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• a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
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• have and exert influence or effect
Example sentence • Peer influences can greatly impact a teenager's decision-making.
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Example sentence • There are several incongruences in the witness statements.
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Example sentence • The scientific study only looks at noninfluences .
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• having no important effects or influence
Example sentence • The manager failed to consider the inconsequences of his decision.
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• a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
Example sentence • He had to replace the lenses in his glasses.
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• hate coupled with disgust
Example sentence • The abhorrences of war are evident in the destruction and loss of innocent lives.
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• the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood
Example sentence • During their adolescences , many teenagers experience numerous physical and emotional changes.
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• an administrative unit of government
Example sentence • There are several government agencies responsible for monitoring air quality.
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• the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
Example sentence • His allegiances lie with his family above all else.
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• someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)
Example sentence • The author relied on his amanuenses to transcribe his handwritten manuscripts.
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Example sentence • The antisciences movement seeks to undermine evidence-based research.
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• splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly
Example sentence • The scientists studied the birefringences of different crystals under polarized light.
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• the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
Example sentence • The decadences of ancient Rome marked the decline of the empire.
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• (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
Example sentence • The castle's defences were impenetrable.
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• (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
Example sentence • The castle had strong defenses to protect against enemy attacks.
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• abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature
Example sentence • During recovery, the patient experienced frequent defervescences .
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Example sentence • In Latin, the noun declension system includes various desinences .
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• conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation
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Example sentence • The auditor identified several disallowances in the company's expense claims.
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• administer or bestow, as in small portions
Example sentence • The vending machine dispenses snacks.
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• the act of moving away in different direction from a common point
Example sentence • There were significant divergences in opinion among the members of the committee.
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• the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
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• the gradual beginning or coming forth
Example sentence • The emergency room is equipped to handle various medical emergences .
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• high status importance owing to marked superiority
Example sentence • The eminences of the mountain range appeared majestic in the morning sunlight.
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Example sentence • The ethnosciences seek to understand the ways in which different societies interact with their ecosystems.
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• the quality of being suited to the end in view
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• amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
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• reduce the estimated value of something
Example sentence • I need to keep track of my monthly expenses .
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• strip the blubber or skin from (a whale or seal)
Example sentence • The fishermen use special knives to flenses the whale carcass.
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