academic
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related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
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administration
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management; supervision; people who are in charge for management; activity of government for powers and duties
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area
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plane surface, as of the floor of a room; open space in a building; the enclosed space; extent; scope; range
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attached
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fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
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author
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beginner, former, or first mover of anything; creator; originator; one who composes or writes book or composer
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authority
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jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
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bias
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preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair way
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channel
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passage for water or other fluids to flow through; bed of a stream or river; route of communication or access
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chapter
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division of a book or treatise; assembly of monks; bishop's council; organized branch of some society
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classical
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standard and authoritative rather than new or experimental; relating to the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially art, architecture, and literature
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code
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body of law; system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; system of symbols, letters, or words
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complex
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complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
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contradiction
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assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
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convention
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social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
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cycle
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periodically repeated sequence of events; long period of time; entire round in a circle or a spire
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data
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collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem
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depression
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recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing ; sadness; low spirits
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design
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act of working out the form of something; creation of something in the mind; formulate a plan for
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despite
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lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred
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domain
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field; territory over which rule or control is exercised; networked computers that share a common address
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extract
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draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; remove; get despite difficulties or obstacles
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