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Acquisition

The act or process of acquiring.

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Ability 76% connected

The quality or state of being able; power to perform, whether physical, moral, intellectual, conventional, or legal; capacity; skill or competence in…

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Acquiring 76% connected

of Acquire

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Getting 76% connected

of Get

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Power 76% connected

Same as Poor, the fish.

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Narrower term 34

Acceptance 76% connected

The act of accepting; a receiving what is offered, with approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence; esp., favorable reception; approval; as, the acce…

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Accession 76% connected

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

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Addition 76% connected

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

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Annexation 76% connected

The act of annexing; process of attaching, adding, or appending; the act of connecting; union; as, the annexation of Texas to the United States, or o…

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Assumption 76% connected

The act of assuming, or taking to or upon one's self; the act of taking up or adopting.

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Craft 76% connected

Strength; might; secret power.

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Craftsmanship 76% connected

The work of a craftsman.

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Digestion 76% connected

The act or process of digesting; reduction to order; classification; thoughtful consideration.

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Education 76% connected

The act or process of educating; the result of educating, as determined by the knowledge skill, or discipline of character, acquired; also, the act o…

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Gift 76% connected

Anything given; anything voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation; a present; an offering.

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Heritage 76% connected

That which is inherited, or passes from heir to heir; inheritance.

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Horsemanship 76% connected

The act or art of riding, and of training and managing horses; manege.

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Imprinting 76% connected

of Imprint

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Incorporation 76% connected

The act of incorporating, or the state of being incorporated.

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Incurring 76% connected

of Incur

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Inheritance 76% connected

The act or state of inheriting; as, the inheritance of an estate; the inheritance of mental or physical qualities.

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Literacy 76% connected

State of being literate.

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Marksmanship 76% connected

Skill of a marksman.

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Mastership 76% connected

The state or office of a master.

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Procurement 76% connected

The act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment.

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Purchase 76% connected

To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.

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Restitution 76% connected

The act of restoring anything to its rightful owner, or of making good, or of giving an equivalent for any loss, damage, or injury; indemnification.

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Restoration 76% connected

The act of restoring or bringing back to a former place, station, or condition; the fact of being restored; renewal; reestablishment; as, the restora…

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Return 76% connected

To turn back; to go or come again to the same place or condition.

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Seamanship 76% connected

The skill of a good seaman; the art, or skill in the art, of working a ship.

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Soldiering 76% connected

The act of serving as a soldier; the state of being a soldier; the occupation of a soldier.

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Soldiership 76% connected

Military qualities or state; martial skill; behavior becoming a soldier.

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Study 76% connected

A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquir…

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Succession 76% connected

The act of succeeding, or following after; a following of things in order of time or place, or a series of things so following; sequence; as, a succe…

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Swordsmanship 76% connected

The state of being a swordsman; skill in the use of the sword.

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Transfer 76% connected

To convey from one place or person another; to transport, remove, or cause to pass, to another place or person; as, to transfer the laws of one count…

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Work 76% connected

Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or intellectual effort directed to an end; industrial activity; toil; employment; sometimes, specifically…

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Workmanship 76% connected

The art or skill of a workman; the execution or manner of making anything.

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Get 74% connected

Jet, the mineral.

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Get 74% connected

Jet, the mineral.

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Synonym 5

Accomplishment 92% connected

The act of accomplishing; entire performance; completion; fulfillment; as, the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc.

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Acquirement 92% connected

The act of acquiring, or that which is acquired; attainment.

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Attainment 92% connected

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

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Learning 92% connected

of Learn

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Skill 92% connected

Discrimination; judgment; propriety; reason; cause.

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