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Inclusion

The act of including, or the state of being included; limitation; restriction; as, the lines of inclusion of his policy.

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Body 76% connected

The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person.

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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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Involvement 76% connected

The act of involving, or the state of being involved.

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Situation 76% connected

Manner in which an object is placed; location, esp. as related to something else; position; locality site; as, a house in a pleasant situation.

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Embrace 76% connected

To fasten on, as armor.

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Encompassment 76% connected

The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded; circumvention.

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Incorporation 76% connected

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

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Plasmid 76% connected

A piece of DNA, usually circular, functioning as part of the genetic material of a cell, not integrated with the chromosome and replicating independe…

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Embrace 74% connected

To fasten on, as armor.

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Embrace 74% connected

To fasten on, as armor.

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Include 74% connected

To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up; to inclose; as, the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a pearl is included in a shell.

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Include 74% connected

To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up; to inclose; as, the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a pearl is included in a shell.

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Comprehension 92% connected

The act of comprehending, containing, or comprising; inclusion.

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Exclusion 94% connected

The act of excluding, or of shutting out, whether by thrusting out or by preventing admission; a debarring; rejection; prohibition; the state of bein…

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Exclusion 94% connected

The act of excluding, or of shutting out, whether by thrusting out or by preventing admission; a debarring; rejection; prohibition; the state of bein…

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Cellular inclusion noun · 86% connection

any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases); "an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell"

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Inclusion body noun · 86% connection

any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases); "an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell"

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Plasmid DNA noun · 86% connection

a small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replication

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Search noun · 85% connection

boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas; "right of search"

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Accessibility noun · 78% connection

the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

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Accommodation noun · 78% connection

living quarters provided for public convenience; "the nearby hotel offers overnight accommodation"

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Approachability noun · 78% connection

the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

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Differentiation noun · 78% connection

a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes; "it is necessary to mak…

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Disability noun · 78% connection

the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"

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Disablement noun · 78% connection

the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"

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Distinction noun · 78% connection

a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes; "it is necessary to mak…

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Education noun · 78% connection

knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education"

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Ejection noun · 78% connection

the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school"

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Evidence noun · 78% connection

an indication that makes something evident; "his trembling was evidence of his fear"

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Expulsion noun · 78% connection

the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school"

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Handicap noun · 78% connection

the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"

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Impairment noun · 78% connection

the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"

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Words connected by meaning

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Absolute adjective · 78% connection

Loosed from any limitation or condition; uncontrolled; unrestricted; unconditional; as, absolute authority, monarchy, sovereignty, an…

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Acknowledge verb · 78% connection

To openly recognise a point or limitation.

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Area noun · 78% connection

The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or a…

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Astriction noun · 78% connection

The act of binding; restriction; also, obligation.

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Autocrat adjective · 78% connection

An absolute sovereign; a monarch who holds and exercises the powers of government by claim of absolute right, not subject to restricti…

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Bilinear adjective · 78% connection

Of, pertaining to, or included by, two lines; as, bilinear coordinates.

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Castle-guard noun · 78% connection

A feudal tenure, obliging the tenant to perform service within the realm, without limitation of time.

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Clean adverb · 78% connection

Without limitation or remainder; quite; perfectly; wholly; entirely.

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Clear adverb · 78% connection

Without limitation; wholly; quite; entirely; as, to cut a piece clear off.

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Conditional noun · 78% connection

A limitation.

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Conditionality noun · 78% connection

The quality of being conditional, or limited; limitation by certain terms.

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Containment noun · 78% connection

a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate pe…

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Content noun · 78% connection

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something; "he emptied the contents of hi…

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Contents noun · 78% connection

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something; "he emptied the contents of hi…

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Convertibility noun · 78% connection

the quality of being exchangeable (especially the ability to convert a currency into gold or other currencies without restriction)

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Corrective noun · 78% connection

Limitation; restriction.

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Disqualify verb · 78% connection

To deprive of some power, right, or privilege, by positive restriction; to disable; to debar legally; as, a conviction of perjury disq…

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Exception noun · 78% connection

The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, st…

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