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  • 71Reject — Re*ject (r? j?kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rejected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rejecting}.] [L. rejectus, p. p. of reicere, rejicere; pref. re re + jacere to throw: cf. F. rejeter, formerly also spelt rejecter. See {Jet} a shooting forth.] [1913 Webster] 1 …

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  • 72Rejected — Reject Re*ject (r? j?kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rejected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rejecting}.] [L. rejectus, p. p. of reicere, rejicere; pref. re re + jacere to throw: cf. F. rejeter, formerly also spelt rejecter. See {Jet} a shooting forth.] [1913… …

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  • 73Rejecting — Reject Re*ject (r? j?kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rejected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rejecting}.] [L. rejectus, p. p. of reicere, rejicere; pref. re re + jacere to throw: cf. F. rejeter, formerly also spelt rejecter. See {Jet} a shooting forth.] [1913… …

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  • 74reject — rejectable, adj. rejecter, n. rejective, adj. v. /ri jekt /; n. /ree jekt/, v.t. 1. to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job. 2. to refuse to grant (a request, demand, etc.). 3. to refuse to accept (someone or …

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  • 75withhold — I verb abstain, begrudge, block, censor, check, comprimere, conceal, constrain, curb, debar, deny, disallow, forbear, forbid, hide, hinder, hold, hold back, hold in, hold out, hush up, inhibit, keep, keep back, keep in, keep secret, muzzle,… …

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  • 76abnegate — I verb abjure, contravene, decline, deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, drop, forbear, gainsay, let go, negate, quit one s hold, rebuff, recall, refuse, refute, reject, relinquish, renounce, repudiate, repulse, retract, say no, spurn, surrender,… …

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  • 77deny — de•ny [[t]dɪˈnaɪ[/t]] v. t. nied, ny•ing 1) to state that (something declared) is not true: to deny an accusation[/ex] 2) to refuse to agree or accede to: to deny a petition[/ex] 3) to withhold the possession, use, or enjoyment of: to deny access …

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  • 78Civil Rights Act of 1964 — Full title An act to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States of America to provide relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to …

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  • 79Kansas — • One of the United States of America, is the central state of the Union, to which it was admitted 29 January, 1861 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Kansas     Kansas      …

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  • 80ONES — (Heb. אׂנֶס), either (1) compelling a person to act against his will, or (2) the occurrence of an unavoidable event that prevents or obstructs the performance of certain acts, or causes them to occur. Both categories of ones are derived… …

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