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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle; in or into a group, organization, or business


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a. Syn. scholarly; collegiate; theoretical
related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education


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travel with; be associated with


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n. Syn. progress; promotion
progress; promotion; forward step; improvement


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a. Syn. related; similar
of the same kin; related by blood


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n.
north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone like fruit


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a. Syn. mixed; contradictory
mixed; experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings


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a. Syn. capricious; impulse
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle


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v. Syn. appoint; allot
appoint; allot; make over; point out authoritatively or exactly


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n. Syn. variety; conglomerate
variety; collection containing a variety of sorts of things


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