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71as|sist|ance — «uh SIHS tuhns», noun. 1. the act of assisting; help; aid: »I need your assistance. SYNONYM(S): support, backing, succor. 2. the help or aid given: »a grant of $2,000 as assistance toward a degree …
72as|sur|ance — «uh SHUR uhns», noun. 1. a making sure or certain. 2. a statement intended to make a person more sure or certain; positive declaration inspiring confidence: »Her employer gave her his assurance that she would receive a raise in pay. SYNONYM(S):… …
73a|void|ance — «uh VOY duhns», noun. 1. the act of avoiding; keeping away from: »Her avoidance of old friends caused her to be lonely. 2. Law. the act of making void; invalidation; annulment. 3. a becoming or being vacant: »The avoidance of the office…by death… …
74clair|voy|ance — «klair VOY uhns», noun. 1. the supposed power of seeing or knowing about things that are out of sight; second sight. 2. Figurative. exceptional insight; keenness of mental perception. ╂[< French clairvoyance, noun to clairvoyant clairvoyant] …
75clear|ance — «KLIHR uhns», noun. 1. the act of clearing: »Clearance of the theater was quick during the fire. 2. a) a clear space; distance between things that pass by each other without touching: »There was only a foot of clearance between the top of the… …
76co|in|her|it|ance — «KOH ihn HEHR uh tuhns», noun. joint inheritance …
77co|in|sur|ance — «KOH ihn SHUR uhns», noun. 1. insurance jointly with another or others. 2. a form of insurance, in which a person taking out insurance on property for less than its full value is regarded as a joint insurer and becomes jointly responsible for… …
78com|port|ance — «kuhm PR tuhns, POHR », noun. Obsolete. comportment …
79con|cord|ance — «kon KR duhns, kuhn », noun. 1. an alphabetical list of the principal words in a book or in the works of an author, with references to the passages in which they occur: »The scholars work on this in a small inner room, equipped with concordances …
80con|don|ance — «kuhn DOH nuhns», noun. = condonation. (Cf. ↑condonation) …
