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  • 71discharge — dis·charge 1 /dis chärj, dis ˌchärj/ vt 1: to release from an obligation: as a: to relieve of a duty under an instrument (as a contract or a negotiable instrument); also: to render (an instrument) no longer enforceable a formal instrument...may… …

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  • 72practice — prac·tice n 1: the form and manner of conducting judicial and quasi judicial proceedings 2 a: the continuous exercise of a profession; also: the performance of services that are considered to require an appropriate license engaged in the… …

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  • 73tackle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pulley; gear, equipment, apparatus, instruments; luggage. v. t. grasp, grapple with; seize; address, attach; attempt, try, undertake. See undertaking, provision. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Equipment] Syn …

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  • 74address — 1. noun 1) the address on the envelope Syn: inscription, superscription; directions, number 2) our officers arrived at the address Syn: house, apartment, home; formal residence, dwelling, dwelling place, habitation …

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  • 75grapple — verb 1) the policemen grappled with him Syn: wrestle, struggle, tussle; brawl, fight, scuffle, battle 2) he grappled his prey Syn: seize, grab, catch, catch hold of, take hold of …

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  • 76attend — v 1. go to, be present at, sit in on, visit, frequent, haunt. 2. come with, occur with, coexist with; belong to, be an appendage of, be an adjunct to, be an annex to, be part of; result from, be consequent to, be a consequence of, follow from,… …

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  • 77cultivate — v 1. dress, till, till the soil, farm, work, work the land; plow, spade, dig, delve, hoe, harrow, rake; fertilize, manure, compost. 2. civilize, develop, improve, improve [s.o. s] mind, enlighten, educate, school; train, discipline; refine,… …

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  • 78follow — v 1. succeed, come next or after, take the place of, replace, supplant. 2. go after, go behind, walk behind, tread behind, tread on the heels of, bring up the rear, Sl. string along, Inf. tag along. 3. obey, give allegiance to, adopt, conform to …

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  • 79betake — be•take [[t]bɪˈteɪk[/t]] v. t. took, tak•en, tak•ing. 1) to cause (oneself) to go 2) archaic to devote (oneself) to • Etymology: 1175–1225 …

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  • 80turn — /tɜn / (say tern) verb (t) 1. cause to move round on an axis or about a centre; rotate: to turn a wheel. 2. to cause to move round or partly round, as for the purpose of opening, closing, tightening, etc.: to turn a key. 3. to reverse the… …