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A counter or opposing purpose; hence, that which is inconsistent or contradictory.

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The quality of being diligent; carefulness; careful attention; -- the opposite of negligence.

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Sullenness; moroseness.

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The transcript, image, or picture of a visible object, that is formed by the mind; also, a similar image of any object whatever, whether sensible or…

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The state of being indefatigable.

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Indefatigable quality; unweariedness; persistency.

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Habitual diligence in any employment or pursuit, either bodily or mental; steady attention to business; assiduity; -- opposed to sloth and idleness;…

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The intellectual or rational faculty in man; the understanding; the intellect; the power that conceives, judges, or reasons; also, the entire spiritu…

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The act of persevering; persistence in anything undertaken; continued pursuit or prosecution of any business, or enterprise begun.

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Alt. of Persistency

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The quality or state of being persistent; staying or continuing quality; hence, in an unfavorable sense, doggedness; obstinacy.

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The quality or state of being pertinacious; obstinacy; perseverance; persistency.

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Final cause; end; purpose of obtaining; cause; motive; reason; interest; concern; account; regard or respect; -- used chiefly in such phrases as, for…

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The quality or state of being tenacious; as, tenacity, or retentiveness, of memory; tenacity, or persistency, of purpose.

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The act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey; examination by the eye; inspection.

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The power of choosing; the faculty or endowment of the soul by which it is capable of choosing; the faculty or power of the mind by which we decide t…

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To cut off; to separate.

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To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate.

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The extreme or last point or part of any material thing considered lengthwise (the extremity of breadth being side); hence, extremity, in general; th…

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The state or quality of being firm.

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The mark set to bound a race, and to or around which the constestants run, or from which they start to return to it again; the place at which a race…

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To stretch' to extend; to distend.

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To have in the mind, as a purpose, intention, etc.; to intend; to purpose; to design; as, what do you mean to do ?

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The quality of being resolute.

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The act, operation, or process of resolving. Specifically: (a) The act of separating a compound into its elements or component parts. (b) The act of…

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To separate the component parts of; to reduce to the constituent elements; -- said of compound substances; hence, sometimes, to melt, or dissolve.

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To seem or appear; -- used chiefly in the expressions methinketh or methinks, and methought.

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The quality or state of being useful; utility; serviceableness; advantage.

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The quality or state of being useful; usefulness; production of good; profitableness to some valuable end; as, the utility of manure upon land; the u…

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To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a f…

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To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a f…

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To set forth.

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To set forth.

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Pertaining to, or connected with, a function or duty; official.

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Pertaining to, or connected with, a function or duty; official.

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To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a f…

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To draw preliminary outline or main features of; to sketch for a pattern or model; to delineate; to trace out; to draw.

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The act of determining, or the state of being determined.

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The act of executing or performing any duty, office, or calling; per formance.

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Closely directed; strictly attentive; bent; -- said of the mind, thoughts, etc.; as, a mind intent on self-improvement.

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A stretching or bending of the mind toward of the mind toward an object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness.

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To set forth.

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Design or tendency; meaning; import; tenor.

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To separate the component parts of; to reduce to the constituent elements; -- said of compound substances; hence, sometimes, to melt, or dissolve.

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A part, or character, performed by an actor in a drama; hence, a part of function taken or assumed by any one; as, he has now taken the role of phila…

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The act of employing anything, or of applying it to one's service; the state of being so employed or applied; application; employment; conversion to…

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