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reliable

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Able to be depended on; trustworthy

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excise

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(v.) to remove by cutting; (n.) an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity or service

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retain

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to hold or keep

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expectancy

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n. The act or state of looking forward to as certain or probable.

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comprise

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(v.) to include or contain; to be made up of

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index

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a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number

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shrink

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decrease in size, range, or extent

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cyber

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any criminal activity associated with a computer

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abandon

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To give up completely; to desert; careless disregard for consequences; leave behind, relinquish; leave in troubled state; careless, often reckless disregard for consequences

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consumption

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(n.) the act of consuming

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subjective

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Existing in the mind or relating to one's own thoughts, opinions, emotions, etc.; personal, individual, based on feelings

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indicator

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a device for showing the operating condition of some system

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nest

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fit together or fit inside

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combat

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a fighter; engaged in fighting

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modernization

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The process of reforming political, military, economic, social, and cultural traditions in imitation of the early success of Western societies, often with regard for accommodating local traditions in non-Western societies.

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respectively

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(adv) in the order given

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contrary

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opposite in character or direction

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pessimistic

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a tendency to stress the negative or unfavorable.

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methodological

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relating to the methodology of some discipline

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locus

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Location of a gene on a chromosome

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standardization

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defining meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pretested group

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rage

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a feeling of intense anger

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overcome

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defeat, conquer

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retropose

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adj. displaced backwards

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overwhelm

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(v.) to overcome by superior force, crush; to affect so deeply as to make helpless

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murky

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(adj.) dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision

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idiosyncratic

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Peculiar to one person; highly individualized

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distinct

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clearly different; clearly noticed

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covert

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hidden; undercover

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skepticism

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A philosophy which suggests that nothing can ever be known for certain.

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insertion

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the act of putting one thing into another

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spur

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incite or stimulate

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monetization

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establishing something (e.g. gold or silver) as the legal tender of a country

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interception

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the act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving

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drastic

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strong; violent and severe

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implicit

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(adj.) implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in

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ecological

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characterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environment

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exuberant

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(adj.) high-spirited, enthusiastic, unrestrained; excessive, abundant

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prerequisite

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something required beforehand

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coax

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to persuade or obtain by pleading or flattery

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preoccupation

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absorption of attention or intellect

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radical

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favoring fundamental or extreme change; relating to roots or origins

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genuine

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actually being what it is claimed or seems to be; true; real; authentic

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innate

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(adj.) natural, inborn, inherent; built-in

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serial

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in regular succession without gaps

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credential

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A document that proves a person is believable

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practical

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based on experience; useful

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welfare

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The health, prosperity, and happiness of the members of a community

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mere

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being nothing more than specified

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harmonic

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pleasing to hear; of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm

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