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poison |
Noun
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anything that harms or destroys |
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poison |
Noun
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any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism |
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poison |
Verb
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administer poison to |
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poison |
Verb
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add poison to |
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poison |
Verb
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kill with poison |
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poison |
Verb
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kill by its poison |
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poison |
Verb
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spoil as if by poison |
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physician-patient privilege |
Noun
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the right of a physician to refuse to divulge confidential information from a patient without the consent of the patient |
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priest-penitent privilege |
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the right of a clergyman to refuse to divulge confidential information received from a person during confession or similar exchanges |
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positivism |
Noun
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a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness |
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positivism |
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the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation) |
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pushiness |
Noun
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offensive boldness and assertiveness |
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profit |
Noun
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the advantageous quality of being beneficial |
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profit |
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the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) |
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profit |
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make a profit |
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profit |
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derive a benefit from |
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prominence |
Noun
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relative importance |
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prominence |
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something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings |
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prominence |
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the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent |
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profitableness |
Noun
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the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit |
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profitableness |
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the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome |
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purposefulness |
Noun
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the quality of having a definite purpose |
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prolificacy |
Noun
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the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth |
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profitability |
Noun
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the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit |
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productiveness |
Noun
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the quality of being productive or having the power to produce |
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productivity |
Noun
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the quality of being productive or having the power to produce |
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productivity |
Noun
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(economics) the ratio of the quantity and quality of units produced to the labor per unit of time |
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preference |
Noun
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grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties) |
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preference |
Noun
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the right or chance to choose |
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preference |
Noun
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a predisposition in favor of something |
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preference |
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a strong liking |
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privilege |
Noun
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a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all |
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privilege |
Noun
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a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) |
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privilege |
Noun
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(law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship |
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privilege |
Verb
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bestow a privilege upon |
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praisworthiness |
Noun
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the property of deserving praise |
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paltriness |
Noun
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worthlessness due to insignificance |
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practicality |
Noun
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concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities |
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powerfulness |
Noun
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possession of controlling influence |
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puissance |
Noun
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power to influence or coerce |
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persuasiveness |
Noun
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the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty |
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paper tiger |
Noun
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the nature of a person or organization that appears powerful but is actually powerless and ineffectual |
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primality |
Noun
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the property of being a prime number |
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parieto-occipital sulcus |
Noun
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a sulcus near the posterior end of each hemisphere that separates the parietal lobes and the occipital lobes in both hemispheres |
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pathos |
Noun
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a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow) |
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pathos |
Noun
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a style that has the power to evoke feelings |
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pathos |
Noun
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a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others |
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parieto-occipital fissure |
Noun
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a sulcus near the posterior end of each hemisphere that separates the parietal lobes and the occipital lobes in both hemispheres |
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poignancy |
Noun
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a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow) |
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poignancy |
Noun
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a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow |