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reference9
3 nounn
noun

• a remark that calls attention to something or someone

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

• an indicator that orients you generally

• a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts

• a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability

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

• the act of referring or consulting

• a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to

• (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored

• the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to

verb

• refer to

preference10
3 nounn
noun

• a strong liking

• a predisposition in favor of something

• the right or chance to choose

• grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)

reverence9
3 nounn
noun

• a feeling of profound respect for someone or something

• a reverent mental attitude

• an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy)

verb

• regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of

difference10
3 nounn
noun

• the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

• a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

• a disagreement or argument about something important

• a significant change

• the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend

conference10
3 nounn
noun

• a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)

• an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

• a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic

inference9
3 nounn
noun

• the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation

circumference13
4 nounn
noun

• the size of something as given by the distance around it

• the boundary line encompassing an area or object

• the length of the closed curve of a circle

indifference12
4 nounn
noun

• unbiased impartial unconcern

• apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions

• the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally

• the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern

teleconference14
5 verb, nounv, n
noun

• a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television

transference12
3 nounn
noun

• (psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another; during psychoanalysis the displacement of feelings toward others (usually the parents) is onto the analyst

• transferring ownership

• the act of transferring something from one form to another

interference12
4 nounn
noun

• a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries

• the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding

• electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication

• (American football) blocking a player's path with your body

• any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

irreverence11
4 nounn
noun

• an irreverent mental attitude

• a disrespectful act

defiance8
3 nounn
noun

• intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude

• a hostile challenge

• a defiant act

severance9
3 nounn
noun

• a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

• the act of severing

subservience12
4 nounn
noun

• the condition of being something that is useful in reaching an end or carrying out a plan

• in a subservient state

• abject or cringing submissiveness

deliverance11
4 nounn
noun

• recovery or preservation from loss or danger

evidence8
3 nounn
noun

• your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

• an indication that makes something evident

• (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved

verb

• provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes

• provide evidence for

• give evidence

persistence11
3 nounn
noun

• the property of a continuous and connected period of time

• persistent determination

• the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior

videoconference15
6 verb, nounv, n
noun

• A conference held by video link. An arranged video phone call between more than two parties.

verb

• To hold a conference or meeting via a remote video link

conveyance10
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• document effecting a property transfer

• the transmission of information

• something that serves as a means of transportation

• act of transferring property title from one person to another

• the act of moving something from one location to another

deviance8
3 nounn
noun

• a state or condition markedly different from the norm

• deviate behavior

clairvoyance12
3 nounn
noun

• apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses

coherence9
3 nounn
noun

• the state of cohering or sticking together

• logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts

appearance10
3 nounn
noun

• outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

• the event of coming into sight

• formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action

• a mental representation

• the act of appearing in public view

• pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression

absence7
2 nounn
noun

• the state of being absent

• failure to be present

• the time interval during which something or somebody is away

• the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy

independence12
4 nounn
noun

• a city in western Missouri; the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail

• freedom from control or influence of another or others

• the successful ending of the American Revolution

residence9
3 nounn
noun

• any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

• the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president)

• the act of dwelling in a place

• a large and imposing house

vengeance9
2 nounn
noun

• the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life

insistence10
3 nounn
noun

• continual and persistent demands

• the state of demanding notice or attention

• the act of insisting on something

intelligence12
4 nounn
noun

• the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience

• a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy

• secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy)

• information about recent and important events

• the operation of gathering information about an enemy

silence7
2 nounn
noun

• the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)

• the absence of sound

• a refusal to speak when expected

• the trait of keeping things secret

verb

• cause to be quiet or not talk

• keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure

adherence9
3 nounn
noun

• faithful support for a cause or political party or religion

• the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition

dependence10
3 nounn
noun

• the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else

• being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

inherence9
3 nounn
noun

• the state of inhering; the state of being a fixed characteristic

audience8
3 nounn
noun

• a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance

• the part of the general public interested in a source of information, entertainment, or a product/service

• an opportunity to state your case and be heard

• a conference (usually with someone important)

distance8
2 nounn
noun

• the property created by the space between two objects or points

• a distant region

• size of the gap between two places

• indifference by personal withdrawal

• the interval between two times

• a remote point in time

verb

• keep at a distance

• go far ahead of

insurance9
3 nounn
noun

• promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company

• written contract or certificate of insurance

• protection against future loss

science7
2 nounn
noun

• a particular branch of scientific knowledge

• ability to produce solutions in some problem domain

cadence7
2 nounn
noun

• (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

• the close of a musical section

• a recurrent rhythmical series

credence8
2 nounn
noun

• the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true

• a kind of sideboard or buffet

decadence9
3 nounn
noun

• the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

emergence9
3 nounn
noun

• the gradual beginning or coming forth

• the becoming visible

• the act of emerging

• the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent

eminence8
3 nounn
noun

• high status importance owing to marked superiority

• a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament

indulgence10
3 nounn
noun

• an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires

• a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone

• the act of indulging or gratifying a desire

• foolish or senseless behavior

• the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution

negligence10
3 nounn
noun

• failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

• the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

precedence10
3 nounn
noun

• status established in order of importance or urgency

• preceding in time

• the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)

prominence10
3 nounn
noun

• the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent

• relative importance or fame

• something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

providence10
3 nounn
noun

• the guardianship and control exercised by a deity

• the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University

• a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures

• the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources

prudence8
2 nounn
noun

• discretion in practical affairs

• knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress

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