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  • 101restrain — re·strain /ri strān/ vt 1 a: to prevent from doing something see also restraining order at order 3b b: to limit, restrict, or keep under control 2: to moderate or limit …

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  • 102view — I (opinion) noun advice, apprehension, aspect, attitude, belief, concept, conception, conclusion, conviction, credence, creed, discernment, doctrine, estimate, estimation, idea, impression, intent, judgment, notion, perception, perspective,… …

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  • 103understand — I verb absorb, apperceive, appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, be apprised, be informed, cognize, comprehend, conceive, conclude, conjecture, deduce, digest, discern, fathom, gather, glean, grasp, infer, intellegere, internalize, know, learn,… …

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  • 104anticipate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. await, expect; precede; forestall; foresee. See preparation, priority, futurity, earliness. Ant., dread. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To foresee] Syn. expect, foresee, look foward to, predict, forecast,… …

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  • 105compass — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. encompass, bound, surround, define, encircle; beset, besiege; reach, accomplish, effect. n. bounds, extent, scope, area, circumference, range; gamut; needle (naut.). See direction, limit, circuit,… …

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  • 106conceive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. devise, frame, imagine, visualize, fancy; grasp, realize, take in, understand; become pregnant, get in a family way (inf.). See imagination, knowledge, reproduction. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To form a… …

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  • 107discern — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. espy; discover, perceive, distinguish, detect, discriminate. See vision, visibility, intelligence, difference. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To see] Syn. observe, behold, make out, perceive, notice, espy …

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  • 108fathom — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. measure, take a sounding; plunge, reach the bottom of; investigate, probe, study, delve into. See measurement, inquiry. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. interpret, comprehend, penetrate; see understand 1 .… …

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  • 109fear — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Anticipation of misfortune Nouns 1. fear, fearfulness, phobia; timidity, timorousness, diffidence; solicitude, anxiety, worry, care, apprehension; apprehensiveness, misgiving, mistrust, doubt, suspicion …

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  • 110get — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. secure, obtain, procure, acquire; win, earn, attain; understand, comprehend; produce, beget. See acquisition, production, reproduction. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To obtain] Syn. gain, procure, acquire;… …

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