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1. Definition: 1. exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage; "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous"

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1. Definition: 1. doing as one pleases or chooses; "if I had my way"

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1. Definition: 1. (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome

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1. Definition: 1. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups;

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1. Definition: 1. the act of giving a talk to an audience; "I attended an interesting talk on local history"

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1. Definition: 1. an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"

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1. Definition: 1. in heraldry, a sketch of a coat of arms in outline.

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1. Definition: 1. (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; "owls have nocturnal habits"; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it"

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1. Definition: 1. the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"

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1. Definition: 1. made according to the specifications of an individual

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1. Definition: 1. metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side

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1. Definition: 1. of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals; "a ritual dance of Haiti"; "sedate little colonial tribe with its ritual tea parties"- Nadine Gordimer

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1. Definition: 1. how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion"

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1. Definition: 1. the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism; "the piano had a very stiff action"

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1. Definition: 1. an act of help or assistance; "he did them a service"

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1. Definition: 1. two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context

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1. Definition: 1. found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant

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1. Definition: 1. loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric"

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1. Definition: 1. code of correct conduct; "safety protocols"; "academic protocol"

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1. Definition: 1. a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme; "the word `pocket' has two syllables"

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1. Definition: 1. a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink"

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1. Definition: 1. (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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1. Definition: 1. give a workout to; "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles"; "this puzzle will exercise your mind"

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1. Definition: 1. overabundance of words

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1. Definition: 1. (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature); "the rationale for capital punishment"; "the principles of internal-combustion engines"

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1. Definition: 1. Arts and customs

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1. Definition: 1. the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?"

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1. Definition: 1. care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)

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1. Definition: 1. the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication

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1. Definition: 1. a conventional or formulaic conception or image; "regional stereotypes have been part of America since its founding"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it;

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