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convention10
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• a large formal assembly

• something regarded as a normative example

• (diplomacy) an international agreement

• orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

• the act of convening

invention9
3 nounn
noun

• the creation of something in the mind

• a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation

• the act of inventing

attention9
3 nounn
noun

• the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

• the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

• a general interest that leads people to want to know more

• a courteous act indicating affection

• the faculty or power of mental concentration

• a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review

intention9
3 nounn
noun

• an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

• (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal

• an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out

reinvention11
4 nounn
noun

• A reinventing of something.

• The condition of being reinvented.

detention9
3 nounn
noun

• a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

• a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home

apprehension12
4 nounn
noun

• fearful expectation or anticipation

• the cognitive condition of someone who understands

• painful expectation

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

retention9
3 nounn
noun

• the act of retaining something

• the power of retaining and recalling past experience

• the power of retaining liquid

extension9
3 nounn
noun

• a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt

• act of expanding in scope; making more widely available

• the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions

• an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students

• act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb

• a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename

• the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to

• the ability to raise the working leg high in the air

• amount or degree or range to which something extends

• an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line

• an addition to the length of something

• an addition that extends a main building

mention7
2 verbv
noun

• a remark that calls attention to something or someone

• a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

• an official recognition of merit

verb

• make reference to

• make mention of

• commend

prevention10
3 nounn
noun

• the act of preventing

dimension9
3 nounn
noun

• the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)

• a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished

• one of three Cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space

• magnitude or extent

verb

• indicate the dimensions on

• shape or form to required dimensions

dissension10
3 nounn
noun

• disagreement among those expected to cooperate

• a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters

gentian7
2 nounn
noun

• any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis

intervention12
4 nounn
noun

• the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)

• a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries

• the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others

• (law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings

• care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)

comprehension13
4 nounn
noun

• an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)

• the relation of comprising something

suspension10
3 nounn
noun

• a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy

• a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

• temporary cessation or suspension

• an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

• a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle

• the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)

• a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)

tension7
2 nounn
noun

• (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense

• the physical condition of being stretched or strained

• a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature)

• (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body

• feelings of hostility that are not manifest

• the action of stretching something tight

pension7
2 nounn
noun

• a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working

verb

• grant a pension to

ascension9
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• a movement upward; rise above the ground

• (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter

• (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon

• (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection

• the act of changing location in an upward direction

hypertension12
4 nounn
noun

• a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)

circumvention13
4 nounn
noun

• the act of evading by going around

nonintervention15
5 nounn
noun

• a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes

declension10
3 nounn
noun

• the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages

• process of changing to an inferior state

• a downward slope or bend

• a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms

pretension10
3 nounn
noun

• a false or unsupportable quality

• the advancing of a claim

• the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)

hypotension11
4 nounn
noun

• abnormally low blood pressure

condescension13
4 nounn
noun

• the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior

• a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient

• affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank

misapprehension15
5 nounn
noun

• an understanding of something that is not correct

conviction10
3 nounn
noun

• an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

• (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed

communion9
3 nounn
noun

• the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist

• sharing thoughts and feelings

• (Christianity) a group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites

companion9
3 nounn
noun

• a friend who is frequently in the company of another

• a traveler who accompanies you

• one paid to accompany or assist or live with another

verb

• be a companion to somebody

conception10
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

• the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon

• the event that occurred at the beginning of something

• the creation of something in the mind

confection10
3 nounn
noun

• a food rich in sugar

• the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components

verb

• make into a confection

impression10
3 nounn
noun

• a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

• an outward appearance

• a clear and telling mental image

• a concavity in a surface produced by pressing

• a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving

• all the copies of a work printed at one time

• (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster

• an impressionistic portrayal of a person

• the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another

concoction10
3 nounn
noun

• any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients

• an occurrence of an unusual mixture

• the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose

• the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components

conduction10
3 nounn
noun

• the transmission of heat or electricity or sound

congestion10
3 nounn
noun

• excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part

• excessive crowding

mansion7
2 nounn
noun

• (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

• a large and imposing house

completion10
3 nounn
noun

• (American football) a successful forward pass in football

• a concluding action

compression11
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• an increase in the density of something

• the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together

• encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

• applying pressure

compulsion10
3 nounn
noun

• an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid

• an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will

• using force to cause something to occur

crimson7
2 adjectiveadj
noun

• a deep and vivid red color

adjective satellite

• of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

• characterized by violence or bloodshed

• (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion

verb

• turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

induction9
3 nounn
noun

• a formal entry into an organization or position or office

• an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current

• reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

• stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors

• the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time)

• an act that sets in motion some course of events

narration9
3 nounn
noun

• a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

• the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

• (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth

organisation12
5 nounn
noun

• the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something

• a group of people who work together

• an organized structure for arranging or classifying

• an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized

• the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business

• the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically

• the act of forming or establishing something

concentration13
4 nounn
noun

• the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume

• the spatial property of being crowded together

• strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material

• increase in density

• complete attention; intense mental effort

• bringing together military forces

• great and constant diligence and attention

infection9
3 nounn
noun

• the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

• (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound

• (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease

• an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted

• the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people

• moral corruption or contamination

• (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure

injection9
3 nounn
noun

• the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure

• any solution that is injected (as into the skin)

• the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe

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