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Agonist

One who contends for the prize in public games.

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Character 76% connected

A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol.

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Contestant 76% connected

One who contests; an opponent; a litigant; a disputant; one who claims that which has been awarded to another.

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Drug 76% connected

To drudge; to toil laboriously.

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Agonistic 74% connected

Alt. of Agonistical

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Agonistic 74% connected

Alt. of Agonistical

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Agony 74% connected

Violent contest or striving.

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Agony 74% connected

Violent contest or striving.

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Protagonist 92% connected

One who takes the leading part in a drama; hence, one who takes lead in some great scene, enterprise, conflict, or the like.

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Antagonist 94% connected

One who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; an opponent.

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Antagonist 94% connected

One who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; an opponent.

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Heparin noun · 86% connection

a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of…

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Acid-base balance noun · 85% connection

(physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is s…

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(physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is s…

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Antagonistic muscle noun · 85% connection

(physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another; "the biceps and triceps are antagonistic muscles"

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Reverse osmosis noun · 85% connection

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Contraindication noun · 85% connection

(medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment

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Amyloid noun · 85% connection

(pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue

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Cytokine noun · 85% connection

any of various protein molecules secreted by cells of the immune system that serve to regulate the immune system

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a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxyge…

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a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxyge…

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a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response

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Immune gamma globulin noun · 85% connection

a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response

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a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response

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a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response

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Adjudge verb · 78% connection

To award judicially in the case of a controverted question; as, the prize was adjudged to the victor.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contends, prize, public, games.
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Admire verb · 78% connection

To regard with wonder and delight; to look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contends, prize, public, games.
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Agon noun · 78% connection

A contest for a prize at the public games.

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Agonism noun · 78% connection

Contention for a prize; a contest.

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Agonistics noun · 78% connection

The science of athletic combats, or contests in public games.

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Agonothete noun · 78% connection

An officer who presided over the great public games in Greece.

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Anglo-Catholic noun · 78% connection

A member of the Church of England who contends for its catholic character; more specifically, a High Churchman.

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Asiarch noun · 78% connection

One of the chiefs or pontiffs of the Roman province of Asia, who had the superintendence of the public games and religious rites.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contends, prize, public, games.
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Athlete noun · 78% connection

One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome.

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Ban noun · 78% connection

A public proclamation or edict; a public order or notice, mandatory or prohibitory; a summons by public proclamation.

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Bay noun · 78% connection

The laurel tree (Laurus nobilis). Hence, in the plural, an honorary garland or crown bestowed as a prize for victory or excellence, an…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contends, prize, public, games.
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Blank noun · 78% connection

A lot by which nothing is gained; a ticket in a lottery on which no prize is indicated.

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