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| abstract |
existing as something without material form or substance. [1/13 definitions] |
| absurd |
the condition of consciously existing in a universe that lacks order and meaning. [1/3 definitions] |
| actual |
truly existing or happening, not just potentially or in the imagination. [2/3 definitions] |
| actuality |
the state or fact of truly or currently existing; reality. [1/2 definitions] |
| afforest |
to plant (a forest) in an area with few or no existing trees. |
| anachronism |
the representation of something as existing or happening at a time when that thing did not exist or happen, or a similar presentation done in error. [1/2 definitions] |
| analogy |
the process by which linguistic forms change according to existing patterns, esp. by means of comparison. [1/5 definitions] |
| ancient |
extremely old; existing for many years. [1/4 definitions] |
| annex |
to add (territory) to an existing nation or city. [2/4 definitions] |
| atavistic |
of a trait, behavior, or the like, existing or playing a role at an earlier stage or time and recurring or reappearing within an organism or within a society after long absence or seeming disappearance. |
| being |
the state or fact of living or existing. [1/3 definitions] |
| chimerical |
existing only in the mind; fanciful. |
| Civil Rights Movement |
a movement in the United States particularly prominent during the 1950s and 1960s that sought to end racial discrimination, legal segregation of blacks and whites, and racial barriers to voting. The movement was led by black leaders such as Medgar Evers, Martin Luther King, Jr., John Lewis, and James Farmer. It mobilized tens of thousands of African Americans in protest against existing laws and practices. Activists, both black and white, endured harassment and violence from the police and others as the movement progressed. Eventually, the American civil rights movement brought about the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and other measures. [1/2 definitions] |
| comorbid |
of or pertaining to co-existing medical conditions in a patient. |
| companionship |
the relationship existing between or among companions. |
| concomitant |
existing or happening at the same time as something else, esp. as the less important thing or event; accompanying; attendant. [1/2 definitions] |
| concrete |
existing as something solid or tangible; actual; real. [1/10 definitions] |
| concurrent |
existing or occurring at the same time. [1/5 definitions] |
| conditioned |
dependent on or existing under a certain condition or conditions. [1/3 definitions] |
| congenital |
existing from birth, but usu. not hereditary. [1/2 definitions] |
| contemporaneous |
starting, existing, or occurring at the same, or roughly the same, time. |
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