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an urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object

the part of grammar that deals with the inflections of words

an urge to accept or approach a situation or an object

the process of being heedful

the angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence

preceding in time

a feeling of craving something

the state that exists when one person or group has power over another

a sharp astringent taste

a bachelor's degree in science

scientific research that requires massive capital investment but is expected to yield very significant results

any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms

splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly

a fence of steel wires woven into a diamond pattern

luminescence resulting from a chemical reaction as the oxidation of luciferin in fireflies

religious system based on teachings of Mary Baker Eddy emphasizing spiritual healing

evidence providing only a basis for inference about the fact in dispute

a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers

strong turbulence in an otherwise cloudless region that subjects aircraft to violent updrafts or downdrafts

the union of diverse things into one body or form or group

existing peacefully together

the field of science concerned with cognition

intelligence that is required for the planning and conduct of tactical operations

(law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff

the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

a desire for sexual intimacy

a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts

a conspiracy not to talk about some situation or event

voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge

a possible event or occurrence or result

(law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence

intelligence activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security posed by hostile intelligence organizations or by individuals engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism

the psychoanalyst's displacement of emotion onto the patient or more generally the psychoanalyst's emotional involvement in the therapeutic interaction

valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share

the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess

an effort to give scientific support for the truth of the account of Creation given in the Book of Genesis

phenomenon that occurs when a metal is being heated and there is a sudden slowing in the rate of temperature increase; slowing is caused by a change in the internal crystal structure of the metal

the act of shielding someone or something against attack

abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature

release of material by splitting open of an organ or tissue

feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless

diminution of swelling; the subsidence of anything swollen

evidence directly related to the fact in dispute

the act of disclosing something that was secret or private

theory and practice of homemaking

violence or physical abuse directed toward your spouse or domestic partner; usually violence by men against women

any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts

the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management

excessive desire to eat

something that bulges out or projects from its surroundings

glazed earthenware decorated with opaque colors

something that is feculent

a sequence of numbers in which each number equals the sum of the two preceding numbers

a coin worth five cents

a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal

the state of being flexed (as of a joint)

a city in central Italy on the Arno

the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength

the branch of medical science that uses medical knowledge for legal purposes

a former English silver coin worth four pennies

a system that uses coordinates to establish position

the number of occurrences within a given time period

either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit

evidence based on what someone has told the witness and not of direct knowledge

the state of being within or not going beyond a given domain

the ability to develop an immune response following exposure to an antigen

(immunology) a technique that uses antibodies linked to a fluorescent dye in order to study antigens in a sample of tissue

the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon

the trait of refusing to repent

the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations

clearly to be seen

the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities

the property of being warming

beginning to exist or to be apparent

having no important effects or influence

involuntary urination or defecation

the act of incurring

evidence providing only a basis for inference about the fact in dispute

the quality of being unsuited to the end in view

lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience

the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk

the fruiting stage of the inflorescence

the state of inhering

lacking consciousness or ability to perceive sensations

the act of insisting on something

the quality of being intermittent

swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)

(psychophysics) the difference between two stimuli that (under properly controlled experimental conditions) is detected as often as it is undetected

the process of growing into a youth

a town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River

the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty

(law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time

a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone

the study of the principles and practices of library administration

a legal document giving official permission to do something

any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms

a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives

a complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows

doing or causing evil

a marriage for expediency rather than love

a master's degree in science

the discipline dealing with the principles of warfare

(chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two

the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena

state of not knowing; the absence of knowledge

a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity

a coin worth nine pennies

the state of not existing

a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes

absence by virtue of not occurring

of the greatest importance

a lack of politeness

the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface

total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant

excessive indulgence

a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit

a complex sentence in which the main clause comes last and is preceded by the subordinate clause

relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand

an annual contribution made by Roman Catholics to support the papal see

the physical properties, phenomena, and laws of something

a fence made of upright pickets

the study of government of states and other political units

(chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two

the state of being potent

the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts

existing in a former state or previous to something else

a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity

the act of giving a false appearance

(physics) the principle that an observer has no way of distinguishing whether his laboratory is in a uniform gravitational field or is in an accelerated frame of reference

seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing

where something originated or started

feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness

an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions

the time of life when sex glands become functional

symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus)

the quality of rotting and becoming putrid

a fence

(Christianity) the Christian doctrine that the body of Christ is actually present in the Eucharist

a pleasingly sweet olfactory property

the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

a second or new birth

a folk dance; dancers form a circle

an ungrammatical sentence in which two or more independent clauses are conjoined without a conjunction

a branch of study or knowledge involving the observation, investigation, and discovery of general laws or truths that can be tested systematically

an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires

a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies

rail fence consisting of a zigzag of interlocking rails

the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society

evidence for the prosecution in criminal proceedings

having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound

sinking until covered completely with water

something that follows something else

a gradual sinking to a lower level

a juicy appetizingness

a ditch with one side being a retaining wall

management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group

a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television

a decimal coin worth ten pennies

from that place or from there

apparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptions

former cupronickel coin of the United Kingdom equal to three pennies

the quality of being clear and transparent

tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues

a former United Kingdom silver coin

a former United Kingdom silver coin

rail fence consisting of a zigzag of interlocking rails

rail fence consisting of a zigzag of interlocking rails