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Civilized 84% connected

of Civilize

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Civilized 84% connected

of Civilize

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Front 84% connected

The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.

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Front 84% connected

The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.

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High 84% connected

To hie.

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High 84% connected

To hie.

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Late 84% connected

Coming after the time when due, or after the usual or proper time; not early; slow; tardy; long delayed; as, a late spring.

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Late 84% connected

Coming after the time when due, or after the usual or proper time; not early; slow; tardy; long delayed; as, a late spring.

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Later 84% connected

A brick or tile.

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Later 84% connected

A brick or tile.

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Precocious 84% connected

Ripe or mature before the proper or natural time; early or prematurely ripe or developed; as, precocious trees.

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Precocious 84% connected

Ripe or mature before the proper or natural time; early or prematurely ripe or developed; as, precocious trees.

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Progressive 84% connected

Moving forward; proceeding onward; advancing; evincing progress; increasing; as, progressive motion or course; -- opposed to retrograde.

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Progressive 84% connected

Moving forward; proceeding onward; advancing; evincing progress; increasing; as, progressive motion or course; -- opposed to retrograde.

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Advance 92% connected

To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Innovative 92% connected

Characterized by, or introducing, innovations.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Modern 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the present time, or time not long past; late; not ancient or remote in past time; of recent period; as, modern days, ages, or ti…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Ripe 92% connected

The bank of a river.

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Sophisticated 92% connected

of Sophisticate

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