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absent
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adj 1: not being in a specified place [ant: present]
2: nonexistent; "the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was
lacking" [syn: lacking, absent, missing, wanting]
3: lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare";
"an absentminded professor"; "the scatty glancing quality of
a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence" [syn: absent,
absentminded, abstracted, scatty]
v 1: go away or leave; "He absented himself" [syn: absent,
remove]
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accent
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n 1: distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't
suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear
speech pattern" [syn: accent, speech pattern]
2: special importance or significance; "the red light gave the
central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated
in shades of grey with distinctive red accents" [syn:
emphasis, accent]
3: the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific
group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of
English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said
that a language is a dialect with an army and navy" [syn:
dialect, idiom, accent]
4: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note
(especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the
stress on the wrong syllable" [syn: stress, emphasis,
accent]
5: a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a
vowel to indicate a special pronunciation [syn: accent,
accent mark]
v 1: to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes
exercise in addition to a change in diet" [syn: stress,
emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent,
accentuate]
2: put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent
the last syllable of each word" [syn: stress, accent,
accentuate]
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advent
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n 1: arrival that has been awaited (especially of something
momentous); "the advent of the computer" [syn: advent,
coming]
2: the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas
3: (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for
the Last Judgment [syn: Second Coming, Second Coming of
Christ, Second Advent, Advent, Parousia]
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apartment
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n 1: a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
[syn: apartment, flat]
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ascent
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n 1: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't
make it up the rise" [syn: ascent, acclivity, rise,
raise, climb, upgrade] [ant: declension,
declination, decline, declivity, descent,
downslope, fall]
2: a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air
balloon" [syn: rise, rising, ascent, ascension] [ant:
fall]
3: the act of changing location in an upward direction [syn:
rise, ascent, ascension, ascending]
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assent
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n 1: agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; "he
gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from
the assembly" [syn: assent, acquiescence]
v 1: to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the
request for an encore" [syn: assent, accede,
acquiesce] [ant: dissent]
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augment
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v 1: enlarge or increase; "The recent speech of the president
augmented tensions in the Near East"
2: grow or intensify; "The pressure augmented"
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basement
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n 1: the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below
ground level; often used for storage [syn: basement,
cellar]
2: the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance
architecture
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bent
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adj 1: fixed in your purpose; "bent on going to the theater";
"dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event"
[syn: bent, bent on(p), dead set(p), out to(p)]
2: used of the back and knees; stooped; "on bended knee"; "with
bent (or bended) back" [syn: bended, bent]
3: of metal e.g.; "bent nails"; "a car with a crumpled front
end"; "dented fenders" [syn: bent, crumpled, dented]
n 1: a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular
way; "the set of his mind was obvious" [syn: bent, set]
2: grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting
greens [syn: bent, bent grass, bent-grass]
3: an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges
4: a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he
had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't
get the hang of it" [syn: bent, knack, hang]
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cement
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n 1: concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement; "they
stood on the grey cement beside the pool"
2: a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of
calcined limestone and clay; used with water and sand or
gravel to make concrete and mortar
3: something that hardens to act as adhesive material
4: any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in
teeth
5: a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth
[syn: cementum, cement]
v 1: make fast as if with cement; "We cemented our friendship"
2: cover or coat with cement
3: bind or join with or as if with cement
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cent
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n 1: a fractional monetary unit of several countries
2: a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
[syn: penny, cent, centime]
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circumvent
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v 1: surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged
Vienna" [syn: besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in,
circumvent]
2: beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She
outfoxed her competitors" [syn: outwit, overreach,
outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent]
3: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
(duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she
skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their
responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn:
hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry,
elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep]
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comment
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n 1: a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or
adds information; "from time to time she contributed a
personal comment on his account" [syn: remark, comment,
input]
2: a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is
added to a book or other textual material; "he wrote an
extended comment on the proposal" [syn: comment,
commentary]
3: a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other
people; "the divorce caused much gossip" [syn: gossip,
comment, scuttlebutt]
v 1: make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his
colleague" [syn: comment, notice, remark, point
out]
2: explain or interpret something
3: provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases; "He
annotated on what his teacher had written" [syn: gloss,
comment, annotate]
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compliment
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n 1: a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration
v 1: say something to someone that expresses praise; "He
complimented her on her last physics paper" [syn:
compliment, congratulate]
2: express respect or esteem for
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consent
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n 1: permission to do something; "he indicated his consent"
v 1: give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I
cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"
[syn: accept, consent, go for] [ant: decline,
refuse]
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content
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adj 1: satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they
are; "a contented smile" [syn: contented, content]
[ant: discontent, discontented]
n 1: everything that is included in a collection and that is
held or included in something; "he emptied the contents of
his pockets"; "the two groups were similar in content"
2: what a communication that is about something is about [syn:
message, content, subject matter, substance]
3: the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture
or alloy etc.
4: the amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a
capacity of 12 gallons" [syn: capacity, content]
5: the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or
learned [syn: content, cognitive content, mental
object]
6: the state of being contented with your situation in life; "he
relaxed in sleepy contentedness"; "they could read to their
heart's content" [syn: contentedness, content]
7: something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist
or photographer for graphic representation; "a moving picture
of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same
subject" [syn: subject, content, depicted object]
v 1: satisfy in a limited way; "He contented himself with one
glass of beer per day"
2: make content; "I am contented" [ant: discontent]
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decrement
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n 1: the amount by which something decreases [syn: decrease,
decrement] [ant: increase, increment]
2: a process of becoming smaller or shorter [syn: decrease,
decrement] [ant: growth, increase, increment]
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dent
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n 1: an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening); "it
made a dent in my bank account"
2: a depression scratched or carved into a surface [syn:
incision, scratch, prick, slit, dent]
3: an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) [syn: dent,
ding, gouge, nick]
v 1: make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car" [syn:
indent, dent]
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descent
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n 1: a movement downward
2: properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good
origins" [syn: origin, descent, extraction]
3: the act of changing your location in a downward direction
4: the kinship relation between an individual and the
individual's progenitors [syn: descent, line of descent,
lineage, filiation]
5: a downward slope or bend [syn: descent, declivity,
fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope]
[ant: acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise,
upgrade]
6: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has
been warriors" [syn: lineage, line, line of descent,
descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree,
ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock]
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detent
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n 1: a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move
a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward [syn:
pawl, detent, click, dog]
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discontent
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adj 1: showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless
longing; "saw many discontent faces in the room"; "was
discontented with his position" [syn: discontented,
discontent] [ant: content, contented]
n 1: a longing for something better than the present situation
[syn: discontentment, discontent, discontentedness]
[ant: contentment]
v 1: make dissatisfied [ant: content]
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disorient
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v 1: cause to be lost or disoriented [syn: disorient,
disorientate] [ant: orient, orientate]
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dissent
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n 1: (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of
the majority; "he expressed his dissent in a contrary
opinion"
2: a difference of opinion
3: the act of protesting; a public (often organized)
manifestation of dissent [syn: protest, objection,
dissent]
v 1: withhold assent; "Several Republicans dissented" [ant:
accede, acquiesce, assent]
2: express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the
laws of the country" [syn: protest, resist, dissent]
3: be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees
with her husband on many questions" [syn: disagree,
differ, dissent, take issue] [ant: agree, concord,
concur, hold]
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document
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n 1: writing that provides information (especially information
of an official nature) [syn: document, written
document, papers]
2: anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking
by means of symbolic marks
3: a written account of ownership or obligation
4: (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and
possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII
characters [syn: text file, document]
v 1: record in detail; "The parents documented every step of
their child's development"
2: support or supply with references; "Can you document your
claims?"
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embarrassment
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n 1: the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made
public
2: the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial
inadequacy); "he is currently suffering financial
embarrassments"
3: some event that causes someone to be embarrassed; "the
outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals"
[ant: disembarrassment]
4: extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches" [syn:
overplus, plethora, superfluity, embarrassment]
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environment
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n 1: the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the
comfortable environment of his living room"
2: the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--
the flat agricultural surround" [syn: environment,
environs, surroundings, surround]
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event
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n 1: something that happens at a given place and time
2: a special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first
possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the
picnic will be canceled" [syn: event, case]
3: a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the
fundamental observational entity in relativity theory
4: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous
phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was
lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for
business"; "he acted very wise after the event" [syn:
consequence, effect, outcome, result, event,
issue, upshot]
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experiment
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n 1: the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
[syn: experiment, experimentation]
2: the testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living";
"not all experimentation is done in laboratories" [syn:
experiment, experimentation]
3: a venture at something new or different; "as an experiment he
decided to grow a beard"
v 1: to conduct a test or investigation; "We are experimenting
with the new drug in order to fight this disease"
2: try something new, as in order to gain experience; "Students
experiment sexually"; "The composer experimented with a new
style" [syn: experiment, try out]
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extent
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n 1: the point or degree to which something extends; "the extent
of the damage"; "the full extent of the law"; "to a certain
extent she was right"
2: the distance or area or volume over which something extends;
"the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable
extent"
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ferment
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n 1: a state of agitation or turbulent change or development;
"the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social
unrest" [syn: agitation, ferment, fermentation,
tempestuousness, unrest]
2: a substance capable of bringing about fermentation
3: a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to
break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic
breakdown of sugar into alcohol [syn: zymosis, zymolysis,
fermentation, fermenting, ferment]
v 1: be in an agitated or excited state; "The Middle East is
fermenting"; "Her mind ferments"
2: work up into agitation or excitement; "Islam is fermenting
Africa"
3: cause to undergo fermentation; "We ferment the grapes for a
very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner
worked the wine in big oak vats" [syn: ferment, work]
4: go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked";
"The cream has turned--we have to throw it out" [syn: sour,
turn, ferment, work]
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foment
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v 1: try to stir up public opinion [syn: agitate, foment,
stir up]
2: bathe with warm water or medicated lotions; "His legs should
be fomented"
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fragment
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n 1: a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a
fragment of rock"
2: a broken piece of a brittle artifact [syn: shard, sherd,
fragment]
3: an incomplete piece; "fragments of a play"
v 1: break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented"
[syn: break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise]
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frequent
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adj 1: coming at short intervals or habitually; "a frequent
guest"; "frequent complaints" [ant: infrequent]
2: frequently encountered; "a frequent (or common) error is
using the transitive verb `lay' for the intransitive `lie'";
v 1: do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or
client of [syn: patronize, patronise, shop, shop
at, buy at, frequent, sponsor] [ant: boycott]
2: be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; "She
haunts the ballet" [syn: frequent, haunt]
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gent
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n 1: informal abbreviation of `gentleman'
2: a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at
the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke" [syn:
chap, fellow, feller, fella, lad, gent,
blighter, cuss, bloke]
3: port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center;
famous for cloth industry [syn: Gent, Gand, Ghent]
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government
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n 1: the organization that is the governing authority of a
political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter
was referred to higher authorities" [syn: government,
authorities, regime]
2: the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for
the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable
experience of government" [syn: government, governing,
governance, government activity, administration]
3: (government) the system or form by which a community or other
political unit is governed; "tyrannical government"
4: the study of government of states and other political units
[syn: politics, political science, government]
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implement
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n 1: instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to
effect an end
v 1: apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design;
"implement a procedure"
2: ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to
everyone"; [syn: enforce, implement, apply] [ant:
exempt, free, relieve]
3: pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did
he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new
economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a
written proposal" [syn: follow through, follow up,
follow out, carry out, implement, put through, go
through]
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indent
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n 1: an order for goods to be exported or imported
2: the space left between the margin and the start of an
indented line [syn: indentation, indention, indent,
indenture]
v 1: set in from the margin; "Indent the paragraphs of a letter"
2: cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can
later be matched for authentication; "indent the documents"
3: make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car" [syn:
indent, dent]
4: notch the edge of or make jagged
5: bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or
servant; "an indentured servant" [syn: indenture, indent]
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intent
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adj 1: giving or marked by complete attention to; "that
engrossed look or rapt delight"; "then wrapped in
dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that
she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with
wonder"; "wrapped in thought" [syn: captive,
absorbed, engrossed, enwrapped, intent,
wrapped]
n 1: an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your
planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new
translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was
created with the conscious aim of answering immediate
needs"; "he made no secret of his designs" [syn: purpose,
intent, intention, aim, design]
2: the intended meaning of a communication [syn: intent,
purport, spirit]
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invent
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v 1: come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or
principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to
measure the speed of light" [syn: invent, contrive,
devise, excogitate, formulate, forge]
2: make up something artificial or untrue [syn: fabricate,
manufacture, cook up, make up, invent]
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lament
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n 1: a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be
heard throughout the ward" [syn: lament, lamentation,
plaint, wail]
2: a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a
memorial to a dead person [syn: dirge, coronach,
lament, requiem, threnody]
3: a mournful poem; a lament for the dead [syn: elegy,
lament]
v 1: express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the
child" [syn: lament, keen]
2: regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we
lamented the loss of benefits" [syn: deplore, lament,
bewail, bemoan]
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lent
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n 1: a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
[syn: Lent, Lententide]
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malcontent
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adj 1: discontented as toward authority [syn: disaffected,
ill-affected, malcontent, rebellious]
n 1: a person who is discontented or disgusted
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misrepresent
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v 1: represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my
intentions" [syn: misrepresent, belie]
2: tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures";
"cook the books"; "falsify the data" [syn: fudge,
manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle,
misrepresent]
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orient
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n 1: the countries of Asia [syn: East, Orient]
2: the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
[syn: eastern hemisphere, orient]
v 1: be oriented; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers
toes pointed outward" [syn: orient, point]
2: determine one's position with reference to another point; "We
had to orient ourselves in the forest" [syn: orient,
orientate] [ant: disorient, disorientate]
3: cause to point; "Orient the house towards the West"
4: familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances;
"The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen"
5: adjust to a specific need or market; "a magazine oriented
towards young people"; "tailor your needs to your
surroundings" [syn: tailor, orient]
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ornament
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n 1: something used to beautify [syn: decoration, ornament,
ornamentation]
v 1: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.;
"Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for
the special day" [syn: decorate, adorn, grace,
ornament, embellish, beautify]
2: be an ornament to; "stars ornamented the Christmas tree"
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pavement
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n 1: the paved surface of a thoroughfare [syn: pavement,
paving]
2: material used to pave an area [syn: paving, pavement,
paving material]
3: walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually
beside a street or roadway [syn: sidewalk, pavement]
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pent
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adj 1: closely confined [syn: pent, shut up(p)]
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percent
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n 1: a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the
amount per hundred) [syn: percentage, percent, per
centum, pct]
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pigment
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n 1: dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with
a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
2: any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues
produces a characteristic color
3: a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a
surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a
liquid); dries to form a hard coating; "artists use `paint'
and `pigment' interchangeably" [syn: paint, pigment]
v 1: acquire pigment; become colored or imbued
2: color or dye with a pigment; "pigment a photograph"
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portent
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n 1: a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen
before going into battle" [syn: omen, portent,
presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy]
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present
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adj 1: temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now
existing or happening or in consideration; "the present
leader"; "articles for present use"; "the present topic";
"the present system"; "present observations" [ant:
future, past]
2: being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is
present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at
the creation" [ant: absent]
n 1: the period of time that is happening now; any continuous
stretch of time including the moment of speech; "that is
enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no
thought of tomorrow" [syn: present, nowadays]
2: something presented as a gift; "his tie was a present from
his wife"
3: a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of
speaking [syn: present, present tense]
v 1: give an exhibition of to an interested audience; "She shows
her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in
Washington" [syn: show, demo, exhibit, present,
demonstrate]
2: bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the
arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our
formal reason" [syn: present, represent, lay out]
3: perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to
stage `Othello'" [syn: stage, present, represent]
4: hand over formally [syn: present, submit]
5: introduce; "This poses an interesting question" [syn:
present, pose]
6: give, especially as an honor or reward; "bestow honors and
prizes at graduation" [syn: award, present]
7: give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her
for her birthday?" [syn: give, gift, present]
8: deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement
speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the
students" [syn: deliver, present]
9: cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you
with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"
[syn: introduce, present, acquaint]
10: represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or
sculpture; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in
this painting" [syn: portray, present]
11: present somebody with something, usually to accuse or
criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was
faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his
actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us" [syn: confront,
face, present]
12: formally present a debutante, a representative of a country,
etc.
13: recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military
regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers
show up, the soldiers have to salute" [syn: salute,
present]
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prevent
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v 1: keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense
of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the
projects precludes your involvement in the competitive
project" [syn: prevent, forestall, foreclose,
preclude, forbid]
2: stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in
a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading";
"His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child
from eating the marbles" [syn: prevent, keep] [ant:
allow, let, permit]
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regiment
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n 1: army unit smaller than a division
v 1: subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization;
"regiment one's children"
2: form (military personnel) into a regiment
3: assign to a regiment; "regiment soldiers"
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reinvent
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v 1: bring back into existence; "The candidate reinvented the
concept of national health care so that he would get
elected"
2: create anew and make over; "He reinvented African music for
American listeners"
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relent
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v 1: give in, as to influence or pressure [syn: yield,
relent, soften] [ant: remain firm, stand]
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rent
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n 1: a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an
owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or
service
2: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a
rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" [syn:
rip, rent, snag, split, tear]
3: the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that
derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar
conditions [syn: economic rent, rent]
4: the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he
gave the envelope a vigorous rip" [syn: rent, rip,
split]
v 1: let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we
were abroad" [syn: rent, lease]
2: grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am
leasing my country estate to some foreigners" [syn: lease,
let, rent]
3: engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an
apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we
take a guide in Rome?" [syn: lease, rent, hire,
charter, engage, take]
4: hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
[syn: rent, hire, charter, lease]
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reorient
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v 1: orient once again, after a disorientation [syn:
reorientate, reorient]
2: cause to turn
3: set or arrange in a new or different determinate position;
"Orient the house towards the South"
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repent
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v 1: turn away from sin or do penitence [syn: repent, atone]
2: feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about [syn:
repent, regret, rue]
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represent
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v 1: take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to; "Because
of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in
Greek stands for an 's' in Latin" [syn: represent, stand
for, correspond]
2: express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol;
"What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?" [syn: typify,
symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent]
3: be representative or typical for; "This period is represented
by Beethoven"
4: be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's
interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians
and office holders representing their constituents, or of a
tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute; "I
represent the silent majority"
5: serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower
represents a young girl"
6: be characteristic of; "This compositional style is
exemplified by this fugue" [syn: exemplify, represent]
7: form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone
wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute
my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus";
"This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few
men comprise his entire army" [syn: constitute,
represent, make up, comprise, be]
8: be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith
will represent the defendant" [syn: defend, represent]
[ant: prosecute]
9: create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his
wife as a young girl" [syn: represent, interpret]
10: play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to
act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She
played the servant to her husband's master" [syn: act,
play, represent]
11: perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to
stage `Othello'" [syn: stage, present, represent]
12: describe or present, usually with respect to a particular
quality; "He represented this book as an example of the
Russian 19th century novel"
13: point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance;
"our parents represented to us the need for more caution"
14: bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the
arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to
our formal reason" [syn: present, represent, lay out]
15: to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
[syn: map, represent]
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resent
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v 1: feel bitter or indignant about; "She resents being paid
less than her co-workers"
2: wish ill or allow unwillingly [syn: begrudge, resent]
[ant: wish, wish well]
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scent
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n 1: a distinctive odor that is pleasant [syn: aroma,
fragrance, perfume, scent]
2: an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be
traced
3: any property detected by the olfactory system [syn:
olfactory property, smell, aroma, odor, odour,
scent]
v 1: cause to smell or be smelly [syn: odorize, odourise,
scent] [ant: deodorise, deodorize, deodourise]
2: catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the
drugs" [syn: scent, nose, wind]
3: apply perfume to; "She perfumes herself every day" [syn:
perfume, scent]
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segment
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n 1: one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to
constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod";
"metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the
final segment of the road" [syn: section, segment]
2: one of the parts into which something naturally divides; "a
segment of an orange"
v 1: divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a
compound word" [syn: segment, section]
2: divide or split up; "The cells segmented"
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sent
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adj 1: caused or enabled to go or be conveyed or transmitted
[ant: unsent]
n 1: 100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
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spent
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adj 1: depleted of energy, force, or strength; "impossible to
grow tobacco on the exhausted soil"; "the exhausted food
sources"; "exhausted oil wells" [syn: exhausted,
spent] [ant: unexhausted]
2: drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired;
completely exhausted; "the day's shopping left her
exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and
sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt
completely washed-out"; "only worn-out horses and cattle";
"you look worn out" [syn: exhausted, dog-tired, fagged,
fatigued, played out, spent, washed-out, worn-
out(a), worn out(p)]
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supplement
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n 1: textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at
the end [syn: addendum, supplement, postscript]
2: a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency) [syn:
supplement, supplementation]
3: a supplementary component that improves capability [syn:
accessory, appurtenance, supplement, add-on]
v 1: add as a supplement to what seems insufficient; "supplement
your diet"
2: serve as a supplement to; "Vitamins supplemented his meager
diet"
3: add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel
where he used an invented language" [syn: append, add on,
supplement, affix]
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tent
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n 1: a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over
supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and
pegs); "he pitched his tent near the creek" [syn: tent,
collapsible shelter]
2: a web that resembles a tent or carpet
v 1: live in or as if in a tent; "Can we go camping again this
summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The
houseguests had to camp in the living room" [syn: camp,
encamp, camp out, bivouac, tent]
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torment
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n 1: unbearable physical pain [syn: torture, torment]
2: extreme mental distress [syn: anguish, torment,
torture]
3: intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain;
"an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned" [syn:
agony, torment, torture]
4: a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; "so
great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his
tormentors" [syn: harassment, torment]
5: a severe affliction [syn: curse, torment]
6: the act of harassing someone [syn: badgering, worrying,
torment, bedevilment]
v 1: torment emotionally or mentally [syn: torment, torture,
excruciate, rack]
2: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering
teacher" [syn: torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun,
frustrate]
3: subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell,
according to the Bible" [syn: torture, excruciate,
torment]
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unsent
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adj 1: not dispatched or transmitted; "the letter remained
unwritten and unsent" [ant: sent]
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unspent
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adj 1: (of financial resources) not spent; "unexpended funds";
"his unspent allowance" [syn: unspent, unexpended]
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vent
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n 1: a hole for the escape of gas or air [syn: vent,
venthole, vent-hole, blowhole]
2: external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower
vertebrate
3: a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some
other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt [syn:
vent, volcano]
4: a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket)
5: activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion;
"she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to
his anger" [syn: release, outlet, vent]
v 1: give expression or utterance to; "She vented her anger";
"The graduates gave vent to cheers" [syn: vent,
ventilate, give vent]
2: expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the
old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms" [syn:
vent, ventilate, air out, air]
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wisent
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n 1: European bison having a smaller and higher head than the
North American bison [syn: wisent, aurochs, Bison
bonasus]
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brent
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n 1: small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate
southward [syn: brant, brant goose, brent, brent
goose]
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ghent
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n 1: port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center;
famous for cloth industry [syn: Gent, Gand, Ghent]
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kent
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n 1: a county in southeastern England on the English Channel;
formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be
colonized by the Romans
2: United States painter noted for his woodcuts (1882-1971)
[syn: Kent, Rockwell Kent]
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stent
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n 1: a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a
blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical
anastomosis
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trent
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n 1: a river in central England that flows generally
northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the
Humber [syn: Trent, River Trent, Trent River]
2: a city in northern Italy (northwest of Venice) on the River
Adige; the site of the Council of Trent [syn: Trento,
Trent]
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tashkent
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n 1: the capital of Uzbekistan [syn: Tashkent, Taskent,
capital of Uzbek]
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nonevent
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n 1: an anticipated event that turns out to be far less
significant than was expected
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ament
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n 1: a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence [syn: catkin,
ament]
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anent
0
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dement
0
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forwent
0
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leant
0
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meant
0
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outspent
0
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overspent
0
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quitrent
0
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underwent
0
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unmeant
0
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bendt
0
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bente
0
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dessent
0
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gourment
0
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ident
0
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misspent
0
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blent
0
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outwent
0
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precent
0
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thereanent
0