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an
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n 1: an associate degree in nursing [syn: Associate in
Nursing, AN]
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blazon
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n 1: the official symbols of a family, state, etc. [syn: coat
of arms, arms, blazon, blazonry]
v 1: decorate with heraldic arms [syn: emblazon, blazon]
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brazen
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adj 1: unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious
trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most
bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los
Angeles Times; "bald-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance";
"the modern world with its quick material successes and
insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of
progress"- Bertrand Russell [syn: audacious,
barefaced, bodacious, bald-faced, brassy,
brazen, brazen-faced, insolent]
2: made of or resembling brass (as in color or hardness)
v 1: face with defiance or impudence; "brazen it out"
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emblazon
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v 1: decorate with colors; "color the walls with paint in warm
tones" [syn: color, colour, emblazon]
2: decorate with heraldic arms [syn: emblazon, blazon]
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partisan
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adj 1: devoted to a cause or party [syn: partisan, partizan]
[ant: nonpartisan, nonpartizan]
n 1: a fervent and even militant proponent of something [syn:
partisan, zealot, drumbeater] [ant: nonpartisan,
nonpartizan]
2: an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or
activity [syn: enthusiast, partisan, partizan]
3: a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral
projections; 16th and 17th centuries [syn: partisan,
partizan]
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unreason
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n 1: the state of being irrational; lacking powers of
understanding [syn: irrationality, unreason]
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venison
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n 1: meat from a deer used as food
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damson
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n 1: dark purple plum of the damson tree [syn: damson, damson
plum]
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tarzan
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n 1: (sometimes used ironically) a man of great strength and
agility (after the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice
Burroughs)
2: a man raised by apes who was the hero of a series of novels
by Edgar Rice Burroughs [syn: Tarzan, Tarzan of the Apes]
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hazan
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n 1: the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical
part of the service and sings or chants the prayers
intended to be performed as solos [syn: cantor, hazan]
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kazan
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n 1: United States stage and screen director (born in Turkey)
and believer in method acting (1909-2003) [syn: Kazan,
Elia Kazan, Elia Kazanjoglous]
2: an industrial city in the European part of Russia
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amazon
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n 1: a large strong and aggressive woman [syn: amazon,
virago]
2: (Greek mythology) one of a nation of women warriors of
Scythia (who burned off the right breast in order to use a
bow and arrow more effectively)
3: a major South American river; arises in the Andes and flows
eastward into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest
river (4000 miles) [syn: Amazon, Amazon River]
4: mainly green tropical American parrots
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kansan
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n 1: a native or resident of Kansas
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greisen
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n 1: a granitic rock composed of quartz and mica
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munchausen
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n 1: German raconteur who told preposterous stories about his
adventures as a soldier and hunter; his name is now
associated with any telling of exaggerated stories or
winning lies (1720-1797) [syn: Munchhausen, Karl
Friedrich Hieronymus von Munchhausen, Munchausen, Baron
Munchausen]
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spiegeleisen
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n 1: pig iron containing manganese; used as a deoxidizing agent
and to raise the manganese content in making steel [syn:
spiegeleisen, spiegel, spiegel iron]
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benison
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n 1: a spoken blessing
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pilsen
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n 1: a town in Czech Republic where Pilsner beer originated
[syn: Pilsen, Plzen]
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azan
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bazan
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chazen
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clayson
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faison
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hasan
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hazen
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jayson
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layson
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maison
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mayson
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payson
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rayson
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wayson
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marquesan
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molaison
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okasan
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susan
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ramson
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unrisen
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malison
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rosen
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unchosen
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curzon
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gossan
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disseisin
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