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| Valuable |
val-yoo-uh-buhl, -yuh-buhl |
having considerable monetary worth; costing or bringing a high price... |
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| Almost |
awl-mohst, awl-mohst |
very nearly; all but... |
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| Ancestor |
an-ses-ter or, especially Brit., -suh-st |
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor... |
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| Visibility |
viz-uh-bil-i-tee |
the state or fact of being visible... |
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| Compression |
kuhm-presh-uhn |
the act of compressing... |
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| Demagogue |
dem-uh-gog, -gawg |
a person, esp. an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by ... |
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| Positive |
poz-i-tiv |
explicitly stated, stipulated, or expressed... |
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| Vaccinate |
vak-suh-neyt |
to inoculate with the vaccine of cowpox so as to render the subject immune to sm... |
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| Rivals |
rahy-vuhl |
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries t... |
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| Monarchy |
mon-er-kee |
a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in ... |
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