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  • 111attest — at·test /ə test/ vb [Latin attestari, from ad to + testari to call to witness, from testis witness] vt: to bear witness to: affirm to be true or genuine; specif: to authenticate (as a will) by signing as a witness vi: to bear witness: testify… …

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  • 112convey — con·vey /kən vā/ vt con·veyed, con·vey·ing: to transfer or transmit (property or property rights) to another esp. by a writing (as a deed or will) agreed to convey to the estate his Manhattan town house R. H. Jensen compare alienate, devise …

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  • 113express — ex·press 1 adj: directly and distinctly stated or expressed rather than implied or left to inference compare implied express 2 vt: to make known (one s thoughts, ideas, or opinions) by words, conduct, or symbols see also expression M …

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  • 114manifest — man·i·fest 1 / ma nə ˌfest/ adj 1: capable of being readily perceived by the senses and esp. by sight a manifest injury 2: capable of being easily understood or recognized: clearly evident, obvious, and indisputable vacating an arbitrator s award …

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  • 115testify — tes·ti·fy / tes tə ˌfī/ vb fied, fy·ing [Latin testificari, from testis witness] vi: to make a solemn declaration under oath or affirmation for the purpose of establishing a fact: give testimony vt: to declare in testimony tes·ti·fi·er n Merriam… …

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  • 116request — 1. noun a) Act of . b) Formal requesting something. Syn: asking, prayer, wish, petition, postulation, demand 2 …

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  • 117cogwheeled — adjective Built or fitted with cogwheels. The railway was cogwheeled and arranged in a series of six inclined planes which, in construction, bespeak considerable mechanical ingenuity …

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  • 118steven — 1. noun /ˈstiːvən/ a) That which is uttered; a prayer. Than Syr Launcelot sayd wyth drery steven, ‘Syr Bysshop, I praye you gyve to me al my ryghtes that longeth to a Crysten man.’ b) A word, command, bidding or direction given. I should choose… …

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  • 119Malakia — (Greek: ἀνανδρία – anandria; μαλακία – malakia; Latin: mollites) was a particular type of cowardice, associated with effeminacy in men, that was widely condemned in ancient Greek society. To the ancient Greek, bravery was such an essential… …

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  • 120List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English …

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