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• Theodicy
  The vindication of the [[divine]] attributes, esp. [[justice]] and [[holy|holiness]], in respect to the [[existence]] of [[ev
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• Service
  :14. [[Worship]]; esp. [[public]] [[worship]] according to form and order. Now rare or Obs. exc. ...A musical setting of those portions of the church-offices which are sung; esp. the [[music]] for the [[canticles]] at Morning and Evening Prayer.
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• Skill
  ...the phrase can (or could) skill, to have discrimination or [[knowledge]], esp. in a specified matter. Usually const. of, in, or to with inf. Obs. The phr
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• Rhyme
  ...[[correspondence]] of [[sound]] between [[words]] or the endings of words, esp. when these are used at the ends of lines of [[poetry]].
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• Growth
  ::d. A crop or yield as used in a classification of (esp. the best) vineyards to indicate the [[quality]] of the wine produced there
  3 KB (513 words) - 01:10, 13 December 2020
• Prescience
  Scientific [[investigation]] of extrasensory perception (ESP) is [[complicated]] by the [[definition]] which implies that the [[phenomen
  4 KB (541 words) - 02:11, 13 December 2020
• Modulation
  ...ng an [[electromagnetic]] [[wave]] or other oscillating signal, or a beam, esp. in order to impress a signal on it; the extent to which a modulated carrie
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• Byzantine
  ...al states were emerging as the dominant political form. The government and esp. the church could not reconcile their universal claims with the political r
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• Waiting
  *5. a. trans. To look forward (esp. with desire or apprehension) to (some future event or [[contingency]]); to ...n expectation of [[death]]; (c) Hawking (see quot. 1891); (d) dial. (esp. Austral. and N.Z.), to wait for a while, to ‘hold on’. Freq. imp.
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• Prism
  ...tics]]'': A [[transparent]] object in the [[form]] of a geometrical prism; esp. a right prism whose ends are [[identical]] acute-angled triangles, used fo
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• Liquor
  4. a solution of a substance, esp. a [[concentrated]] one used in the industrial arts.
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• Talk:2011-07-29-ABC Summaries, A-F and Index
  *forbid, esp. by law : strikes remained proscribed in the armed forces.
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• Play
  ::b. Free or unimpeded movement, esp. from or about a fixed point; the proper or possible movement of a [[mechan ::c. Esp. in a joint, mechanism, etc.: freedom or room for movement; the space in or
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• Infusion
  ...le]], [[quality]], or [[idea]], into the [[mind]], [[soul]], or [[heart]]; esp. the imparting of [[a priori]] ideas or of [[divine]] [[grace]]
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• Inner child
  *1:A person's supposed original or authentic [[self]], esp. when regarded as [[damaged]] or repressed by [[childhood]] [[traumas]]; (a
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• Consecration
  ::b. esp. The [[formal]] dedication and setting apart, by a bishop, of a church, chu
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• Scouts
  ...iew to recruiting suitably [[talented]] persons to one's [[organization]] (esp. a sports club); to [[assess]] (an [[individual]]) with this [[purpose]].
  4 KB (586 words) - 02:36, 13 December 2020
• Ovum
  *2: a mature [[female]] reproductive [[cell]], esp. of a human or other animal, that can divide to give rise to an [[embryo]]
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• Insult
  ...xult proudly or contemptuously; to boast, brag, vaunt, [[glory]], triumph, esp. in an insolent or scornful way.
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• Relief
  :d. The [[body]], or part of the body, of a [[dead]] person, esp. a saint; a [[relic]]. rare.
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