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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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bedizen
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v 1: decorate tastelessly
2: dress up garishly and tastelessly [syn: bedizen, dizen]
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bison
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n 1: any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and
large heads and short horns
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christen
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v 1: administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized"
[syn: baptize, baptise, christen]
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collision
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n 1: (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come
together; "the collision of the particles resulted in an
exchange of energy and a change of direction" [syn:
collision, hit]
2: an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object;
"three passengers were killed in the collision"; "the
collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill"
3: a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals; "a
collision of interests"
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envision
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v 1: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him
on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a
risk in this strategy" [syn: visualize, visualise,
envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture,
image]
2: picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him
as President" [syn: envision, foresee]
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excision
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n 1: the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens
a written passage; "an editor's deletions frequently upset
young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the
proposed clause" [syn: deletion, excision, cut]
2: surgical removal of a body part or tissue [syn: ablation,
extirpation, cutting out, excision]
3: the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion
of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a
person off from a religious society [syn: excommunication,
excision]
4: the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from
existence [syn: extirpation, excision, deracination]
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glisten
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n 1: the quality of shining with a bright reflected light [syn:
glitter, glister, glisten, scintillation,
sparkle]
v 1: be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn:
glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine]
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incision
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n 1: a depression scratched or carved into a surface [syn:
incision, scratch, prick, slit, dent]
2: the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by
a surgeon as part of an operation) [syn: incision,
section, surgical incision]
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indecision
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n 1: doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or
courses of action; "his indecision was only momentary but
the opportunity was lost" [syn: indecision,
indecisiveness, irresolution]
2: the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or
purpose; "the king's incurable indecisiveness caused turmoil
in his court" [syn: indecisiveness, indecision] [ant:
decision, decisiveness]
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listen
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v 1: hear with intention; "Listen to the sound of this cello"
2: listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must
hear the expert before we make a decision" [syn: listen,
hear, take heed]
3: pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the
old men" [syn: heed, mind, listen]
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precision
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n 1: the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance;
"he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton"; "note
the meticulous precision of his measurements" [syn:
preciseness, precision] [ant: impreciseness,
imprecision]
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provision
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n 1: a stipulated condition; "he accepted subject to one
provision" [syn: provision, proviso]
2: the activity of supplying or providing something [syn:
provision, supply, supplying]
3: the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in
the event of something happening; "his planning for
retirement was hindered by several uncertainties" [syn:
planning, preparation, provision]
4: a store or supply of something (especially of food or
clothing or arms)
v 1: supply with provisions [syn: provision, purvey]
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rescission
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n 1: (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract
and the return of the parties to the positions they would
have had if the contract had not been made; "recission may
be brought about by decree or by mutual consent" [syn:
recission, rescission]
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revision
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n 1: the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration
and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of
his opinion" [syn: revision, alteration]
2: the act of rewriting something [syn: revision, revisal,
revise, rescript]
3: something that has been written again; "the rewrite was much
better" [syn: rewrite, revision, rescript]
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ricin
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n 1: a toxic protein extracted from castor beans; used as a
chemical reagent; can be used as a bioweapon; "one
milligram of ricin can kill an adult" [syn: ricin, ricin
toxin]
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supervision
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n 1: management by overseeing the performance or operation of a
person or group [syn: supervision, supervising,
superintendence, oversight]
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vision
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n 1: a vivid mental image; "he had a vision of his own death"
2: the ability to see; the visual faculty [syn: sight,
vision, visual sense, visual modality]
3: the perceptual experience of seeing; "the runners emerged
from the trees into his clear vision"; "he had a visual
sensation of intense light" [syn: vision, visual
sensation]
4: the formation of a mental image of something that is not
perceived as real and is not present to the senses; "popular
imagination created a world of demons"; "imagination reveals
what the world could be" [syn: imagination,
imaginativeness, vision]
5: a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural
appearance; "he had a vision of the Virgin Mary"
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tv
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n 1: broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects;
"she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a
medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie
Kovacs [syn: television, telecasting, TV, video]
2: an electronic device that receives television signals and
displays them on a screen; "the British call a tv set a
telly" [syn: television receiver, television, television
set, tv, tv set, idiot box, boob tube, telly,
goggle box]
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parisian
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its
inhabitants; "Parisian restaurants can be expensive"
n 1: a native or resident of Paris
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grison
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n 1: carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a
weasel with a greyish-white back and dark underparts [syn:
grison, Grison vittatus, Galictis vittatus]
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edison
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n 1: United States inventor; inventions included the phonograph
and incandescent electric light and the microphone and the
Kinetoscope (1847-1931) [syn: Edison, Thomas Edison,
Thomas Alva Edison]
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hyson
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n 1: a Chinese green tea with twisted leaves
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tyson
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n 1: United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight
champion (born in 1966) [syn: Tyson, Mike Tyson,
Michael Gerald Tyson]
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jolson
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n 1: United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the
first full-length talking film (1886-1950) [syn: Jolson,
Al Jolson, Asa Yoelson]
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bissen
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bisson
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brison
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brisson
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dishon
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dison
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frison
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nissen
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edmisten
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rechristen
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kelson
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dioxan
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telson
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bryson
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dyson
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cusson
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rosen
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unchosen
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curzon
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empson
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gossan
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grierson
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