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relating to or involving money, consisting of or measured in money

having or showing a ready disposition to fight

relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith

function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues

travel around either by plane or ship, go around or avoid (an obstacle)

authenticate as a notary, acknowledge or attest as a notary public

estimate the value of, insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby

an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)

relating to or involving money, consisting of or measured in money

all of the same or similar kind or nature

the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules)

the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells are suspended

the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells are suspended

lacking social polish, lacking ease or grace

a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft

the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle

relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith

a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections, speech you make to yourself

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

lacking social polish, lacking ease or grace

a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft

person having dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries

not involving or relating to different religious sects or political groups

compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors, compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury

the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle

authenticate as a notary, acknowledge or attest as a notary public

divide unfairly and to one's advantage, of voting districts

(logic) a statement that is necessarily true, useless repetition

a political system governed by a few people

authenticate as a notary, acknowledge or attest as a notary public

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

having unlimited power, having virtually unlimited authority or influence

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

authenticate as a notary, acknowledge or attest as a notary public

showing modest reserve, lacking self-confidence

person having dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries

a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes

the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time

excessively mournful, looking or sounding sad and dismal