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| bid |
a serious attempt to attain something. [1/10 definitions] |
| cut one's wisdom teeth |
to attain maturity; arrive at an age when decisions must be made and discretion practiced. |
| end |
to arrive at or attain a final condition or goal. [1/18 definitions] |
| inaccessible |
hard or impossible to reach, approach, or attain. |
| make |
(informal) to attain (a certain position or status). [1/19 definitions] |
| mental age |
an individual's mental ability, measured in terms of the chronological age at which an average person would attain that level of intelligence. |
| meritocracy |
a system in which people attain power, influence, and wealth because of their intellectual abilities rather than because of their class status or family lineage. |
| passport |
anything that permits one to attain some goal. [1/3 definitions] |
| politician |
a person who uses questionable means to attain power within a group. [1/3 definitions] |
| reattain |
combined form of attain. |
| regain |
to reach or attain again. [1/2 definitions] |
| scramble |
an energetic or frantic struggle to attain something, or to avoid failing. [1/10 definitions] |
| succeed |
to attain what is desired or intended, or to achieve an outcome that is considered positive. [1/4 definitions] |
| telesis |
an intentional use of natural or social processes to attain chosen goals. |
| train |
to undergo or provide others with discipline or instruction in order to develop skills or attain proficiency. [1/12 definitions] |
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