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aid |
n. Help, typically of a practical nature n. Financial or material help given to a country or area in need |
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allot |
vt. Give or apportion (something) to someone as a share or task syn. allocate to, assign to, apportion to, distribute to, issue to, grant to; |
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ample |
adj. enough or more than enough; plentiful syn. enough, sufficient, adequate, plenty of |
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spacious |
adj. (Especially of a room or building) having ample space. syn. roomy, capacious, palatial, airy, sizable, generous, large, big, vast, immense; |
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cramped |
adj. Feeling or causing someone to feel uncomfortably confined or hemmed in by lack of space syn. confined, uncomfortable, restricted, constricted, small, tiny, narrow,crowded, packed, congested; |
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swell |
vi. (Especially of a part of the body) become larger or rounder in size, typically as a result of accumulation of fluid syn. expand, bulge, distend, inflate, dilate, bloat, puff up, balloon, fatten, fill out, tumefy |
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relieve |
vt. Cause (pain, distress, or difficulty) to become less severe or serious |
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asleep |
adj. In or into a state of sleep syn. sleeping, in a deep sleep, napping, catnapping, dozing, drowsing adj. Not attentive or alert; inactive |
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harmony |
n. The combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords and chord progressions having a pleasing effect syn. euphony, polyphony |
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alleviation |
n. The action or process of making suffering, deficiency, or a problem less severe |
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go in for |
vt. Like or habitually take part in (something, especially an activity) syn. take part in, participate in, engage in, get involved in, join in, enter into, undertake;practice, pursue;espouse, adopt, embrace |
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put up |
v. Offer or show (a particular degree of resistance, effort, or skill) in a fight or competitivesituation v. Stay temporarily in lodgings other than one’s own home |
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prospective |
adj. (Of a person) expected or expecting to be something particular in the future adj. Likely to happen at a future date; concerned with or applying to the future syn. potential, possible, probable, likely, future, eventual, -to-be, soon-to-be, in the making;intending, aspiring, would-be;forthcoming, approaching, coming, imminent |
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perspective |
n. The art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impressionof their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other when viewed from a particular point n. A particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view syn. outlook, view, viewpoint, point of view, POV, standpoint, position, stand, stance, angle,slant, attitude, frame of mind, frame of reference, approach, way of looking, interpretation |
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perceptive |
adj. Having or showing sensitive insight syn. insightful, discerning, sensitive, intuitive, observant; |
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provocative |
adj. Causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction, especially deliberately syn. annoying, irritating, exasperating, infuriating, maddening, vexing, galling;insulting, offensive, inflammatory, incendiary, controversial |
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sworn |
past participle of swear. |
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raffle |
n. A means of raising money by selling numbered tickets, one or some of which are subsequently drawn at random, the holder or holders of such tickets winning a prize syn. lottery, lotto, drawing, prize drawing, sweepstake(s) v. Offer (something) as a prize in a raffle |
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fund |
n. A sum of money saved or made available for a particular purpose v. Provide with money for a particular purpose |
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compromise |
n. An agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions syn. agreement, understanding, settlement, terms, deal, trade-off, bargain; |
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attain |
vt. Succeed in achieving (something that one desires and has worked for) syn. achieve, accomplish, reach, obtain, gain, procure, secure, get, hook, net, win, earn, acquire;realize, fulfill vt. Reach (a specified age, size, or amount) |
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streamline |
Design or provide with a form that presents very little resistance to a flow of air or water,increasing speed and ease of movement |
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compensate |
vt. Give (someone) something, typically money, in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury incurred; recompense syn. recompense, repay, pay back, reimburse, remunerate, recoup, requite, indemnify |
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allure |
n. The quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating: syn. attraction, lure, draw, pull, appeal, allurement, enticement, temptation, charm, seduction, fascination |
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chase |
v. Pursue in order to catch or catch up with n. An act of pursuing someone or something syn. pursuit, hunt, trail |
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trim |
vt. Make (something) neat or of the required size or form by cutting away irregular or unwantedparts
n. Additional decoration, typically along the edges of something and in contrasting color or material syn. decoration, trimming, ornamentation, adornment, embellishment; |
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crave |
vt. Feel a powerful desire for (something) syn. long for, yearn for, desire, want, wish for, hunger for, thirst for, sigh for, pine for, hanker |