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| affluent |
based on or conditioned by prolonged prosperity and the expectation of continued prosperity, as a society. [1/3 definitions] |
| air-cooled |
air-conditioned. [1/2 definitions] |
| compulsive |
one whose behavior is caused or conditioned by compulsion or obsession. [1/3 definitions] |
| conditioned reflex |
see "conditioned response." |
| dependence |
the state of being conditioned or contingent upon something. [1/5 definitions] |
| dependent |
conditioned or contingent upon something. [1/4 definitions] |
| nonconditioned |
combined form of conditioned. |
| overmatch |
to match against a competitor who is too large, too well-conditioned, or too skillful. [1/2 definitions] |
| season |
to become tempered, matured, or conditioned. [1/8 definitions] |
| Skinner box |
a box or enclosure used in laboratories in which animal responses to certain stimuli are conditioned by rewards and punishments. |
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