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Set up

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set up - create by putting components or members together; “She pieced a quilt”; “He tacked together some verses”; “They set up a committee”

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Notion

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Mental apprehension of whatever may be known or imagined; an idea; a conception; more properly, a general or universal conception, as distinguishable or definable by marks or notæ.
What hath been generally agreed on, I content myself to assume under the notion of principles.
- Sir I. Newton.

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Demonstrate

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To show, or make evident, by reasoning or proof; to prove by deduction; to establish so as to exclude the possibility of doubt or denial.
We can not demonstrate these things so as to show that the contrary often involves a contradiction.

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Skim

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Fig.: To read or examine superficially and rapidly, in order to cull the principal facts or thoughts; as, to skim a book or a newspaper.

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Stimulating

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stimulating - rousing or quickening activity or the senses; “a stimulating discussion”

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Hint

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To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion.
Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike.
- Pope.

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Participat

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To have a share in common with others; to take a part; to play a role; to partake; - followed by in, formerly by of; as, to participate in a debate; to participate in a discussion.
So would he participate of their wants.
- Hayward.
Mine may come when men
With angels may participate.
- Milton.
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Vital

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Very necessary; highly important; essential.
A competence is vital to content.
- Young.

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Competency

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competency - the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

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Benchmark

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benchmark - a standard by which something can be measured or judged; “his painting sets the benchmark of quality”

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Deduction

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Estentaj

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Publication

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publication - a copy of a printed work offered for distribution

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Monolingual

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adj. 1. Using or knowing only one language; as, monolingual speakers; a monolingual dictionary. Opposite of multilingual.

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Lexis

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  • all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function
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Affixes

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affix - a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form

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Shade

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Darkness; obscurity; - often in the plural.
The shades of night were falling fast.
- Longfellow.

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Imply

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express or state indirectly

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Comprehend

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comprehend - get the meaning of something; “Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?”

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Gist

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  1. The main point, as of a question; the point on which an action rests; the pith of a matter; as, the gist of a question.
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Authentic

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authentic - conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief; “an authentic account by an eyewitness”; “reliable information”
reliable