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v. to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others
n. (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species


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a. of or characteristic of race or races or arising from differences among groups
a. of or related to genetically distinguished groups of people


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a. arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center
a. issuing in rays from a common center; relating to rays of light


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n. water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
n. anything happening rapidly or in quick successive


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n. someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections
n. someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church


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n. an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
n. the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth


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n. set that receives radio or tv signals
n. a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass


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v. be or provide a memorial to a person or an event
v. indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments


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a. in accord with [___] practice or procedure
a. relating to a person who does something regularly


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v. be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.
v. continue in a place, position, or situation


Spelling Word: remain