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ad. Syn. utterly; definitely
utterly; definitely


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n.
treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin


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a. Syn. keen; sharp
quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe


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a. Syn. sufficient; enough
sufficient; enough to meet a purpose


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n.
one who has attained maturity or legal age; fully grown


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n.
successive change from one thing or state to another and back again


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a.
sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner


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annual; yearly; annual return of the day on which any notable event took place


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n. Syn. relic
ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages; extreme oldness


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a.
of bluish-green colour; of pale blue to light greenish blue


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