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Critique
The art of criticism.
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Broader term 3
The rules and principles which regulate the practice of the critic; the art of judging with knowledge and propriety of the beauties and faults of a l…
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To fix the value of; to rate; to appraise.
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A public officer who is invested with authority to hear and determine litigated causes, and to administer justice between parties in courts held for…
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Narrower term 5
Examination; inquiry.
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To drive or be driven against something; to strike against something; to clash; as, one heavy body knocks against another.
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The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note.
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imp. of Rive.
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To cook by exposure to radiant heat before a fire; as, to roast meat on a spit, or in an oven open toward the fire and having reflecting surfaces wit…
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Manner of action 2
Review of research by other specialists before or after publication.
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One to whom a thing is referred; a person to whom a matter in dispute has been referred, in order that he may settle it.
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One who reads.
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One who reads.
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To view or see again; to look back on.
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To view or see again; to look back on.
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Synonym 2
The rules and principles which regulate the practice of the critic; the art of judging with knowledge and propriety of the beauties and faults of a l…
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68% interchangeable
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To view or see again; to look back on.
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68% interchangeable
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