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| mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner: lugubrious songs of lost love. |
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| Biology . a profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism, as from the caterpillar to the pupa and from the pupa to the adult butterfly. Compare complete metamorphosis. |
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| the usual method of cell division |
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1. a half.
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| a technology executed on the scale of less than 100 nanometers, the goal of which is to control individual atoms and molecules, especially to create computer chips and other microscopic devices. |
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| total rejection of established laws and institutions. |
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| a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc. |
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| not affiliated with or limited to a specific religious denomination. |
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| to certify (a document, contract, etc.) or cause to become certified through a notary public. |
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| characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning: an obsequious bow. |
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| a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few. |
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noun Geometry .
a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone with a plane parallel to a generator of the cone; the set of points in a plane that are equidistant from a fixed line and a fixed point in the same plane or in a parallel plane. Equation: y 2 = 2 px or x 2 = |
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| a constant or variable term in a function that determines the specific form of the function but not its general nature, as a in f ( x ) = ax, where a determines only the slope of the line described by f ( x ). |
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| the complex process by which carbon dioxide, water, and certain inorganic salts are converted into carbohydrates by green plants, algae, and certain bacteria, using energy from the sun and chlorophyll. |
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| Anatomy, Physiology . the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements. |
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| extremely or impassably steep |
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| usual or customary; everyday |
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| almighty or infinite in power, as God. |
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| to convert (an element) into an oxide; combine with oxygen. |
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| a set of forms all of which contain a particular element, especially the set of all inflected forms based on a single stem or theme. |
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| of or pertaining to money: pecuniary difficulties. |
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| an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own |
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| a compound of high molecular weight derived either by the addition of many smaller molecules, as polyethylene, or by the condensation of many smaller molecules with the elimination of water, alcohol, or the like, as nylon. |
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| one of over a thousand known extragalactic objects, starlike in appearance and having spectra with characteristically large redshifts, that are thought to be the most distant and most luminous objects in the universe. |
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| to review by a brief summary, as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize. |
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| Usually, reparations. compensation in money, material, labor, etc., payable by a defeated country to another country or to an individual for loss suffered during or as a result of war. |
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noun Geometry .
a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone with a plane parallel to a generator of the cone; the set of points in a plane that are equidistant from a fixed line and a fixed point in the same plane or in a parallel plane. Equation: y 2 = 2 px or x 2 = |
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| a constant or variable term in a function that determines the specific form of the function but not its general nature, as a in f ( x ) = ax, where a determines only the slope of the line described by f ( x ). |
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| the complex process by which carbon dioxide, water, and certain inorganic salts are converted into carbohydrates by green plants, algae, and certain bacteria, using energy from the sun and chlorophyll. |
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| Anatomy, Physiology . the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements. |
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| usual or customary; everyday |
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| temple of Sumerian origin in the form of a pyramidal tower, consisting of a number of stories and having about the outside a broad ascent winding round the structure, presenting the appearance of a series of terraces. |
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1.a petty officer in a navy, having chiefly clerical duties in the U.S. Navy.
2. British . a farmer who cultivates his own land. |
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| a person who fears or hates foreigners, strange customs, etc |
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| a simple past tense and past participle of work. |
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| to free (grain) from the lighter particles of chaff, dirt, etc., especially by throwing it into the air and allowing the wind or a forced current of air to blow away impurities. |
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| a whirling mass of water, especially one in which a force of suction operates, as a whirlpool. |
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| zealous; ardent; impassioned: a vehement defense; vehement enthusiasm. |
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1. Devoid of matter; empty.
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1. To seize and hold (the power or rights of another, for example) by force or without legal authority. See Synonyms at appropriate.
2. To take over or occupy without right: usurp a neighbor's land. |
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| 1. Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness: "the unctuous, complacent court composer who is consumed with envy and self-loathing" |
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| Of, relating to, being, or imposing a form of government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control over all aspects of life, the individual is subordinated to the state, and opposing political and cultural expression is suppressed: "A totalitarian regime crushes all autonomous institutions in its drive to seize the human soul" (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.) |
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| 1. Physics that deals with the relationships and conversions between heat and other forms of energy. |
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| 1. A violent windstorm, frequently accompanied by rain, snow, or hail. |
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| 1. Geology Relating to, causing, or resulting from structural deformation of the earth's crust. |
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| The classification of organisms in an ordered system that indicates natural relationships |
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