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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| accomplish | achieve or complete successfully. "the planes accomplished their mission" synonyms: fulfill, achieve, succeed in, realize, attain, manage, bring about/off, carry out/through, execute, effect, perform, do, discharge, complete, finish, consummate, conclu |
| apparent | clearly visible or understood; obvious. "it became apparent that he was talented" synonyms: evident, plain, obvious, clear, manifest, visible, discernible, perceptible; More seeming real or true, but not necessarily so. "his apparent lack of concern" |
| capacity | 1. the maximum amount that something can contain. "the capacity of the freezer is 1.1 cubic feet" synonyms: volume, size, magnitude, dimensions, measurements, proportions "the capacity of the freezer" 2. the ability or power to do, experience, or un |
| civilian | . a person not in the armed services or the police force. synonyms: noncombatant, nonmilitary person, ordinary citizen, private citizen; "family members and other civilians were quickly evacuated from the post" adjective 1. of, denoting, or relatin |
| conceal | keep from sight; hide. "a line of sand dunes concealed the distant sea" synonyms: hide, screen, cover, obscure, block out, blot out, mask, shroud, secrete More keep (something) secret; prevent from being known or noticed. "love that they had to concea |
| duplicate | exactly like something else, especially through having been copied. "a duplicate license is issued to replace a valid license which has been lost" synonyms: matching, identical, twin, corresponding, equivalent "duplicate keys" 2. having two correspon |
| keen | sharp or penetrating, in particular. 2. having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm. "keen believers in the monetary system" |
| provoke | stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone. "the decision provoked a storm of protest from civil rights organizations" synonyms: arouse, produce, evoke, cause, give rise to, occasion, call forth, el |
| spurt | gush out in a sudden and forceful stream. "he cut his finger, and blood spurted over the sliced potatoes" synonyms: squirt, shoot, jet, erupt, gush, pour, stream, pump, surge, spew, course, well, spring, burst; More noun 1. a sudden gushing stream. |
| undoing | a person's ruin or downfall. "he knew of his ex-partner's role in his undoing" synonyms: downfall, defeat, conquest, deposition, overthrow, ruin, ruination, elimination, end, collapse, failure, fall, fall from grace, debasement; Waterloo "she plotted t |
| vast | of very great extent or quantity; immense. "a vast plain of buffalo grass" synonyms: huge, extensive, expansive, broad, wide, sweeping, boundless, immeasurable, limitless, infinite; More |
| withdraw | remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position. "slowly Ruth withdrew her hand from his" synonyms: remove, extract, pull out, take out; More 2. leave or come back from a place, especially a war zone. "Allied forces withdrew from |