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activation
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n 1: stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical [ant:
inactivation]
2: the activity of causing to have energy and be active [syn:
energizing, activating, activation]
3: making active and effective (as a bomb) [ant: deactivation,
defusing]
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captivation
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n 1: the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or
terror) [syn: fascination, captivation]
2: a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
[syn: captivation, enchantment, enthrallment,
fascination]
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deactivation
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n 1: breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)
[syn: deactivation, inactivation]
2: the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)
[syn: deactivation, defusing] [ant: activation]
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imputation
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n 1: a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a
criminal offense); "he denied the imputation"
2: the attribution to a source or cause; "the imputation that my
success was due to nepotism meant that I was not taken
seriously"
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incantation
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n 1: a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a
magical effect [syn: incantation, conjuration]
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incarnation
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n 1: a new personification of a familiar idea; "the embodiment
of hope"; "the incarnation of evil"; "the very avatar of
cunning" [syn: embodiment, incarnation, avatar]
2: (Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and
man in the person of Jesus Christ
3: time passed in a particular bodily form; "he believes that
his life will be better in his next incarnation"
4: the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract
ideas etc. [syn: personification, incarnation]
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inclination
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n 1: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one
alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up
too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict" [syn:
inclination, disposition, tendency]
2: (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the
plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees [syn: inclination,
inclination of an orbit]
3: (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line
(measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the
x-axis) [syn: inclination, angle of inclination]
4: (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the
plane of the horizon [syn: dip, angle of dip, magnetic
dip, magnetic inclination, inclination]
5: that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; "her
inclination is for classical music" [ant: disinclination]
6: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from
the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship
developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy
inclination to the right" [syn: tilt, list,
inclination, lean, leaning]
7: a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward
a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline
inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to
shrink" [syn: tendency, inclination]
8: the act of inclining; bending forward; "an inclination of his
head indicated his agreement" [syn: inclination,
inclining]
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incrustation
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n 1: the formation of a crust [syn: incrustation,
encrustation]
2: a hard outer layer that covers something [syn: crust,
incrustation, encrustation]
3: a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied
to a surface as an inlay or overlay [syn: incrustation,
encrustation]
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incubation
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n 1: maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for
its development
2: (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection
between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the
first symptoms appear
3: sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
[syn: brooding, incubation]
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infatuation
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n 1: a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or
admiration
2: temporary love of an adolescent [syn: puppy love, calf
love, crush, infatuation]
3: an object of extravagant short-lived passion
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infestation
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n 1: the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites
2: a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of
grasshoppers" [syn: infestation, plague]
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infiltration
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n 1: a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate
an area (especially the military penetration of enemy
positions without detection)
2: the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium; "the
percolation of rainwater through the soil"; "the infiltration
of seawater through the lava" [syn: percolation,
infiltration]
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inflammation
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n 1: a response of body tissues to injury or irritation;
characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
[syn: inflammation, redness, rubor]
2: the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up; "his
face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he
tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme
inflammation" [syn: excitement, excitation,
inflammation, fervor, fervour]
3: arousal to violent emotion [syn: inflammation, inflaming]
4: the act of setting something on fire [syn: ignition,
firing, lighting, kindling, inflammation]
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inflation
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n 1: a general and progressive increase in prices; "in inflation
everything gets more valuable except money" [syn:
inflation, rising prices] [ant: deflation,
disinflation]
2: (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe
(faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred
shortly after the big bang
3: lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed
up with vanity [syn: ostentation, ostentatiousness,
pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness,
splashiness, inflation]
4: the act of filling something with air [ant: deflation]
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information
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n 1: a message received and understood [syn: information,
info]
2: knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
3: formal accusation of a crime
4: a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn;
"statistical data" [syn: data, information]
5: (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty
of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands of bits of
information" [syn: information, selective information,
entropy]
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inhalation
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n 1: the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases)
as in breathing [syn: inhalation, inspiration,
aspiration, intake, breathing in]
2: a medication to be taken by inhaling it [syn: inhalant,
inhalation]
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initiation
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n 1: a formal entry into an organization or position or office;
"his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report
for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of
his installation into the hall of fame" [syn: initiation,
induction, installation]
2: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing
something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an
adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society" [syn:
initiation, founding, foundation, institution,
origination, creation, innovation, introduction,
instauration]
3: wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge; "his
knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to lack
of initiation" [syn: knowledgeability, knowledgeableness,
initiation]
4: an act that sets in motion some course of events [syn:
trigger, induction, initiation]
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innovation
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n 1: a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study
and experimentation [syn: invention, innovation]
2: the creation of something in the mind [syn: invention,
innovation, excogitation, conception, design]
3: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing
something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an
adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society" [syn:
initiation, founding, foundation, institution,
origination, creation, innovation, introduction,
instauration]
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inoculation
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n 1: taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a
disease [syn: inoculation, vaccination]
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insemination
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n 1: the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively,
of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.)
2: the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female
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lavation
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n 1: the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) [syn:
wash, washing, lavation]
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litigation
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n 1: a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to
determine and enforce legal rights [syn: litigation,
judicial proceeding]
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location
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n 1: a point or extent in space
2: the act of putting something in a certain place [syn:
placement, location, locating, position,
positioning, emplacement]
3: a determination of the place where something is; "he got a
good fix on the target" [syn: localization, localisation,
location, locating, fix]
4: a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a
movie may be made; "they shot the film on location in Nevada"
[ant: studio]
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meditation
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n 1: continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a
subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature;
"the habit of meditation is the basis for all real
knowledge" [syn: meditation, speculation]
2: (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on
religious or philosophical subjects)
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nation
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n 1: a politically organized body of people under a single
government; "the state has elected a new president";
"African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's
capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an
industrialized land" [syn: state, nation, country,
land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic]
2: the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that
sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the
nation"; "the whole country worshipped him" [syn: nation,
land, country]
3: United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed
bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911) [syn: Nation,
Carry Nation, Carry Amelia Moore Nation]
4: a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes);
"the Shawnee nation"
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ovation
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n 1: enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by
loud applause) [syn: ovation, standing ovation]
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privation
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n 1: a state of extreme poverty [syn: privation, want,
deprivation, neediness]
2: act of depriving someone of food or money or rights;
"nutritional privation"; "deprivation of civil rights" [syn:
privation, deprivation]
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ration
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n 1: the food allowance for one day (especially for service
personnel); "the rations should be nutritionally balanced"
2: a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of
scarcity)
v 1: restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity,
as during war; "Bread was rationed during the siege of the
city"
2: distribute in rations, as in the army; "Cigarettes are
rationed" [syn: ration, ration out]
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salvation
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n 1: (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from
evil [syn: redemption, salvation]
2: a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness; "tourism
was their economic salvation"; "they turned to individualism
as their salvation"
3: the state of being saved or preserved from harm
4: saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant
situation; "the salvation of his party was the president's
major concern"
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station
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n 1: a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel
for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas
station"; "the train pulled into the station"
2: proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his
place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station";
"married above her station" [syn: place, station]
3: (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned
for duty
4: the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or
is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post";
"a sentry station" [syn: post, station]
5: the frequency assigned to a broadcasting station
v 1: assign to a station [syn: station, post, send,
place]
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temptation
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n 1: something that seduces or has the quality to seduce [syn:
temptation, enticement]
2: the desire to have or do something that you know you should
avoid; "he felt the temptation and his will power weakened"
3: the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire; "his
enticements were shameless" [syn: enticement, temptation]
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titillation
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n 1: a tingling feeling of excitement (as from teasing or
tickling)
2: an agreeable arousal
3: the act of tickling [syn: tickle, tickling,
titillation]
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translation
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n 1: a written communication in a second language having the
same meaning as the written communication in a first
language [syn: translation, interlingual rendition,
rendering, version]
2: a uniform movement without rotation
3: the act of changing in form or shape or appearance; "a
photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional
surface" [syn: transformation, translation]
4: (mathematics) a transformation in which the origin of the
coordinate system is moved to another position but the
direction of each axis remains the same
5: (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in
messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at
a ribosome in the cytoplasm
6: rewording something in less technical terminology
7: the act of uniform movement [syn: translation,
displacement]
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haitian
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the republic of
Haiti or its people; "Haitian shantytowns"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Haiti