengers

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Pathetic(Adjectice)
Pathetically(Adverb)

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Laughable
Sad

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Gasp(Noun&Verb)

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Na sudden loud intake of breath with one’s mouth because of surprise, shock, pain, etc.
Vto catch the breath convulsively and audibly (as with shock)

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Cede(Verb)

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to yield or grant typically by treaty

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omen(Noun)
ominous(adjective)

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آمین

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Leap(Verb)

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to spring free from or as if from the ground:Jump
2:to pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
the difficult leap from college to the workplace

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Fait(Noun)

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a legal deed, writing, or fact

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Level(Noun)

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Noun: a device for establishing a horizontal line or plane by means of a bubble in a liquid that shows adjustment to the horizontal by movement to the center of a slightly bowed glass tube
Verb: to make (a line or surface) horizontal : make flat or level
level a field
level off a house lot

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hereby(adverb)

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by this means

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Savereign(Noun&Adjectice)

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Noun:one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty
Adjectivesuperlative in quality
: of the most exalted kind : supreme
Esovereign virtue

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Toll(Verb&noun1/2)

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noun1:a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge)
Verb1:1=to take or levy toll
2)to exact part of as a toll
Verb2:to sound with slow measured strokes
Ring

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Overdress(Verb&Noun)

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Verb:to sound with slow measured strokes
Noun:a dress worn over another

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Patron(Noun)
patronal(Adjective)

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a person chosen, named, or honored as a special guardian, protector, or supporter

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Intrude(verb)
Intruder(Noun)

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Verb:to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome
Transitive verbto thrust or force in or upon someone or something especially without permission, welcome, or fitness
E intruded himself into their lives

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Onward(adverb)

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forward

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Priest(Noun)

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someone who is authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion especially as a mediatory agent between humans and God

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Leverage(Noun & Verb)

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1:Power or effectiveness Noun
Verb = to provide (something, such as a corporation) or supplement (something, such as money) with leverage
also : to enhance as if by supplying with financial leverage

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Bud(Noun& Verb)

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Noun =something not yet mature or at full development: such as
a
: an incompletely opened flower
b
: child, youth
Verb
to set or put forth buds
: to commence growth from buds
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in the bud
: in an early stage of development
nipped the rebellion in the bud

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Forfeit(Noun&Verb&adjective)

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Noun=something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty
EThey were required to pay a forfeit.
Verb= to lose or lose the right to especially by some error, offense, or crime
2
: to subject to confiscation as a forfeit
also : abandon, give up
Adjective= forfeited or subject to forfeiture

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