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provenance10
3 nounn
noun

• where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence

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

maintenance11
3 nounn
noun

• activity involved in maintaining something in good working order

• means of maintenance of a family or group

• court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated

• the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence

• the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community

surveillance12
3 nounn
noun

• close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)

eminence8
3 nounn
noun

• high status importance owing to marked superiority

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

influence9
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

• causing something without any direct or apparent effort

• a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do

• the effect of one thing (or person) on another

• one having power to influence another

verb

• have and exert influence or effect

• shape or influence; give direction to

• induce into action by using one's charm

avoidance9
3 nounn
noun

• deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

countenance11
3 nounn
noun

• the appearance conveyed by a person's face

• formal and explicit approval

• the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)

verb

• consent to, give permission; permit

dominance9
3 nounn
noun

• superior development of one side of the body

• the state that exists when one person or group has power over another

• the organic phenomenon in which one of a pair of alleles present in a genotype is expressed in the phenotype and the other allele of the pair is not

• the power or right to give orders or make decisions

ordinance9
3 nounn
noun

• an authoritative command

• a statute enacted by a city government

• the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders

ordnance8
2 nounn
noun

• military supplies

• large but transportable armament

sustenance10
3 nounn
noun

• a source of materials to nourish the body

• the financial means whereby one lives

• the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence

abstinence10
3 nounn
noun

• the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)

• act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite

convergence11
3 nounn
noun

• the occurrence of two or more things coming together

• the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit

• a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena

• the act of converging (coming closer)

performance11
3 nounn
noun

• a dramatic or musical entertainment

• the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment

• the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it

• any recognized accomplishment

• process or manner of functioning or operating

benevolence11
4 nounn
noun

• disposition to do good

• an inclination to do kind or charitable acts

• an act intending or showing kindness and good will

dissonance10
3 nounn
noun

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

• the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience

• disagreeable sounds

significance12
4 nounn
noun

• the quality of being significant

• a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred

• the message that is intended or expressed or signified

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

conformance11
3 nounn
noun

• correspondence in form or appearance

extravagance12
4 nounn
noun

• the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth

• the trait of spending extravagantly

• the activity of excessive spending

malfeasance11
3 nounn
noun

• wrongful conduct by a public official

penance7
2 nounn
noun

• remorse for your past conduct

• a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution

• voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing

predominance12
4 nounn
noun

• the state of being predominant over others

• the quality of being more noticeable than anything else

resonance9
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation

• a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system

• having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant

• a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people

• the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities

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

prevalence10
3 nounn
noun

• the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread

• (epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population

• a superiority in numbers or amount

valence7
2 noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate

• (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)

perseverance12
4 nounn
noun

• persistent determination

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

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

affluence9
3 nounn
noun

• abundant wealth

ambivalence11
4 nounn
noun

• mixed feelings or emotions

confluence10
3 nounn
noun

• a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)

• a flowing together

• a coming together of people

equivalence11
4 nounn
noun

• a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced

• essential equality and interchangeability

• qualities that are comparable

consequence11
3 nounn
noun

• a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

• the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual

• having important effects or influence

incontinence12
4 nounn
noun

• involuntary urination or defecation

• indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures

defeasance10
3 nounn
noun

• Destruction, defeat, overthrow.

• The rendering void of a contract or deed; an annulment or abrogation.

verb

• To void; to annul.

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

divergence10
3 nounn
noun

• the act of moving away in different direction from a common point

• a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

• an infinite series that has no limit

• a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

imminence9
3 nounn
noun

• the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon

effluence9
3 nounn
noun

• the process of flowing out

permanence10
3 nounn
noun

• the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration

insignificance14
5 nounn
noun

• the quality of having little or no significance

ambiance8
3 nounn
noun

• a particular environment or surrounding influence

• the atmosphere of an environment

inadvertence12
4 nounn
noun

• an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something

• the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities

preeminence11
4 nounn
noun

• high status importance owing to marked superiority

vehemence9
3 nounn
noun

• intensity or forcefulness of expression

• the property of being wild or turbulent

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)

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