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• the feelings expressed on a person's face
Example sentence • Her facial expressions revealed her true emotions.
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• a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
Example sentence • Her first impressions of him were not positive.
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• the act of having and controlling property
Example sentence • She carefully packed her possessions before moving to a new house.
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• the body of people in a learned occupation
Example sentence • There are many different professions to choose from.
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• a message that departs from the main subject
Example sentence • His speech was filled with digressions and he failed to make his point.
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• the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
Example sentence • There were numerous dispossessions during the economic crisis.
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Example sentence • Many people find happiness in nonpossessions like experiences and relationships.
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• (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
Example sentence • The annual parade featured colorful processions of floats and marching bands.
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• a series with a definite pattern of advance
Example sentence • Musical progressions often follow a predictable pattern.
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• passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
Example sentence • The retrogressions in the economy have caused unemployment rates to rise.
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• a following of one thing after another in time
Example sentence • The successions of kings in medieval Europe were often marked by betrayal and political intrigue.
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• an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will
Example sentence • Her obsessions with cleanliness and order made it difficult for her to relax.
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• United States composer who promoted 20th century music (1896-1985)
Example sentence • He attends therapy sessions every Tuesday.
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• a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
Example sentence • He kept a collection of antique guns in his study.
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• all the property that someone possesses
Example sentence • She treasured her worldly possessions and didn't want to part with them.
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• an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
Example sentence • His research in statistics mainly focuses on linear regressions and multiple regressions .
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• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Example sentence • I bought a pack of hamburger buns from the store.
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• the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
Example sentence • The hot weather conditions made it difficult to sleep at night.
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• a large number or amount
Example sentence • There were dozens of people waiting in line for the concert tickets.
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• all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
Example sentence • Many humans enjoy solving complex puzzles.
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• a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
Example sentence • Please read the instructions before starting the experiment.
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• something you have to do
Example sentence • I bought a fancy dress for special occasions .
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• edible viscera of a butchered animal
Example sentence • The doctor performed a surgery to transplant the patient's organs .
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• mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
Example sentence • Our company's relations with our business partners are strong and collaborative.
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• a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58
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• (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
Example sentence • I always listen to the news on the radio stations .
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• the bulb of an onion plant
Example sentence • I chopped the onions for the soup.
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• a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)
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• make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library
Example sentence • The museum's new accessions include several rare artifacts.
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• restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display
Example sentence • The instructor demonstrated various decompressions during the scuba diving class.
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Example sentence • The psychologist suggested that therapy might help with his derepressions .
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• a state of forcible subjugation
Example sentence • The country's history is marked by numerous repressions against political dissidents.
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• The transfer of risk from one reinsurer to another.
Example sentence • The insurance company agreed to pay retrocessions to the reinsurer.
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• an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
Example sentence • The discussions among the team members were intense but productive.
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• an instance of questioning
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• challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
Example sentence • I have a lot of questions about the project.
7 2 noun n Example sentence • The commons are used for grazing livestock.
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• the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders
Example sentence • I made some corrections to the essay before submitting it.
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• a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards
Example sentence • He rolled two sevens in a row.
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• a request to be present
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• call in an official matter, such as to attend court
Example sentence • He received a summons to appear in court.
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• smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies
Example sentence • The gibbons in the zoo were playful and energetic.
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• a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
Example sentence • She had some strange notions about how the world worked.
8 3 verb, noun v, n Example sentence • The country demanded compensation for the cessions of land.
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• an increase in the density of something
Example sentence • CPR involves alternating compressions and rescue breaths.
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• an admission of misdeeds or faults
Example sentence • In her latest book, she reveals her darkest confessions .
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• a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
Example sentence • The geologist studied the depressions in the ground to understand the land formation.
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• The movement of a gene from one species to another.
Example sentence • Scientists have discovered evidence of introgressions between different populations of the same species.
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• a policy of not initiating hostilities
Example sentence • The nonaggressions between the rival gangs prevented any further violence in the neighborhood.
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• the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone
Example sentence • The precessions of the planets can be accurately predicted.
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