| acquired | Gained possession of
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| adhere | To carry out a plan, or an operation without deviation; to stick to
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| administer | To manage or direct
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| advantage | Benefit, profit, or gain
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| affected | Influenced by
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| alternative | A situation presenting a choice between two mutually exclusive possibilities
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| apparent | Appearing as such, seeming
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| assets | Property, tangible and intangible, including cash, inventories, and property rights
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| assign | To transfer to another
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| assume | To take on, adopt
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| assumption | Something taken for granted or accepted as true without proof
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| benefit | Something that promotes well-being; a useful aid
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| broadcast | To send out or communicate, especially by radio, television, or the Internet
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| capacity | Ability to perform or produce
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| ceremony | A formal act performed as prescribed by ritual or custom
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| certify | To confirm formally as true or genuine
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| commerce | The exchange or buying and selling of goods on a large scale
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| compensate | To make up for a loss
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| comply | To act in accordance with another’s command or request
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| comprehensive | Covering completely or broadly
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| conduct | To direct, manage, control, or carry out
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| confidential | Communicated or entrusted in secret
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| consent | To give approval
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| contain | To have as component parts; include or comprise
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| contempt | Open disrespect or willful disobedience of a court or legislative body
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| cooperation | The act of working together toward a common end or purpose
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| corruption | Impairment of integrity, morals, and honesty; promoting wrong by improper or illegal means
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| definite | Unquestionable; certain; precise
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| determine | To decide or settle conclusively or definitely
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| directive | An order or instruction, especially one issued by a central authority
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| discharge | To set aside; annul
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| disclose | To make known
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| dispensing | Distributing; dealing out in portions
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| distress | Anxiety or mental suffering
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| domestic | Relating to home or household, or to a specific state or country
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| dominant | Exercising the most influence or control
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| dormant | Inactive
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| download | Transfer data from a computer to another device
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| duplicate | Identically copied from an original
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| effective | In force; in effect
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| elective | A choice; an option
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| emission | A substance that is discharged
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| empathy | Understanding; being sensitive to
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| endowment | The act of furnishing with an income
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| exaggerate | To enlarge beyond the truth; overstate
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| exceed | To go beyond the limits of; surpass
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| exception | Something omitted, excluded, or neglected
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| exclude | To prevent from being included, considered, or accepted; reject
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| exclusive | Not divided or shared with others
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| expire | To come to an end; terminate
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| exploit | To make use of unfairly for one’s own advantaged
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| extent | The degree to which something is stretched out
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| foreseeable | Seen or known beforehand
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| genuine | Actually possessing the apparent attribute or character; authentic
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| gratuitous | Given or received without cost or obligation; free
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| impersonate | The assume the character or appearance of, especially fraudulently
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| impose | To force; to establish as compulsory; to apply by authority
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| impulse | An impelling force; an urge that prompts an unpremeditated act or feeling
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| incidental | Of a minor, casual, or subordinate nature
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| incompetence | Lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
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| indicating | Serving as a sign, symptom, or token of; signifying
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| informal | Appropriate to ordinary, casual, or familiar use
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| infrastructure | The basic facilities, services, and installations needed for the function of a community, society, or a system such as the national electronic system
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| intent | The purpose to commit a wrongful act; meaning; significance
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| involved | Connected by participation or association
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| irrevocable | Impossible to take back
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| jeopardy | Exposure to loss or injury
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| loyal | Faithful to a person, ideal, custom, cause, or duty
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| malicious | Deliberately harmful; spiteful
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| mediator | One who intervenes between conflicting parties to bring about an agreement
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| motive | A need or desire that causes a person to act
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| mutual | Possessed in common; having the same relationship
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| objective | Uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices; factual
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| obligation | Something one is bound to legally or morally
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| option | Choice
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| permissible | Allowable
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| permission | Formal consent
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| perpetual | Continue for an unlimited time
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| persistent | Existing or remaining in the same state for an indefinitely long time; enduring
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| petition | A formal written application requesting a court for a specific judicial action
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| preemptive | Undertaken or initiated to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence
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| prevalent | Generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored; widespread
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| proactive | Controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens
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| process | A series of actions, changes, or functions bringing about a result
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| proportionate | Properly related in size, degree, or other measurable characteristics; corresponding
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| provision | A measure or requirement made beforehand
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| random | Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective
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| reasonable | Moderate; fair; rational
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| reconcile | To make compatible or consistent; to balance, as a bank statement
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| reconciliation | Reestablishment of a relationship
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| register | To set down in writing; record; enter in a record
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| require | To impose an obligation on; compel
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| revoke | To void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing
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| routine | Habitual; regular
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| sabotage | Destruction of property or obstruction of normal operations
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| schedule | A plan for performing work or achieving an objective, specifying the order and allotted time for each part
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| signature | A distinctive mark or characteristic indicating identity
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| significant | Having or likely to have a major effect; important
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| similar | Having the same or some of the same characteristics
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| simulate | To have or take on the appearance, form, or sound of; imitate
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| solicit | To seek to obtain by persuasion, entreaty, or formal application
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| specify | To state in detail or as a condition
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| spouse | A marriage partner; a husband or wife
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| standard | A model, measure, or criterion
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| status | The legal character or condition of a person or thing
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| subscription | The completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable
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| subsidize | Supported materially or financially
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| substitute | Something that takes the place of another; a replacement; a copy
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| supplement | Something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen as whole
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| tangible | That which can be valued monetarily or touched; real
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| unanimous | Having the agreement of all
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| unauthorized | Not having official permission or approval
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| unconditional | Without conditions or limitations; absolute
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| uniform | Conforming to one principle, standard, or rule; consistent
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| usury | Charging more than the maximum legal interest rate
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| vacate | To make legally void
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| voluntary | Done or undertaken of one’s own free will
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