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altitude
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n 1: elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's
surface; "the altitude gave her a headache" [syn:
altitude, height]
2: the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric
figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel)
3: angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial
object) [syn: elevation, EL, altitude, ALT]
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aptitude
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n 1: inherent ability [ant: inaptitude]
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attitude
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n 1: a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and
values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the
attitude that work was fun" [syn: attitude, mental
attitude]
2: the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an
attitude of surrender" [syn: position, posture,
attitude]
3: a theatrical pose created for effect; "the actor struck just
the right attitude"
4: position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of
reference (the horizon or direction of motion)
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beatitude
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n 1: a state of supreme happiness [syn: blessedness,
beatitude, beatification]
2: one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the
Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with
`beatus' (blessed); "her favorite Beatitude is `Blessed are
the meek for they shall inherit the earth'"
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denude
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v 1: lay bare; "denude a forest" [syn: denude, bare,
denudate, strip]
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dude
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n 1: an informal form of address for a man; "Say, fellow, what
are you doing?"; "Hey buster, what's up?" [syn: fellow,
dude, buster]
2: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
[syn: dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau,
swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse]
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etude
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n 1: a short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an
exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity
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exude
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v 1: release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude
sweat through the pores" [syn: exude, exudate,
transude, ooze out, ooze]
2: make apparent by one's mood or behavior; "She exudes great
confidence"
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finitude
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n 1: the quality of being finite [syn: finiteness, finitude,
boundedness] [ant: boundlessness, infiniteness,
infinitude, limitlessness, unboundedness]
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gratitude
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n 1: a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation; "he was
overwhelmed with gratitude for their help" [ant:
ingratitude, ungratefulness]
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habitude
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n 1: habitual mode of behavior
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inaptitude
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n 1: a lack of aptitude [ant: aptitude]
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ingratitude
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n 1: a lack of gratitude [syn: ingratitude, ungratefulness]
[ant: gratitude]
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latitude
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n 1: the angular distance between an imaginary line around a
heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator
itself
2: freedom from normal restraints in conduct; "the new freedom
in movies and novels"; "allowed his children considerable
latitude in how they spent their money"
3: an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
[syn: latitude, line of latitude, parallel of latitude,
parallel]
4: scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from
restriction
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magnitude
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n 1: the property of relative size or extent (whether large or
small); "they tried to predict the magnitude of the
explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea"
2: a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two
quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less
than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes
that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of
10 [syn: order of magnitude, magnitude]
3: relative importance; "a problem of the first magnitude"
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platitude
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n 1: a trite or obvious remark [syn: platitude, cliche,
banality, commonplace, bromide]
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plenitude
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n 1: a full supply; "there was plenty of food for everyone"
[syn: plenty, plentifulness, plenteousness,
plenitude, plentitude]
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prelude
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n 1: something that serves as a preceding event or introduces
what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to
employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner" [syn:
preliminary, overture, prelude]
2: music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera
v 1: serve as a prelude or opening to
2: play as a prelude
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promptitude
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n 1: the characteristic of doing things without delay [syn:
promptness, promptitude]
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pulchritude
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n 1: physical beauty (especially of a woman)
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quietude
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n 1: a state of peace and quiet [syn: tranquillity,
tranquility, quietness, quietude]
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rectitude
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n 1: righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and
honest [syn: uprightness, rectitude]
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rude
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adj 1: socially incorrect in behavior; "resentment flared at
such an unmannered intrusion" [syn: ill-mannered, bad-
mannered, rude, unmannered, unmannerly]
2: (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace [syn: ill-bred,
bounderish, lowbred, rude, underbred, yokelish]
3: lacking civility or good manners; "want nothing from you but
to get away from your uncivil tongue"- Willa Cather [syn:
uncivil, rude] [ant: civil, polite]
4: (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or
manufactured using only simple or minimal processes; "natural
yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales
of rude cotton" [syn: natural, raw(a), rude(a)]
5: belonging to an early stage of technical development;
characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness; "the crude
weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man";
"primitive movies of the 1890s"; "primitive living conditions
in the Appalachian mountains" [syn: crude, primitive,
rude]
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servitude
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n 1: state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor
imposed as punishment; "penal servitude"
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similitude
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n 1: similarity in appearance or character or nature between
persons or things; "man created God in his own likeness"
[syn: likeness, alikeness, similitude] [ant:
dissimilitude, unlikeness]
2: a duplicate copy [syn: counterpart, similitude, twin]
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solitude
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n 1: a state of social isolation [syn: solitude, purdah]
2: the state or situation of being alone
3: a solitary place
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subdued
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adj 1: in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a
subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand" [syn: hushed,
muted, subdued, quiet]
2: restrained in style or quality; "a little masterpiece of low-
keyed eloquence" [syn: low-key, low-keyed, subdued]
3: quieted and brought under control; "children were subdued and
silent"
4: not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft
pastel colors"; "subdued lighting" [syn: soft, subdued]
5: lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside
the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music" [syn: dim,
subdued]
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transude
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v 1: release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude
sweat through the pores" [syn: exude, exudate,
transude, ooze out, ooze]
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vicissitude
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n 1: a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times
in your life or in the development of something; "the
project was subject to the usual vicissitudes of
exploratory research"
2: mutability in life or nature (especially successive
alternation from one condition to another)
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vastitude
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