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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 | ||||||||
34% | 9 | Henry Higgins' creation in Shaw's play | ||||||
noun • (Greek mythology) a king who created a statue of a woman and fell in love with it; Aphrodite brought the sculpture to life as Galatea | ||||||||
34% | 10 | Birthplace of Chilean independence leader Bernardo O'Higgins | ||||||
noun • the chief port and second largest city of Chile; located on a wide harbor in central Chile | ||||||||
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