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abreast
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adv 1: alongside each other, facing in the same direction
adj 1: being up to particular standard or level especially in
being up to date in knowledge; "kept abreast of the
latest developments"; "constant revision keeps the book
au courant"; "always au fait on the latest events"; "up
on the news" [syn: abreast(p), au courant, au fait,
up on(p)]
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addressed
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adj 1: (of mail) marked with a destination; "I throw away all
mail addressed to `resident'" [ant: unaddressed]
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attest
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v 1: provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's
behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever
attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a
high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision
demonstrates his sense of fairness" [syn: attest,
certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence]
2: authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in
an official capacity; "I attest this signature"
3: give testimony in a court of law [syn: testify, attest,
take the stand, bear witness]
4: establish or verify the usage of; "This word is not attested
until 1993"
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behest
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n 1: an authoritative command or request
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bequest
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n 1: (law) a gift of personal property by will [syn: bequest,
legacy]
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best
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adv 1: in a most excellent way or manner; "he played best after
a couple of martinis"
2: it would be sensible; "you'd best stay at home"
3: from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows
best"; "I know better." [syn: better, best]
adj 1: (superlative of `good') having the most positive
qualities; "the best film of the year"; "the best
solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best
suit" [ant: worst]
2: (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more
advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be better to
speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to
respond" [syn: better(p), best(p)]
n 1: the supreme effort one can make; "they did their best"
[ant: worst]
2: the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who
tops all others; "he could beat the best of them" [syn:
best, topper]
3: Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who
assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery
of insulin (1899-1978) [syn: Best, C. H. Best, Charles
Herbert Best]
v 1: get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"
[syn: outdo, outflank, trump, best, scoop]
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blessed
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adj 1: highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace);
"our blessed land"; "the blessed assurance of a steady
income" [syn: blessed, blest] [ant: cursed,
curst]
2: worthy of worship; "the Blessed Trinity"
3: expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted
idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a
blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or
goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or
goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "an infernal
nuisance" [syn: blasted, blame, blamed, blessed,
damn, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn,
goddamned, infernal]
4: Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy
of veneration [syn: beatified, blessed]
5: enjoying the bliss of heaven
6: characterized by happiness and good fortune; "a blessed time"
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blest
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adj 1: highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace);
"our blessed land"; "the blessed assurance of a steady
income" [syn: blessed, blest] [ant: cursed,
curst]
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breast
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n 1: the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen; "he
beat his breast in anger" [syn: breast, chest]
2: either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on
the chest of a woman [syn: breast, bosom, knocker,
boob, tit, titty]
3: meat carved from the breast of a fowl [syn: breast, white
meat]
4: the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's
chest
v 1: meet at breast level; "The runner breasted the tape"
2: reach the summit (of a mountain); "They breasted the
mountain"; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all
summit" [syn: summit, breast]
3: confront bodily; "breast the storm" [syn: front, breast]
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chest
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n 1: the part of the human torso between the neck and the
diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
[syn: thorax, chest, pectus]
2: box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy
3: the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen; "he beat
his breast in anger" [syn: breast, chest]
4: furniture with drawers for keeping clothes [syn: chest of
drawers, chest, bureau, dresser]
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coalesced
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adj 1: joined together into a whole; "United Industries"; "the
amalgamated colleges constituted a university"; "a
consolidated school" [syn: amalgamate, amalgamated,
coalesced, consolidated, fused]
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compressed
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adj 1: pressed tightly together; "with lips compressed" [syn:
compressed, tight]
2: reduced in volume by pressure; "compressed air"
3: flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain
leafstalks or flatfishes) [syn: compressed, flat]
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congest
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v 1: become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our
drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" [syn:
clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest,
choke, foul] [ant: unclog]
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contest
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n 1: an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or
more contestants [syn: contest, competition]
2: a struggle between rivals
v 1: to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation;
"They contested the outcome of the race" [syn: contest,
contend, repugn]
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crest
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n 1: the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
2: the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or
hill); "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they
clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few
molecules wide at the summit" [syn: peak, crown, crest,
top, tip, summit]
3: the center of a cambered road [syn: crown, crest]
4: (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a
helmet
5: a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird
or other animal
v 1: lie at the top of; "Snow capped the mountains" [syn: cap,
crest]
2: reach a high point; "The river crested last night"
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depressed
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adj 1: lower than previously; "the market is depressed"; "prices
are down" [syn: depressed, down(p)]
2: flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened
along the dorsal and ventral surfaces
3: filled with melancholy and despondency ; "gloomy at the
thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a
gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the
darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city";
"depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and
resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his
defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" [syn:
gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited,
down(p), downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth,
low, low-spirited]
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detest
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v 1: dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I
hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians" [syn: hate,
detest] [ant: love]
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digest
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n 1: a periodical that summarizes the news
2: something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
[syn: compilation, digest]
v 1: convert food into absorbable substances; "I cannot digest
milk products"
2: arrange and integrate in the mind; "I cannot digest all this
information"
3: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear
his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a
lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the
heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
[syn: digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear,
stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer,
put up]
4: become assimilated into the body; "Protein digests in a few
hours"
5: systematize, as by classifying and summarizing; "the
government digested the entire law into a code"
6: soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or
moisture
7: make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a
summary" [syn: digest, condense, concentrate]
8: soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or
moisture
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distressed
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adj 1: facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty;
"distressed companies need loans and technical advice";
"financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering
their prices"; "we were hard put to meet the mortgage
payment"; "found themselves in a bad way financially"
[syn: distressed, hard-pressed, hard put, in a bad
way(p)]
2: generalized feeling of distress [syn: dysphoric,
distressed, unhappy] [ant: euphoric]
3: suffering severe physical strain or distress; "he dropped out
of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty
breathing" [syn: stressed, distressed]
4: afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or
grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted
moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed
into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown";
"one last worried check of the sleeping children" [syn:
disquieted, distressed, disturbed, upset, worried]
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divest
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v 1: take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the
Jews of all their assets" [syn: deprive, strip,
divest]
2: deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his
rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their
rights" [syn: divest, disinvest] [ant: enthrone,
invest, vest]
3: reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment); "The
company decided to divest"; "the board of trustees divested
$20 million in real estate property"; "There was pressure on
the university to disinvest in South Africa" [syn: divest,
disinvest] [ant: commit, invest, place, put]
4: remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly
undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her
outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments"
[syn: strip, undress, divest, disinvest]
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dressed
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adj 1: dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used
in combination; "the elegantly attired gentleman";
"neatly dressed workers"; "monks garbed in hooded robes";
"went about oddly garmented"; "professors robed in
crimson"; "tuxedo-attired gentlemen"; "crimson-robed
Harvard professors" [syn: appareled, attired,
dressed, garbed, garmented, habilimented,
robed]
2: treated with medications and protective covering
3: (of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth [syn: dressed,
polished]
4: dressed in fancy or formal clothing [syn: dressed(p),
dressed-up, dressed to the nines(p), dressed to
kill(p), dolled up, spruced up, spiffed up, togged
up]
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invest
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v 1: make an investment; "Put money into bonds" [syn: invest,
put, commit, place] [ant: disinvest, divest]
2: give qualities or abilities to [syn: endow, indue,
gift, empower, invest, endue]
3: furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors [syn:
invest, clothe, adorn]
4: provide with power and authority; "They vested the council
with special rights" [syn: invest, vest, enthrone]
[ant: disinvest, divest]
5: place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position;
"there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"
[syn: induct, invest, seat]
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zest
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n 1: vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment [syn: gusto,
relish, zest, zestfulness]
2: a tart spicy quality [syn: nip, piquance, piquancy,
piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest]
v 1: add herbs or spices to [syn: zest, spice, spice up]
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brest
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n 1: a port city in northwestern France (in Brittany); the chief
naval station of France
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acquiesced
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assessed
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confessed
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digressed
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chrest
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addwest
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celeste
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