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  • 1compass — noun faith cannot be defined within the compass of human thought Syn: scope, range, extent, reach, span, breadth, ambit, limits, parameters, bounds See note at range …

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  • 2reach — I. v. a. 1. Extend, stretch, stretch forth, hold forth. 2. Touch in extent, extend to. 3. Strike, hit. 4. Arrive at, come to, get to, get at, make way to. 5. Get, obtain, attain to, gain, be advanced to. II. v. n. Extend, be extended. III …

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  • 3wisdom — n. 1. Sense, understanding, sagacity, judgment, judiciousness, prescience, insight, discernment, depth, profundity, solidity, good sense, enlarged views, reach or compass of thought, good judgment, prudence, foresight, knowledge how to live,… …

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  • 4Intelligence — (Roget s Thesaurus) Wisdom. < N PARAG:Intelligence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 intelligence intelligence capacity comprehension understanding Sgm: N 1 cuteness cuteness sabe ???>* =>(U.S.) savvy ???>* =>(U.S.) …

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  • 5spread — vb Spread, circulate, disseminate, diffuse, propagate, radiate can all mean to extend or cause to extend over an area or space. Spread basically implies a drawing or stretching out to the limit {spread a net} {spread a cloth on the ground} {the… …

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  • 6china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 7China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 8KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… …

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  • 9animal learning — ▪ zoology Introduction       the alternation of behaviour as a result of individual experience. When an organism can perceive and change its behaviour, it is said to learn.       That animals can learn seems to go without saying. The cat that… …

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  • 10List of Emily Dickinson poems — This is a list of Emily Dickinson poems. There are 1,775 known poems that have been written by Dickinson. The poems are alphabetized by their first line. Punctuation, capitalization and even in some cases wording of the first lines may vary… …

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