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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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plural of “aborigine” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

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related by common characteristics or ancestry

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a native or inhabitant of the United States

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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

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past form of “annotate” — add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments

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the past participle of “be”

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the supreme effort one can make

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a diacritical mark (U-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound

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showing who or what does the action

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assets available for use in the production of further assets

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plural of “capital” — assets available for use in the production of further assets

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United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)

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the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process

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characteristic of the present

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a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

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serving to describe or inform or characterized by description

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the act of discovering something

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plural of “document” — writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

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all through a period, or at some point within it

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at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

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of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth

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improved or corrected by critical editing

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a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

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a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

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to a considerable degree; very much

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coins made of gold

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the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

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inside something, or within a place, period, or state

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

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plural of “introduction” — the act of beginning something new

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a member of the Jesuit order

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plural of “journal” — a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

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United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)

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an area that is approximately central within some larger region

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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

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plural of “note” — a brief written record

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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touching and supported by a surface

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preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

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one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

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an amount of time

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superlative of “rare” — not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness

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mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups

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past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)

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third-person singular of “represent” — take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to

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plural of “reprint” — a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale

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(Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel

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similar things placed in order or happening one after another

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a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

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relating to human society and its members

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(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

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the words of something written

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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

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change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

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plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another

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plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

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the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

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relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

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in the company of; together with

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