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Surmountable

Capable of being surmounted or overcome; superable.

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Conquerable 84% connected

Capable of being conquered or subdued.

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Conquerable 84% connected

Capable of being conquered or subdued.

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Scalable 84% connected

Capable of being scaled.

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Scalable 84% connected

Capable of being scaled.

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Superable 84% connected

Capable of being overcome or conquered; surmountable.

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Superable 84% connected

Capable of being overcome or conquered; surmountable.

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Conquerable 66% connected

Capable of being conquered or subdued.

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Conquerable 66% connected

Capable of being conquered or subdued.

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Ascendable 92% connected

Capable of being ascended.

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Ascendible 92% connected

Capable of being ascended; climbable.

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Climbable 92% connected

Capable of being climbed.

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Insurmountable 94% connected

Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable; as, insurmountable difficulty or obstacle.

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Insurmountable 94% connected

Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable; as, insurmountable difficulty or obstacle.

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Alp noun · 78% connection

Fig.: Something lofty, or massive, or very hard to be surmounted.

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Appall adjective · 78% connection

To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; to overcome wi…

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Attempt verb · 78% connection

To try to win, subdue, or overcome; as, one who attempts the virtue of a woman.

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Aureole noun · 78% connection

A celestial crown or accidental glory added to the bliss of heaven, as a reward to those (as virgins, martyrs, preachers, etc.) who ha…

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Beat verb · 78% connection

To overcome in a battle, contest, strife, race, game, etc.; to vanquish or conquer; to surpass.

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Brake verb · 78% connection

An apparatus for testing the power of a steam engine, or other motor, by weighing the amount of friction that the motor will overcome;…

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Capable adjective · 78% connection

Possessing adequate power; qualified; able; fully competent; as, a capable instructor; a capable judge; a mind capable of nice investi…

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Capstan noun · 78% connection

A vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers. It…

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Capture verb · 78% connection

To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort.

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Charm noun · 78% connection

To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe.

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Confute verb · 78% connection

To overwhelm by argument; to refute conclusively; to prove or show to be false or defective; to overcome; to silence.

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Conquer verb · 78% connection

To gain or acquire by force; to take possession of by violent means; to gain dominion over; to subdue by physical means; to reduce; to…

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Convince verb · 78% connection

To overpower; to overcome; to subdue or master.

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Countervail verb · 78% connection

To act against with equal force, power, or effect; to thwart or overcome by such action; to furnish an equivalent to or for; to counte…

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Countervote verb · 78% connection

To vote in opposition to; to balance or overcome by voting; to outvote.

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Cross noun · 78% connection

A monument in the form of a cross, or surmounted by a cross, set up in a public place; as, a market cross; a boundary cross; Charing C…

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Crossbones n. pl. · 78% connection

A representation of two of the leg bones or arm bones of a skeleton, laid crosswise, often surmounted with a skull, and serving as a s…

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Crown-imperial noun · 78% connection

A spring-blooming plant (Fritillaria imperialis) of the Lily family, having at the top of the stalk a cluster of pendent bell-shaped f…

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