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amnesia
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n 1: partial or total loss of memory; "he has a total blackout
for events of the evening" [syn: amnesia, memory loss,
blackout]
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anaesthesia
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n 1: loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of
consciousness [syn: anesthesia, anaesthesia]
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beef
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n 1: cattle that are reared for their meat [syn: beef, beef
cattle]
2: meat from an adult domestic bovine [syn: beef, boeuf]
3: informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the
service here" [syn: gripe, kick, beef, bitch,
squawk]
v 1: complain; "What was he hollering about?" [syn: gripe,
bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache,
holler]
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chief
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adj 1: most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the
main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of
America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were
primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch"
[syn: chief(a), main(a), primary(a),
principal(a), master(a)]
n 1: a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole
operation" [syn: head, chief, top dog]
2: a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to
leave early you have to ask the foreman" [syn: foreman,
chief, gaffer, honcho, boss]
3: the head of a tribe or clan [syn: headman, tribal chief,
chieftain, chief]
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diva
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n 1: a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic
star [syn: prima donna, diva]
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leaf
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n 1: the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in
higher plants [syn: leaf, leafage, foliage]
2: a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a
manuscript or book) [syn: leaf, folio]
3: hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)
v 1: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed
through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" [syn:
flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff]
2: turn over pages; "leaf through a book"; "leaf a manuscript"
3: produce leaves, of plants
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magnesia
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n 1: a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a
source of magnesium [syn: periclase, magnesia,
magnesium oxide]
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people
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n 1: (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or
children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least
200 people in the audience"
2: the body of citizens of a state or country; "the Spanish
people" [syn: citizenry, people]
3: members of a family line; "his people have been farmers for
generations"; "are your people still alive?"
4: the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the
mass"; "power to the people" [syn: multitude, masses,
mass, hoi polloi, people, the great unwashed]
v 1: fill with people; "Stalin wanted to people the empty
steppes"
2: furnish with people; "The plains are sparsely populated"
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pizza
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n 1: Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a
spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese [syn:
pizza, pizza pie]
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reefer
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n 1: marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking [syn:
joint, marijuana cigarette, reefer, stick,
spliff]
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tequila
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n 1: Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an agave plant
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visa
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n 1: an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to
enter the country issuing it
v 1: provide (a passport) with a visa
2: approve officially; "The list of speakers must be visaed"
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viva
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n 1: an examination conducted by spoken communication [syn:
oral, oral exam, oral examination, viva voce,
viva]
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yeshiva
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n 1: an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts
(primarily the Talmud) [syn: yeshiva, yeshivah]
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rhodesia
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n 1: a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly
called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United
Kingdom in 1980 [syn: Zimbabwe, Republic of Zimbabwe,
Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia]
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tunisia
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n 1: a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean
coast; achieved independence from France in 1956; "southern
Tunisia is mostly desert" [syn: Tunisia, Republic of
Tunisia]
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anesthesia
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n 1: loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of
consciousness [syn: anesthesia, anaesthesia]
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indonesia
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n 1: a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including
more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the
Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far
East and Pacific regions [syn: Indonesia, Republic of
Indonesia, Dutch East Indies]
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micronesia
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n 1: a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional
government in free association with the United States;
achieved independence in 1986 [syn: Micronesia,
Federated States of Micronesia, TT]
2: the islands in the northwestern part of Oceania
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polynesia
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n 1: the islands in the eastern part of Oceania
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shiva
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n 1: (Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the
death of close relative; "the family is sitting shiva"
[syn: shiva, shivah, shibah]
2: the destroyer; one of the three major divinities in the later
Hindu pantheon [syn: Siva, Shiva]
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felicia
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n 1: genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually
blue flowers [syn: Felicia, genus Felicia]
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phoenicia
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n 1: an ancient maritime country (a collection of city states)
at eastern end of the Mediterranean [syn: Phoenicia,
Phenicia]
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teresa
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n 1: Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church
(born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia);
dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997) [syn:
Teresa, Mother Teresa, Theresa, Mother Theresa,
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu]
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theresa
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n 1: Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church
(born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia);
dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997) [syn:
Teresa, Mother Teresa, Theresa, Mother Theresa,
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu]
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pisa
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n 1: a city in Tuscany; site of the famous Leaning Tower
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iva
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n 1: any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with
small greenish flowers; common in moist areas (as coastal
salt marshes) of eastern and central North America [syn:
marsh elder, iva]
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geneva
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n 1: a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of
Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various
international organizations [syn: Geneva, Geneve,
Genf]
2: gin made in the Netherlands [syn: geneva, Holland gin,
Hollands]
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liza
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n 1: similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the
Caribbean region [syn: liza, Mugil liza]
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silesia
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n 1: a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and
iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in
Poland [syn: Silesia, Slask, Slezsko, Schlesien]
2: a sturdy twill-weave cotton fabric; used for pockets and
linings
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tina
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lisa
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riva
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oliva
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