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permissible or properly belonging

to get or cause by force

witty thought or saying, usually short

chew over and over (mentally or, like cows, physically)

sorrow for the suffering or problems of another or others, often accompanied by an urge to help

adherence to the truth

a word or form in this degree

in grammar, the comparative degree (words ending in er)

comparing one thing to another

estimated by relating it to something else

gain time as by postponing an action

the science of transmitting information

the art of expressing ideas

a medium for exchanging information

extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress

later addition to a will

supplement to the body of a will

text of an opera or oratorio

direct to leave

nectarivore (nectar-eater)

discharge from employment

changing its habitat

the information so exchanged

lying with the front downward

apply one’s attention

deviation from the normal

a giving or exchanging of information, messages, etc.

as low as possible

cover with a crust

clublike medieval weapon

supremacy of authority

a financial liability

phrase dulled in meaning by repetition

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