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appointment |
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the act of putting a person into a non-elective position |
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appointment |
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the job to which you are or hope to be appointed |
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appointment |
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(usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel) |
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appointment |
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a meeting arranged in advance |
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appointment |
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a person who is appointed to a job or position |
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acceptance |
Noun
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the act of taking something that is offered |
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acceptance |
Noun
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the act of accepting with approval |
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acceptance |
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a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations |
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acceptance |
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the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true |
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acceptance |
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in contract law, words signifying consent to the terms of an offer, thereby creating a contract |
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acceptance |
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banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank |
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acceptance |
Noun
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the state of being acceptable and accepted |
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assumption |
Noun
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the act of taking possession of or power over something |
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assumption |
Noun
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the act of assuming or taking for granted |
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assumption |
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audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to |
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assumption |
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a hypothesis that is taken for granted |
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assumption |
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a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn |
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award |
Noun
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a grant made by a law court |
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award |
Noun
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a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction |
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award |
Noun
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something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery |
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award |
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to give, especially as an honor or reward |
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award |
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to give as judged due or on the basis of merit |
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acquisition |
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the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something |
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acquisition |
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an ability that has been acquired by training |
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acquisition |
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the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge |
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acquisition |
Noun
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something acquired |
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awarding |
Noun
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a grant made by a law court |
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addiction |
Noun
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(Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor) |
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addiction |
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an abnormally strong craving |
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addiction |
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being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) |
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annexation |
Noun
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the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation |
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annexation |
Noun
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incorporation by joining or uniting |
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apprehension |
Noun
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the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) |
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apprehension |
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the cognitive condition of someone who understands |
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apprehension |
Noun
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painful expectation |
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apprehension |
Noun
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fearful expectation or anticipation |
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arrest |
Noun
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the act of apprehending, especially apprehending a criminal |
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arrest |
Noun
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the state of inactivity following an interruption |
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arrest |
Verb
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to hold back, as of a danger or an enemy |
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arrest |
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to take into custody |
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arrest |
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to cause to stop |
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appropriation |
Noun
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a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner |
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appropriation |
Noun
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incorporation by joining or uniting |
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appropriation |
Noun
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money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose |
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adoption |
Noun
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the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source |
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adoption |
Noun
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the act of accepting with approval |
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adoption |
Noun
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a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood |
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arrogation |
Noun
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seizure by the government |
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automation |
Noun
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the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology |
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automation |
Noun
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equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation |