individual person or animal

  • 121extrovert — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. outgoing person, gregarious person, socializer, exhibitionist, showoff, other directed individual, mixer, life of the party*. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. outgoing person, socializer, *life of the party, gregarious… …

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  • 122Workload — The term workload can refer to a number of different yet related entities.An amount of laborWhile a precise definition of a workload is elusive, a commonly accepted definition is the hypothetical relationship between a group or individual human… …

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  • 123isolation — /uy seuh lay sheuhn, is euh /, n. 1. an act or instance of isolating. 2. the state of being isolated. 3. the complete separation from others of a person suffering from contagious or infectious disease; quarantine. 4. the separation of a nation… …

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  • 124Great Man theory — Napoleon The Great Man Theory was a popular 19th century idea according to which history can be largely explained by the impact of great men , or heroes: highly influential individuals who, due to either their personal charisma, intelligence,… …

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  • 125diet — 1. Food and drink in general. 2. A prescribed course of eating and drinking in which the amount and kind of food, as well as the times at which it is to be taken, are regulated for therapeutic purposes. 3. Reduction of caloric intake so as to… …

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  • 126carrier — noun 1》 a person or thing that carries, holds, or conveys something. 2》 a person or company that undertakes the professional conveyance of goods or people. 3》 a person or animal that transmits a disease causing organism to others, especially… …

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  • 127head — [hed] n. [ME hede, heved < OE heafod, akin to Ger haupt (OHG houbit, Goth haubith) < IE base * kaput (orig. prob. cup shaped) > L caput: merged in Gmc with word akin to OHG hūba, a cap, crest (Ger haube) < IE base * keu , to bend,… …

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  • 128specimen — [ spɛsɪmɪn] noun 1》 an individual animal, plant, object, etc. used as an example of its species or type for scientific study or display.     ↘an example of something regarded as typical of its class or group: [as modifier] a specimen signature.… …

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