English Word Root: tion

noun suffix, state of being
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1 abbreviation   Speak  
n. shortening something by omitting parts of it
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2 abduction   Speak  
n. criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
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3 aberration   Speak  
n. a disorder in one's mental state; a state or condition markedly different from the norm
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4 ablution   Speak  
n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
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5 abnegation   Speak  
n. repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
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6 abolition   Speak  
n. ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
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7 abortion   Speak  
n. termination of pregnancy; failure of a plan
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8 absolution   Speak  
n. act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
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9 absorption   Speak  
n. process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
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10 acceleration   Speak  
n. a faster rate of improvement; the rate of change of velocity to time
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11 accommodation   Speak  
n. living quarters provided for public convenience; something that meets a need; convenience
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12 accretion   Speak  
n. growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
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13 accumulation   Speak  
n. increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
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14 accusation   Speak  
n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
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15 acquisition   Speak  
n. act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
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16 adaptation   Speak  
n. modification; alteration or adjustment in structure or habits
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17 addiction   Speak  
n. the compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
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18 addition   Speak  
n. the action or process of adding something to something else
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19 administration   Speak  
n. management; supervision; people who are in charge for management; activity of government for powers and duties
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20 admiration   Speak  
n. favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
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21 admonition   Speak  
n. gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
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22 adoption   Speak  
n. act of accepting with approval
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23 adoration   Speak  
n. act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god
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24 adulation   Speak  
n. excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
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25 affectation   Speak  
n. a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
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26 affection   Speak  
n. fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
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27 affiliation   Speak  
n. partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
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28 affirmation   Speak  
n. positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
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29 affliction   Speak  
n. cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
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30 agglomeration   Speak  
n. collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
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31 aggregation   Speak  
n. several things grouped together or considered as a whole
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32 agitation   Speak  
n. anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
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33 allegation   Speak  
n. suggestion without proof that someone has done something wrong
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34 alliteration   Speak  
n. repetition of beginning sound in poetry
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35 alteration   Speak  
n. a passage from one form or state to another; change
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36 altercation   Speak  
n. a noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
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37 alternation   Speak  
n. successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
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38 ambition   Speak  
n. aspiration; a strong wish to achieve something
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39 ammunition   Speak  
n. military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells
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40 amplification   Speak  
n. addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
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41 animation   Speak  
n. act of animating, or giving life or spirit; state of being animate or alive.
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42 annexation   Speak  
n. the formal act of acquiring something by conquest or occupation; incorporation by joining or uniting
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43 anticipation   Speak  
n. something expected; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence
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44 apparition   Speak  
n. ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
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45 appellation   Speak  
n. name; title; the act of naming; the act of appealing for aid, sympathy
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46 application   Speak  
n. close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
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47 appreciation   Speak  
n. recognition; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one
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48 approbation   Speak  
n. expression of warm approval; praise
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49 appropriation   Speak  
n. funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
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50 aspiration   Speak  
n. a hope or ambition of achieving something; the action or process of drawing breath
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51 assassination   Speak  
n. act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; the murder of public figure by a surprise attack
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52 association   Speak  
n. connection, whether of persons of things; union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose
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53 assumption   Speak  
n. something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
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54 atomization   Speak  
n. act of reducing to atoms, or very minute particles
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55 attention   Speak  
n. act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
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56 attraction   Speak  
n. action or power of evoking interest or pleasure for something
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57 attrition   Speak  
n. a gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the workforce without firing employees; wearing away through harassment
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58 auction   Speak  
n. public sale of property to the highest bidder
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59 authorization   Speak  
n. act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant
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60 automation   Speak  
n. act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls
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61 aviation   Speak  
n. art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
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62 avocation   Speak  
n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
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63 bastion   Speak  
n. fortress; projecting part of fortification; well-fortified position
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64 benediction   Speak  
n. blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
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65 calculation   Speak  
n. planning something carefully and intentionally
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66 calibration   Speak  
n. adjustment; the process of checking a measuring instrument to see if it is accurate
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67 cancellation   Speak  
n. act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
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68 caption   Speak  
n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration
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69 caution   Speak  
n. formal warning in law; close attention to minimizing risk
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70 celebration   Speak  
n. a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
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71 cerebration   Speak  
n. act of cerebrating; thinking, mental activity
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72 cessation   Speak  
n. bringing or coming to an end; cease
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73 circulation   Speak  
n. spread or transmission of something to a wider group or area
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74 circumlocution   Speak  
n. indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
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75 civilization   Speak  
n. culture, the stage of human social development
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76 clarification   Speak  
n. process of making things clearer or easier to understand
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77 classification   Speak  
n. assigning to a class or category
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78 coalition   Speak  
n. partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
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79 coeducation   Speak  
n. system of education in which both men and women attend the same institution or classes
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80 collaboration   Speak  
n. act of working together; act of cooperating with an enemy, especially it occupying one's own country
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81 combination   Speak  
n. an arrangement in a particular order; union
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82 combustion   Speak  
n. act of burning something
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83 commemoration   Speak  
n. a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something officially
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84 commotion   Speak  
n. a sudden, short period of noise, confusion, or excited movement
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85 communication   Speak  
n. activity of communicating; conveying information, like message, letter, or announcement
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86 compaction   Speak  
n. an increase in the density of something
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87 compensation   Speak  
n. something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
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88 competition   Speak  
n. struggle; rivalry; act of competing as for profit or a prize
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89 complication   Speak  
n. complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
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90 composition   Speak  
n. action of putting things together, formation or construction
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91 compunction   Speak  
n. the feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
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92 computation   Speak  
n. calculation; the act or process of calculating an answer or amount by using a machine
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93 conception   Speak  
n. beginning; forming of an idea; an act of conceiving
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94 concoction   Speak  
n. act of creating something, as medicine, drink, or soup, by compounding or mixing a variety of components
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95 condemnation   Speak  
n. the act of condemning something or someone
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96 condensation   Speak  
n. compression; the conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid
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97 condition   Speak  
n. the state of something, especially with regard to its appearance or quality
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98 configuration   Speak  
n. arrangement of parts or elements; outline
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99 confirmation   Speak  
n. additional proof that something that was believed
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100 confiscation   Speak  
n. seizure by the government
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101 confrontation   Speak  
n. state of being confronted, especially a meeting face to face; clash of opinions and ideas
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102 congestion   Speak  
n. act of gathering, heaping together, or forming a mass
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103 conglomeration   Speak  
n. a rounded spherical form; a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
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104 congratulation   Speak  
n. act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
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105 congregation   Speak  
n. act of congregating, or bringing together; collection or mass of separate things
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106 conjunction   Speak  
n. state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
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107 connection   Speak  
n. the relation between things or events; shifting from one form of transportation to another
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108 conservation   Speak  
n. preservation or restoration from loss, damage, or neglect
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109 consideration   Speak  
n. act of thinking about something carefully
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110 consolation   Speak  
n. act of consoling; state of being consoled; refreshment of spirit; comfort
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111 consternation   Speak  
n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
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112 constitution   Speak  
n. law determining the fundamental political principles of a government; the act of forming something
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113 construction   Speak  
n. building of something, typically a large structure
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114 consumption   Speak  
n. eating or drinking something; the using up of a resource  
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115 contamination   Speak  
n. pollution; the process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose
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116 contemplation   Speak  
n. act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject
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117 contention   Speak  
n. competing as for any profit or prize
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118 continuation   Speak  
n. prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point
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119 contraction   Speak  
n. act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
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120 contradiction   Speak  
n. assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
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121 contribution   Speak  
n. act of contributing; payment exacted for a special purpose; impost or levy
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122 convention   Speak  
n. social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
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123 conversation   Speak  
n. oral exchange of opinions or ideas, informal dialogue
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124 conviction   Speak  
n. the judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
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125 cooperation   Speak  
n. practice of cooperating; joint operation or action
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126 coordination   Speak  
n. regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation
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127 coronation   Speak  
n. ceremony of crowning queen or king
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128 corporation   Speak  
n. business firm; a group of people combined into or acting as one body
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129 correction   Speak  
n. the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
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130 correlation   Speak  
n. mutual relationship; a connection between two or more facts
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131 corruption   Speak  
n. illegal, bad, or dishonest behaviour, especially by people in positions of power; bribery or fraud
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132 creation   Speak  
n. fact or state of having been created; the act of investing with a new office or title
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133 culmination   Speak  
n. a final climactic stage; the decisive moment in a novel or play; a concluding action
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134 cultivation   Speak  
n. production of food by preparing the land to grow crops
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135 deception   Speak  
n. the act of hiding the truth, especially to get an advantage
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136 declaration   Speak  
n. announcement; explicit  statement; a formal public statement
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137 decomposition   Speak  
n. breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing
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138 defection   Speak  
n. withdrawing support; the act of abandoning something to which one is bound by allegiance or duty; failure in duty
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139 definition   Speak  
n. clarity of outline; concise explanation
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140 deflation   Speak  
n. a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices; the act of letting the air out of something
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141 deformation   Speak  
n. alteration in the shape or dimensions; a change for the worse
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142 degradation   Speak  
n. humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
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143 dehydration   Speak  
n. process of extracting moisture; dryness resulting from the removal of water
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144 demolition   Speak  
n. act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
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145 demonstration   Speak  
n. proof; an act of showing or making evident
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146 denomination   Speak  
n. class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect
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147 denotation   Speak  
n. meaning or  indication; distinguishing by name; something, such as a sign or symbol, that denotes
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148 depletion   Speak  
n. act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting
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149 deposition   Speak  
n. testimony under oath; act of depositing, especially laying down of matter by natural process
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150 depreciation   Speak  
n. devaluation; decrease in price or value
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151 depredation   Speak  
n. plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss
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152 deprivation   Speak  
n. poverty; removal of rank or office; taking away
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153 desalination   Speak  
n. removal of salt; a process of removing salt from seawater to make drinking water
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154 desolation   Speak  
n. sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned; an event that results in total destruction; the state of being decayed or destroyed
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155 destination   Speak  
n. ultimate goal; the place to which one is going or directed
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156 destruction   Speak  
n. havoc; event that completely destroys something
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157 detection   Speak  
n. act of detecting; being open what was concealed or hidden; discovery
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158 determination   Speak  
n. act of making or arriving at a decision; putting an end to; termination
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159 detonation   Speak  
n. explosion; violent release of energy caused by chemical or nuclear reaction
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160 detraction   Speak  
n. slandering; act of discrediting from someone's reputation
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161 devastation   Speak  
n. an event that results in destruction;  the state of being decayed or destroyed
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162 devotion   Speak  
n. faithfulness; ardent, often selfless affection and dedication
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163 diction   Speak  
n. choice and use of words in speech or writing
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164 digestion   Speak  
n. process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed by the body
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165 dilution   Speak  
n. process of making weaker or less concentrated; decrease in the equity position of a share of stock
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166 discretion   Speak  
n. knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; trait of judging wisely and objectively
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167 disinclination   Speak  
n. unwillingness; lack of inclination; mild aversion
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168 disposition   Speak  
n. natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
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169 dissection   Speak  
n. analysis; cutting apart in order to examine
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170 dissertation   Speak  
n. formal essay; paper written by candidate for doctoral degree at university
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171 dissolution   Speak  
n. breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay
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172 distinction   Speak  
n. excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
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173 distortion   Speak  
n. the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
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174 distraction   Speak  
n. extreme mental or emotional disturbance; obsession; confusion of affairs; being drawn apart
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175 distribution   Speak  
n. act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
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176 diversification   Speak  
n. variation; act of changing forms or qualities
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177 documentation   Speak  
n. confirmation that some fact or statement is true
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178 domination   Speak  
n. the exercise of control or influence over someone or something
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179 donation   Speak  
n. grant; an act of giving to a fund or cause
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180 duration   Speak  
n. length of time something lasts
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181 echolocation   Speak  
n. determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it
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182 edification   Speak  
n. building up, especially in a moral or spiritual sense; moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement
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183 edition   Speak  
n. the whole number of copies of a work printed and published; single copy; the act of editing
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184 education   Speak  
n. the process of teaching or learning in a school
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185 ejaculation   Speak  
n. act of throwing or shooting out; darting or casting forth; uttering of exclamations, or of brief exclamatory phrases
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186 elaboration   Speak  
n. production by a gradual process; the act of working out with great care in detail
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187 election   Speak  
n. voting, balloting; right or ability to make a choice
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188 elevation   Speak  
n. altitude; the height of a place above the level of the sea
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189 elimination   Speak  
n. act of removing or getting rid of something
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190 emancipation   Speak  
n. freeing someone from the control of another
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191 emendation   Speak  
n. correction of errors; removal of errors; alteration intended to improve
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192 emotion   Speak  
n. a strong feeling such as love or anger, or strong feelings in general
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193 equitation   Speak  
n. the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
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194 equivocation   Speak  
n. intentionally vague or ambiguous; a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
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195 eruption   Speak  
n. outbreak;  sudden, often violent outburst
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196 estimation   Speak  
n. the respect with which a person is held; an approximate calculation of quantity; a judgment of the qualities
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197 evaluation   Speak  
n. making of a judgment about the amount, number, or value of something; assessment
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198 evaporation   Speak  
n. process of extracting moisture
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199 evolution   Speak  
n. development; a gradual process of change and development
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200 exaggeration   Speak  
n. act of making something more noticeable than it really is; overstatement
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201 exaltation   Speak  
n. act of exalting or raising high; state of being exalted; elevation
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202 exasperation   Speak  
n. an exasperated feeling of annoyance; actions that cause great irritation
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203 excavation   Speak  
n. the act of digging a hole or channel in the ground
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204 exception   Speak  
n. the instance that does not conform to a rule
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205 execution   Speak  
n. accomplishment; putting into practice;  putting a person to death
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206 exemption   Speak  
n. permission not to do something
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207 exertion   Speak  
n. use of a lot of mental or physical effort; expenditure of much physical work
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208 exhaustion   Speak  
n. the state of being extremely tired
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209 exhibition   Speak  
n. exposition; presentation; large-scale public showing
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210 exhilaration   Speak  
n. feeling of excitement and happiness
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211 exhortation   Speak  
n. act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good; language intended to incite and encourage
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212 expedition   Speak  
n. journey organized for a particular purpose
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213 expiration   Speak  
n. act of coming to a close; termination; the act of breathing out; exhalation
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214 exploitation   Speak  
n. unfair use of someone's work, giving little in return
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215 exploration   Speak  
n. travel for discovery
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216 exposition   Speak  
n. exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information;  opening section of a fugue
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217 extinction   Speak  
n. death of all its remaining members
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218 extortion   Speak  
n. extorting; illegal use of one's official position or powers to obtain property
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219 extradition   Speak  
n. surrender of prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another
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220 extrapolation   Speak  
n. inference about future or hypothetical situation based on known facts
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221 facilitation   Speak  
n. act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something
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222 faction   Speak  
n. a party of persons having a common end in view
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223 fascination   Speak  
n. capacity to attract intense interest
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224 federation   Speak  
n. uniting in a league; confederation; league
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225 fermentation   Speak  
n. conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast; state of being in high activity or commotion
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226 fiction   Speak  
n. story; imaginative creation; literary work whose content is produced by imagination
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227 fluctuation   Speak  
n. a wave motion; a situation in which prices, levels, or interest rates go up and down
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228 formation   Speak  
n. a structure or arrangement of something; pattern
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229 foundation   Speak  
n. basis on which something is grounded
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230 fraction   Speak  
n. a numerical quantity that is not a whole numbers; a very small amount
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231 friction   Speak  
n. clash in opinion; rubbing against; conflict
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232 fruition   Speak  
n. bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization
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233 frustration   Speak  
n. disappointment; failure; an act of frustrating
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234 function   Speak  
n. act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
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235 galvanization   Speak  
n. stimulation that arouses a person to lively action
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236 generalization   Speak  
n. an idea having general application; reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
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237 generation   Speak  
n. all offspring at same stage from common ancestor; interval of time between the birth of parents and their offspring
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238 gesticulation   Speak  
n. deliberate, vigorous motion or gesture
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239 gratification   Speak  
n. act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite
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240 gravitation   Speak  
n. the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
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241 gyration   Speak  
n. act of rotating in a circle or spiral
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242 hallucination   Speak  
n. mistaken opinion or idea; delusion; illusory perception
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243 hibernation   Speak  
n. time of animals sleep through the winter
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244 identification   Speak  
n. act of designating or identifying something; condition of having your identity established
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245 illumination   Speak  
n. degree of visibility of your environment
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246 illustration   Speak  
n. picture; drawing; showing by example
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247 imitation   Speak  
n. copying the actions of someone else; emulation
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248 immigration   Speak  
n. migration into a place; moving into a place
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249 impersonation   Speak  
n. pretending to be another person; representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
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250 implication   Speak  
n. something hinted at or suggested; an act of implying; condition of being implied
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251 imprecation   Speak  
n. curse; the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
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252 inauguration   Speak  
n. the ceremonial induction into a position; the act of starting a new operation or practice
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253 incantation   Speak  
n. singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula; verbal charm or spell
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254 incarnation   Speak  
n. person or thing regarded as embodying or exhibiting some quality, idea
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255 inception   Speak  
n. beginning of something; taking in, as by swallowing; the process of receiving within
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256 inclination   Speak  
n. preference; tendency; inclined surface; slope
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257 incorporation   Speak  
n. consolidating two or more things; union in one body; alliance
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258 incrustation   Speak  
n. hard outer layer that covers something
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259 indentation   Speak  
n. concave cut into a surface or edge; small hollow or depression
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260 indigestion   Speak  
n. a disorder of digestive function; difficulty in digesting
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261 indignation   Speak  
n. anger aroused by something unjust
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262 indiscretion   Speak  
n. lack of sound judgment; lack of discretion
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263 indoctrination   Speak  
n. teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically
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264 infatuation   Speak  
n. foolish, unreasoning, or extravagant passion or attraction; temporary love of an adolescent
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265 infection   Speak  
n. moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
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266 inflation   Speak  
n. general increase in the prices of goods and services in a country
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267 information   Speak  
n. knowledge gained through study, communication, etc
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268 infraction   Speak  
n. violation of rule or regulation; breach; minor offense or petty crime
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269 initiation   Speak  
n. an occasion when something starts
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270 injunction   Speak  
n. act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting
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271 innovation   Speak  
n. a new method, idea, product; introduction of something new
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272 inscription   Speak  
n. something written or engraved, especially words engraved on solid substance for preservation or public inspection
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273 inspection   Speak  
n. formal or official examination
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274 inspiration   Speak  
n. sudden intuition as part of solving a problem; arousing to a particular emotion or action
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275 installation   Speak  
n. installing or giving possession of an office or rank, with the usual ceremonies; the whole of a system of machines
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276 institution   Speak  
n. institute; organization; introducing something new
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277 instruction   Speak  
n. direction or teaching; activities of educating or instructing
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278 insubordination   Speak  
n. disobedience; resistance to lawful authority
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279 insurrection   Speak  
n. rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority
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280 intention   Speak  
n. something that you want and plan to do  
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281 interaction   Speak  
n. communication; a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting
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282 interpretation   Speak  
n. explanation; performer's distinctive personal version of a song, dance, piece of music
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283 intersection   Speak  
n. the point where lines intersect; an act of intersecting
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284 intervention   Speak  
n. interference; interfering in some course of events
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285 intimidation   Speak  
n. act of making timid or fearful , of deterring by threats; state of being intimidated
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286 intoxication   Speak  
n. excitement beyond the bounds of sobriety; drunkenness; poisoning by a drug or toxic substance
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287 intuition   Speak  
n. immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning
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288 investigation   Speak  
n. detailed inquiry or systematic examination; inquiry
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289 invocation   Speak  
n. prayer for help; calling upon as reference or support
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290 irrigation   Speak  
n. supplying water to the land to help crops grow
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291 isolation   Speak  
n. separation; detachment; quality or condition of being isolated
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292 jubilation   Speak  
n. rejoicing; feeling of extreme joy
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293 junction   Speak  
n. connection; joint; intersection; crossing
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294 jurisdiction   Speak  
n. authority; right and power to interpret and apply the law
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295 justification   Speak  
n. the good or just reason; condition or fact of being justified
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296 juxtaposition   Speak  
n. act of positioning close together; side-by-side position
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297 laceration   Speak  
n. torn, ragged wound; rough or jagged breach made by rending
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298 legislation   Speak  
n. lawmaking; the act of making or enacting laws; law enacted by a legislative body
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299 libation   Speak  
n. a serving of wine poured out in honor of a deity; a serving of an alcoholic beverage
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300 litigation   Speak  
n. lawsuit; suit at law; a judicial contest; legal proceeding in court
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301 location   Speak  
n. scene; site; place where something is or could be located
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302 locomotion   Speak  
n. self-propelled movement; power or ability to move
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303 machination   Speak  
n. clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes
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304 malediction   Speak  
n. curse; evil-speaking; the utterance of curse or execration
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305 malfunction   Speak  
n. failure; breakdown; faulty or abnormal functioning
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306 malnutrition   Speak  
n. state of poor nutrition
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307 manifestation   Speak  
n. revelation; an indication of the existence, reality, or presence of something
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308 mechanization   Speak  
n. the condition of having a highly technical implementation; the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology
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309 mediation   Speak  
n. the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement; negotiation to resolve differences
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310 meditation   Speak  
n. lengthy intent consideration; long and thoughtful observation; contemplation of spiritual matters
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311 migration   Speak  
n. movement of persons from one country or locality to another
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312 misconception   Speak  
n. mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
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313 modification   Speak  
n. act of modifying, or state of being modified; modified form or condition; a change
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314 motion   Speak  
n. movement; act of changing location; ability or power to move
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315 motivation   Speak  
n. incentive; psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal
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316 mutation   Speak  
n. change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
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317 nation   Speak  
n. the territory or country itself
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318 navigation   Speak  
n. guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
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319 negation   Speak  
n. act of denying; assertion of the nonrealistic or untruthfulness of anything
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320 negotiation   Speak  
n. discussion intended to produce an agreement
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321 nomination   Speak  
n. act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office
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322 nonfiction   Speak  
n. writing that is about real events and facts
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323 notation   Speak  
n. technical system of symbols used to represent special things; comment or instruction
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324 notion   Speak  
n. general or universal conception; belief or opinion
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325 objection   Speak  
n. act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
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326 obligation   Speak  
n. act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt
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327 obstruction   Speak  
n. a thing that prevents passage or progress; an obstacle or blockage
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328 occupation   Speak  
n. act of occupying or taking possession; control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
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329 opposition   Speak  
n. condition of being in conflict; act of opposing something
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330 option   Speak  
n. act of choosing; power or freedom to choose
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331 oration   Speak  
n. elaborate discourse; delivered in public; treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner
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332 ordination   Speak  
n. act of admitting to holy orders; disposition as in ranks or rows; formal arrangement
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333 organization   Speak  
n. a group of people who work together in an organized way for a shared purpose
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334 orientation   Speak  
n. position relative to points of directions; course introducing a new situation
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335 ornamentation   Speak  
n. decoration; things added to something to provide decoration
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336 ostentation   Speak  
n. making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade
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337 ovation   Speak  
n. enthusiastic, prolonged applause; show of public homage or welcome
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338 overproduction   Speak  
n. too much production or more than expected
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339 ovulation   Speak  
n. the expulsion of an ovum from the ovary, usually midway in the menstrual cycle
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340 penetration   Speak  
n. act or process of penetrating, piercing, or entering
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341 perdition   Speak  
n. entire ruin; utter destruction, especially, utter loss of soul, or of final happiness in future
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342 peregrination   Speak  
n. travel or journey, especially by foot, notably by pilgrim
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343 perfection   Speak  
n. flawlessness; excellence; state of being without flaw or defect
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344 persecution   Speak  
n. unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, or political beliefs  
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345 perspiration   Speak  
n. process of the sweat glands of skin secreting a salty fluid
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346 petition   Speak  
n. plea; formal message requesting something
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347 petrifaction   Speak  
n. process of turning some plant material into stone
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348 plantation   Speak  
n. farm; an area under cultivation;  a group of cultivated trees or plants
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349 pollination   Speak  
n. fertilization of plants by the agency of insects that carry pollen from one flower to another
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350 pollution   Speak  
n. contamination; introduction into the environment of a thing that has harmful or poisonous effects
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351 portion   Speak  
n. section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
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352 position   Speak  
n. a place where something is located or has been put
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353 potion   Speak  
n. dose of liquid; liquid mixture; liquid medicine
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354 precaution   Speak  
n. an action that is done to prevent something unpleasant or dangerous happening
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355 prediction   Speak  
n. something foretold or predicted; prophecy
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356 predilection   Speak  
n. condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference
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357 predisposition   Speak  
n. state of being predisposed; tendency or inclination
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358 premonition   Speak  
n. a feeling that something, especially something unpleasant, is going to happen
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359 prescription   Speak  
n. written instructions from a doctor; written order; an act of establishing official rules, laws, or directions
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360 presentation   Speak  
n. show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
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361 preservation   Speak  
n. conservation; the act of keeping something the same or of preventing it from being damaged
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362 presumption   Speak  
n. the act of believing that something is true without having any proof; belief upon incomplete proof
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363 privation   Speak  
n. hardship; state of extreme poverty
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364 probation   Speak  
n. act of proving; trial period
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365 procrastination   Speak  
n. putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time; slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it
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366 projection   Speak  
n. plan for an anticipated course of action; thing that extends outward beyond a prevailing line or surface
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367 proliferation   Speak  
n. rapid growth; spread; increase in size by reproduction
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368 proportion   Speak  
n. percentage; quotient obtained when a part is divided by the whole; part considered in relation to the whole
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369 proposition   Speak  
n. plan suggested for acceptance; a matter to be dealt with; subject for discussion or analysis
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370 provocation   Speak  
n. unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment; aggravation
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371 publication   Speak  
n. act or process of publishing printed matter; communication of information to the public
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372 purification   Speak  
n. act of purging of sin or guilt; the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
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373 qualification   Speak  
n. an attribute or requirement that must be met
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374 question   Speak  
n. a matter of some difficult
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375 quotation   Speak  
n. passage or expression that is quoted or cited; the practice of quoting from books
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376 radiation   Speak  
n. very small particles of a radioactive substance that can cause illness or death
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377 ramification   Speak  
n. act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch
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378 ratiocination   Speak  
n. reasoning; the act of concluding from premises
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379 ration   Speak  
n. allotment; allowance; portion; allot; distribute in rations
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380 realization   Speak  
n. fulfillment; awareness; coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
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381 reception   Speak  
n. act of receiving; how something is greeted
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382 reclamation   Speak  
n. rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
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383 recognition   Speak  
n. acceptance; an agreement that something is true or legal
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384 recollection   Speak  
n. a memory of something; power of recalling ideas to the mind
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385 recommendation   Speak  
n. making attractive or acceptable; pushing for something
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386 reconciliation   Speak  
n. act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
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387 reconstruction   Speak  
n. restoration; the activity of constructing something again
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388 recreation   Speak  
n. enjoying yourself when you are not working; entertainment
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389 recrimination   Speak  
n. countercharge; counter or mutual accusation; accusation brought by the accused against the accuser
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390 redemption   Speak  
n. act of redeeming or condition of having been redeemed; rescue upon payment of ransom
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391 reflection   Speak  
n. image of something as reflected by a mirror; remark expressing careful consideration
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392 refraction   Speak  
n. the fact of light or sound being caused to change direction or to separate when it travels through water, glass
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393 refrigeration   Speak  
n. deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes
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394 regeneration   Speak  
n. renewal;  growth of lost or destroyed parts or organs
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395 regimentation   Speak  
n. act of forming into a military unit or a large group of people; imposition of order or discipline;  organization
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396 regulation   Speak  
n. act of controlling or directing according to rule; prescribed by or according to rule
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397 reincarnation   Speak  
n. rebirth of the soul in another body; revitalization in another form; a new embodiment
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398 rejection   Speak  
n. act of refusing to accept, use, or believe someone or something
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399 relaxation   Speak  
n. state of refreshing tranquility; an act of making less strict
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400 rendition   Speak  
n. translation, often interpretive; performance of a musical or dramatic work
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401 renovation   Speak  
n. improving by renewing and restoring; state of being restored to its former good condition; renewal
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402 renunciation   Speak  
n. sacrificing; giving up; state of having rejected your religious beliefs
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403 reparation   Speak  
n. act of putting something in working order again; act or process of making amends; compensation
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404 repetition   Speak  
n. act of doing or performing again
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405 representation   Speak  
n. act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority on their behalf
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406 reproduction   Speak  
n. act of making copies
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407 reputation   Speak  
n. state of being held in high esteem; general estimation in which a person is held by the public
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408 requisition   Speak  
n. act of requiring, as of right; demand or application made as by authority.
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409 resolution   Speak  
n. determination; resolving to do something; formal statement of a decision
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410 respiration   Speak  
n. breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
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411 restitution   Speak  
n. reparation; getting something back again; restoring something to its original state
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412 restoration   Speak  
n. act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state
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413 restriction   Speak  
n. act of keeping something within specified bounds; a principle that limits the extent of something
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414 resumption   Speak  
n. resuming; beginning again; recommencement
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415 resurrection   Speak  
n. rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
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416 retaliation   Speak  
n. action taken in return for an injury or offense; revenge
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417 retribution   Speak  
n. something justly deserved; recompense; compensation; punishment for offenses
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418 revelation   Speak  
n. act of revealing or disclosing to others what was unknown before; manifestation of divine truth
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419 revitalization   Speak  
n. rebirth; bringing again into activity and prominence
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420 revolution   Speak  
n. act of revolving; motion of a body around a fixed point or line; total or radical change in political organization
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421 rotation   Speak  
n. revolution; an act of rotating as if on an axis
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422 salutation   Speak  
n. act of paying respect or reverence, by the customary words or actions; the act of greeting or expressing goodwill
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423 salvation   Speak  
n. act of saving; preservation or deliverance from destruction, danger, or great calamity
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424 sanitation   Speak  
n. health; hygiene; application of measures designed to protect public health; disposal or recycling of waste
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425 satisfaction   Speak  
n. fulfillment or gratification of a desire, need, or appetite; source or means of gratification
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426 section   Speak  
n. a part that is cut off or separated
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427 sedition   Speak  
n. resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
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428 segregation   Speak  
n. a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups
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429 selection   Speak  
n. act of choosing someone or something; choice or collection
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430 sensation   Speak  
n. feeling; perception associated with stimulation of a sense organ or with a specific body condition
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431 separation   Speak  
n. action or state of moving or being moved apart
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432 solicitation   Speak  
n. act of soliciting; inciting of another to commit a crime; temptation; allurement; petition; proposal
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433 sophistication   Speak  
n. being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
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434 specification   Speak  
n. instruction; description; an act of specifying or making a detailed statement
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435 speculation   Speak  
n. examination by the eye; intellectual check; business venture in unusual risks, with a chance for large profits
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436 starvation   Speak  
n. act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
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437 stimulation   Speak  
n. arousing an organism to action
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438 stipulation   Speak  
n. provision; an agreement made by parties in a judicial proceeding
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439 strangulation   Speak  
n. act of strangling, or the state of being strangled; excessive or abnormal constriction of any kind
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440 subsection   Speak  
n. a section of a section; a part of a part
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441 subtraction   Speak  
n. reduction; deduction; removing a part from the whole
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442 suggestion   Speak  
n. an idea, possible plan, or action that is mentioned for other people to consider
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443 summation   Speak  
n. act of finding the total; summary; act or process of adding
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444 superstition   Speak  
n. excessive reverence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mysterious; worship of a false god; false religion
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445 supposition   Speak  
n. act of supposing; something supposed; assumption
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446 taxation   Speak  
n. laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue
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447 temptation   Speak  
n. act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction
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448 termination   Speak  
n. end of something in time or space; result or outcome; conclusion
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449 traction   Speak  
n. friction between body and surface on which it moves
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450 tradition   Speak  
n. thought or behavior followed from generation to generation;  heritage
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451 transaction   Speak  
n. deal; communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved
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452 transformation   Speak  
n. change in appearance, nature, disposition, condition, or the like
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453 transition   Speak  
n. going from one state of action to another
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454 trepidation   Speak  
n. state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension;  involuntary trembling or quivering
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455 tribulation   Speak  
n. an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
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456 tuition   Speak  
n. teaching pupils individually; the fee for instruction, especially at a formal institution of learning
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457 urbanization   Speak  
n. social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban
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458 utilization   Speak  
n. state of having been made use of; the act of using
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459 vacation   Speak  
n. leisure time away from work
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460 vaccination   Speak  
n. the process or an act of giving someone a vaccine
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461 vacillation   Speak  
n. act of vacillating; moving one way and other; wavering
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462 valuation   Speak  
n. act of valuing, or of estimating value or worth; act of setting a price; estimation
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463 vaporization   Speak  
n. process of becoming vapor; conversion of a solid or a liquid into a gas
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464 variation   Speak  
n. act of changing or altering
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465 vegetation   Speak  
n. plants of an area or a region; plant life
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466 veneration   Speak  
n. religious zeal; willingness to serve God
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467 ventilation   Speak  
n. act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
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468 vexation   Speak  
n. act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation
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469 vibration   Speak  
n. act of vibrating; a shaky motion
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470 vindication   Speak  
n. act of vindicating, or state of being vindicated; defense; evidence or statements that justify a claim or belief
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471 vivisection   Speak  
n. the act of operating on living animals, especially in scientific research
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472 vocation   Speak  
n. a person's employment or main occupation; career or profession
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473 volition   Speak  
n. act of making a conscious choice; power or faculty of choosing
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