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23% | 6 | Do what Higgins attempted | ||||||
verb • improve or perfect by pruning or polishing • make more complex, intricate, or richer • treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition • reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities • attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or intensity by polishing or purifying • make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of | ||||||||
23% | 5 | Attempted | ||||||
adjective satellite • tested and proved useful or correct • tested and proved to be reliable | ||||||||
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