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Partiality

The quality or state of being partial; inclination to favor one party, or one side of a question, more than the other; undue bias of mind.

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Bias 76% connected

A weight on the side of the ball used in the game of bowls, or a tendency imparted to the ball, which turns it from a straight line.

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Localism 76% connected

The state or quality of being local; affection for a particular place.

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Preconception 76% connected

The act of preconceiving; conception or opinion previously formed.

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Prejudice 76% connected

Foresight.

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Provincialism 76% connected

A word, or a manner of speaking, peculiar to a province or a district remote from the mother country or from the metropolis; a provincial characteris…

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Sectionalism 76% connected

A disproportionate regard for the interests peculiar to a section of the country; local patriotism, as distinguished from national.

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Tilt 76% connected

A covering overhead; especially, a tent.

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Disposition 76% connected

The act of disposing, arranging, ordering, regulating, or transferring; application; disposal; as, the disposition of a man's property by will.

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Liking 76% connected

of Like

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Tendency 76% connected

Direction or course toward any place, object, effect, or result; drift; causal or efficient influence to bring about an effect or result.

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Partial 74% connected

Of, pertaining to, or affecting, a part only; not general or universal; not total or entire; as, a partial eclipse of the moon.

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Partial 74% connected

Of, pertaining to, or affecting, a part only; not general or universal; not total or entire; as, a partial eclipse of the moon.

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Fancy 92% connected

The faculty by which the mind forms an image or a representation of anything perceived before; the power of combining and modifying such objects into…

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Fondness 92% connected

The quality or state of being fond; foolishness.

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Partisanship 92% connected

The state of being a partisan, or adherent to a party; feelings or conduct appropriate to a partisan.

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Impartiality 94% connected

The quality of being impartial; freedom from bias or favoritism; disinterestedness; equitableness; fairness; as, impartiality of judgment, of treatme…

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Impartiality 94% connected

The quality of being impartial; freedom from bias or favoritism; disinterestedness; equitableness; fairness; as, impartiality of judgment, of treatme…

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