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1. To cause to put into mechanical motion
2. TO cause to take action
An ignition key is required to actuate the engine of the automobile. |
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Brackish
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1. Made up of a mixture of fresh water and seawater.
2. Having an unpleasant taste.
The Mississippi River is brackish water where it meets the ocean. |
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Cognitive
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Relating to mental processes such as awareness, remembering, and reasoning.
A person's cognitive skills are tested while using a Rubics cube. |
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Dissertation
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A lengthy, usually written discussion of a topic, often for a college or university degree.
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Dolorous
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Causing or marked by pain, misery, or sorrow.
The donkey on Winnie the Pooh always had a dolorous look on his face. |
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Endemic
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Widespread or peculiar to a certain place or among a certain people.
The Ainu are endemic to the northernmost islands of Japan. |
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Fecund
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1. Producing or capable of producing many offspring.
2. Intellectually or artistically productive; creative.
Many of the artists from the old days are very fecund. |
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The history of a family and how its members are related to one another; also the study of such family histories.
I can trace my genealogy by going on the internet. |
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Inebriated
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Deprived of good sense and judgment, especially as the result of imbiding alcohol.
The man wrecked his car while he was inebriated.
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Insidious
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1. Seemingly harmless while actually being dangerous; treacherous or deceptive.
2. Spreading harmfully in a subtle or gradual way.
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Interloper
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One who intrudes on or interferes in the affairs of others.
The United States is interlopers of all the other countries. |
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A person or thing that comes before and indicates the approach of another; a forerunner.
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Presentiment
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A feeling that something is about to occur.
The sailors had a presentiment feeling.
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Ramification
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An outgrowth of a simple idea or plan; a resulting delevopment or conswquence.
The guys were joking around, but their idea became a ramification. |
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A state of mental or physical sluggishness or inactivity.
The bear turned torpor when it got close to winter time. |
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