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- NET
- Pronunciation: \ˈnet\ *NOUN**1 a: an open-meshed fabric twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals b: something made of net: as (1): a device for catching fish, birds, or insects (2): a fabric barricade which divides a court in half (as in tennis or volleyball) and over which a ball or shuttlecock must be hit to be in play (3): the fabric that encloses the sides and back of the goal in various games (as soccer or hockey)
- PARADIGM
- Pronunciation: \ˈper-ə-ˌdīm, ˈpa-rə- also -ˌdim\ **noun**1: example , pattern ; especially : an outstandingly clear or typical example or archetype**2: an example of a conjugation or declension showing a word in all its inflectional forms**3: a philosophical and theoretical framework of a scientific school or discipline within which theories, laws, and generalizations and the experiments performed in support of them are formulated ; broadly : a philosophical or theoretical framework of any kind**
- OBNOXIOUS
- Pronunciation: \äb-ˈnäk-shəs, əb-\ **Function: adjective **exposed to something unpleasant or harmful —used with to**deserving of censure**odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive
- PERSIST
- Pronunciation: \pər-ˈsist, -ˈzist\ **intransitive verb **1: to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning**3: to be insistent in the repetition or pressing of an utterance (as a question or an opinion)**synonyms see continue
- NOBILITY
- Pronunciation: \nō-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun** the quality or state of being noble in character, quality, or rank
- PARALLEL
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Pronunciation: \ˈper-ə-ˌlel, ˈpa-rə-, -ləl\ **adjetive**1 a: extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant, and not meeting
b: everywhere equally distant **2 a: having parallel sides b: being or relating to an electrical circuit having a number of conductors in parallel c: arranged in parallel d: relating to or being a connection in a computer system in which the bits of a byte are transmitted over separate channels at the same time — compare serial**synonyms see similar - PAROCHIAL
- Pronunciation: \pə-ˈrō-kē-əl\ **ADjetive**1 : of or relating to a church parish
- PEER
- Pronunciation: \ˈpir\ **NOUN**1: one that is of equal standing with another : equal ; especially : one belonging to the same societal group especially based on age, grade, or status**3 a: a member of one of the five ranks (as duke, marquess, earl, viscount, or baron) of the British peerage b: noble 1
- ORWELLIAN
- Pronunciation: \ˈȯr-ˌwel, -wəl\ ** Or·well·ian \ȯr-ˈwe-lē-ən\ adjective **George 1903-1950 pseudonym of Eric Arthur Blair English author
- PER CAPITA
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Pronunciation: \(ˌ)pər-ˈka-pə-tə\ **adverb or adjective **1 : equally to each individual **2 : per unit of population : by or for each person
- OBTAIN
- Pronunciation: \əb-ˈtān, äb-\ **verb **TRANSITIVE VERB: to gain or attain usually by planned action or effort**
- PERSPECTIVE
- onunciation: \pər-ˈspek-tiv\ **NOUN**archaic : an optical glass (as a telescope)
- OPPRESS
- Pronunciation: \ə-ˈpres\ **Function: transitive verb **aarchaic : suppress b: to crush or burden by abuse of power or authority**2: to burden spiritually or mentally : weigh heavily upon
- OVERLAP
- Pronunciation: \ˌō-vər-ˈlap\ **Function: verb **1 : to extend over or past and cover a part of **2 : to have something in common **\ˈō-vər-ˌlap\ noun
- OBESE
- Pronunciation: \ō-ˈbēs\ **Fuction: adjetive **having excessive body fat
- OBJECTIVELY
- Pronunciation: \əb-ˈjek-tiv, äb-\ **Function: adjective **relating to or existing as an object of thought without consideration of independent existence —used chiefly in medieval philosophy
- PATERNAL
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Pronunciation: \pə-ˈtər-nəl\ **adjective **1 a: of or relating to a father b: like that of a father
**2: received or inherited from one's male parent** - PHANTOM
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Pronunciation: \ˈfan-təm\ **1 a: something (as a specter) apparent to sense but with no substantial existence : apparition b: something elusive or visionary : will-o'-the-wisp c: an object of continual dread or abhorrence : bugbear
**2: something existing in appearance only**3: a representation of something abstract, ideal, or incorporeal - OFFENSE
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\ə-ˈfen(t)s, especially for 3 ˈä-ˌfen(t)s, ˈȯ-\ **Function: noun **aobsolete : an act of stumbling barchaic : a cause or occasion of sin : stumbling block**something that outrages the moral or physical senses**the act of displeasing or affronting** the state of being insulted or morally outraged
**synonyms offense , resentment , umbrage , pique , dudgeon , huff mean an emotional response to or an emotional state resulting from a slight or indignity. - NUCLEUS
- Pronunciation: \ˈnü-klē-əs, ˈnyü-\ **Inflected Form(s): plural nu·clei \-klē-ˌī\ also nu·cle·us·es **a central point, group, or mass about which gathering, concentration, or accretion takes place: as a: a cellular organelle of eukaryotes that is essential to cell functions (as reproduction and protein synthesis), is composed of nucleoplasm and a nucleoprotein-rich network from which chromosomes and nucleoli arise, and is enclosed in a definite membrane — see cell illustration
- PERMEATE
- Pronunciation: \ˈpər-mē-ˌāt\ **verb **intransitive verb **2 : to pass through the pores or interstices of
- PASSION
- Pronunciation: \ˈpa-shən\ **noun**1often capitalized a: the sufferings of Christ between the night of the Last Supper and his death b: an oratorio based on a gospel narrative of the Passion
- PHONETIC
- Pronunciation: \fə-ˈne-tik\ **Adjetive**1 a: of or relating to spoken language or speech sounds b: of or relating to the science of phonetics**2: representing the sounds and other phenomena of speech: as a: constituting an alteration of ordinary spelling that better represents the spoken language, that employs only characters of the regular alphabet, and that is used in a context of conventional spelling b: representing speech sounds by means of symbols that have one value only c: employing for speech sounds more than the minimum number of symbols necessary to represent the significant differences in a speaker's speech
- NOTION
- Pronunciation: \ˈnō-shən\ **Function: noun **an individual's conception or impression of something known, experienced, or imagined (2): an inclusive general concept (3): a theory or belief held by a person or group b: a personal inclination**
- PHOTOSYNTHESIS
- Pronunciation: \-ˈsin(t)-thə-səs\ **NOUN** synthesis of chemical compounds with the aid of radiant energy and especially light ; especially : formation of carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and a source of hydrogen (as water) in the chlorophyll-containing tissues of plants exposed to light**pho·to·syn·the·size \-ˌsīz\ intransitive verb **pho·to·syn·thet·ic \-sin-ˈthe-tik\ adjective **pho·to·syn·thet·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
- PERSEVERE
- Pronunciation: \ˌpər-sə-ˈvir\ **Inflected Form(s): per·se·vered; per·se·ver·ing **to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement