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licence7
2 verb, nounv, n
noun

• excessive freedom; lack of due restraint

• freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)

• a legal document giving official permission to do something

verb

• authorize officially

essence7
2 nounn
noun

• the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

• any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted

• the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

• a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor

innocence9
3 nounn
noun

• the quality of innocent naivete

• the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil

• a state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense

presence8
2 noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• the state of being present; current existence

• the immediate proximity of someone or something

• an invisible spiritual being felt to be nearby

• the impression that something is present

• dignified manner or conduct

• the act of being present

license7
2 verb, nounv, n
noun

• a legal document giving official permission to do something

• freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)

• excessive freedom; lack of due restraint

• the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

verb

• authorize officially

nuisance8
2 nounn
noun

• (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive

• something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

conscience10
2 nounn
noun

• motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions

• conformity to one's own sense of right conduct

• a feeling of shame when you do something immoral

patience8
2 nounn
noun

• good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

• a card game played by one person

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

adolescence11
4 nounn
noun

• the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood

• in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood

quintessence12
3 nounn
noun

• the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies

• the purest and most concentrated essence of something

• the most typical example or representative of a type

reconnaissance14
4 nounn
noun

• the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)

senescence10
3 nounn
noun

• the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age

• the property characteristic of old age

acquiescence12
4 nounn
noun

• acceptance without protest

• agreement with a statement or proposal to do something

convalescence13
4 nounn
noun

• gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury

fluorescence12
4 noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength

obsolescence12
4 nounn
noun

• the process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date

phosphorescence15
4 nounn
noun

• a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased

reminiscence12
4 nounn
noun

• a mental impression retained and recalled from the past

• the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)

obeisance9
3 nounn
noun

• bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting

• the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person

beneficence11
4 nounn
noun

• doing good; feeling beneficent

• the quality of being kind or helpful or generous

omnipresence12
4 nounn
noun

• the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)

malfeasance11
3 nounn
noun

• wrongful conduct by a public official

recognizance12
4 nounn
noun

• (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited

impatience10
3 nounn
noun

• a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay

• a restless desire for change and excitement

• a dislike of anything that causes delay

coalescence11
4 nounn
noun

• the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts

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

evanescence11
4 nounn
noun

• the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight

luminescence12
4 nounn
noun

• light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperatures

• light from nonthermal sources

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

defeasance10
3 nounn
noun

• Destruction, defeat, overthrow.

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

verb

• To void; to annul.

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

cognizance10
3 nounn
noun

• having knowledge of

• range of what one can know or understand

• range or scope of what is perceived

experience10
4 nounn
noun

• the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities

• the content of direct observation or participation in an event

• an event as apprehended

verb

• undergo or live through a difficult experience

• have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations

• go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

• undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

• undergo

clarence8
2 nounn
noun

• a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers

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

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

existence9
3 nounn
noun

• the state or fact of existing

• everything that exists anywhere

sentence8
2 nounn
noun

• a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language

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

• the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned

verb

• pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law

violence8
3 nounn
noun

• an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)

• the property of being wild or turbulent

• a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.

arrogance9
3 nounn
noun

• overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

entrance8
2 nounn
noun

• something that provides access (to get in or get out)

• a movement into or inward

• the act of entering

verb

• attract; cause to be enamored

• put into a trance

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

acquaintance12
3 nounn
noun

• personal knowledge or information about someone or something

• a relationship less intimate than friendship

• a person with whom you are acquainted

alliance8
3 nounn
noun

• the state of being allied or confederated

• a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest

• an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

• a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim

• the act of forming an alliance or confederation

allowance9
3 nounn
noun

• an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)

• a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses

• an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances

• a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

• a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets

• the act of allowing

verb

• put on a fixed allowance, as of food

ambulance9
3 nounn
noun

• a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals

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