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  • 121tune — /tjun / (say tyoohn), /tʃun/ (say choohn) noun 1. a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it. 2. a musical setting of a hymn or psalm, usually in four part harmony. –verb (tuned, tuning)… …

  • 122sit — [c]/sɪt / (say sit) verb (sat or, Archaic, sate, sitting) –verb (i) 1. to rest on the lower part of the body; be seated. 2. to be situated; dwell. 3. to rest or lie. 4. to place oneself in position for an artist, photographer, etc.: to sit for a… …

  • 123beneficiary — /ben euh fish ee er ee, fish euh ree/, n., pl. beneficiaries. 1. a person or group that receives benefits, profits, or advantages. 2. a person designated as the recipient of funds or other property under a will, trust, insurance policy, etc. 3.… …

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  • 124geopolitics — geopolitic, geopolitical /jee oh peuh lit i keuhl/, adj. geopolitically, adv. geopolitician /jee oh pol i tish euhn/, geopolitist, n. /jee oh pol i tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. the study or the application of the influence of political and …

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  • 125reverse — re|verse1 [rıˈvə:s US ə:rs] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(opposite)¦ 2¦(car)¦ 3¦(change position/purpose)¦ 4¦(turn something over)¦ 5 reverse yourself 6 reverse the charges ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(OPPOSITE)¦ [T] to change something, such as a decision, judgment, or process …

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  • 126tilt — tilt1 [tilt] vt. [ME tilten, to be overthrown, totter, prob. < OE * tieltan < tealt, shaky, unstable; akin to Swed tulta, to totter < IE base * del , to waddle, totter > Sans dulā, she who totters] 1. to cause to slope or slant; tip 2 …

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  • 127solid — /ˈsɒləd / (say soluhd) adjective 1. having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure. 2. of or relating to bodies or figures of three dimensions: solid geometry. 3. having the interior completely filled up …

  • 128relinquish — [ri liŋ′kwish] vt. [LME relinquissen < extended stem of OFr relinquir < L relinquere < re , from + linquere, to leave: see LOAN] 1. to give up; abandon (a plan, policy, etc.) 2. to renounce or surrender (something owned, a right, etc.) 3 …

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