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Accession

A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined; as, a king's accession to a confederacy.

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Acquisition 76% connected

The act or process of acquiring.

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Agreement 76% connected

State of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character; concurrence; concord; conformity; as, a good agreement subsists among the mem…

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Attainment 76% connected

The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; hence, the act of obtaining by efforts.

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Enter 76% connected

To come or go into; to pass into the interior of; to pass within the outer cover or shell of; to penetrate; to pierce; as, to enter a house, a closet…

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Growth 76% connected

The process of growing; the gradual increase of an animal or a vegetable body; the development from a seed, germ, or root, to full size or maturity;…

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Increase 76% connected

To become greater or more in size, quantity, number, degree, value, intensity, power, authority, reputation, wealth; to grow; to augment; to advance;…

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Increment 76% connected

The act or process of increasing; growth in bulk, guantity, number, value, or amount; augmentation; enlargement.

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Record 76% connected

To recall to mind; to recollect; to remember; to meditate.

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Right 76% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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Door 76% connected

An opening in the wall of a house or of an apartment, by which to go in and out; an entrance way.

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Derivationally related 6

Accede 74% connected

To approach; to come forward; -- opposed to recede.

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Accede 74% connected

To approach; to come forward; -- opposed to recede.

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Access 74% connected

A coming to, or near approach; admittance; admission; accessibility; as, to gain access to a prince.

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Access 74% connected

A coming to, or near approach; admittance; admission; accessibility; as, to gain access to a prince.

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Assent 74% connected

To admit a thing as true; to express one's agreement, acquiescence, concurrence, or concession.

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Assent 74% connected

To admit a thing as true; to express one's agreement, acquiescence, concurrence, or concession.

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Synonym 6

Access 92% connected

A coming to, or near approach; admittance; admission; accessibility; as, to gain access to a prince.

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Addition 92% connected

The act of adding two or more things together; -- opposed to subtraction or diminution.

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Admission 92% connected

The act or practice of admitting.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Admittance 92% connected

The act of admitting.

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Assenting 92% connected

of Assent

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Entree 92% connected

A coming in, or entrance; hence, freedom of access; permission or right to enter; as, to have the entree of a house.

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