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Susceptibility

The state or quality of being susceptible; the capability of receiving impressions, or of being affected.

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Capability 76% connected

The quality of being capable; capacity; capableness; esp. intellectual power or ability.

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Capacity 76% connected

The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or space; passive power; -- used in reference to physical things.

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Liability 76% connected

The state of being liable; as, the liability of an insurer; liability to accidents; liability to the law.

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Predisposition 76% connected

The act of predisposing, or the state of being predisposed; previous inclination, tendency, or propensity; predilection; -- applied to the mind; as,…

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Sensitivity 76% connected

The quality or state of being sensitive; -- used chiefly in science and the arts; as, the sensitivity of iodized silver.

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Condition 76% connected

Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, health, strength,…

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Status 76% connected

State; condition; position of affairs.

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Susceptible 74% connected

Capable of admitting anything additional, or any change, affection, or influence; readily acted upon; as, a body susceptible of color or of alteratio…

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Susceptible 74% connected

Capable of admitting anything additional, or any change, affection, or influence; readily acted upon; as, a body susceptible of color or of alteratio…

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Insusceptible 66% connected

Not susceptible; not capable of being moved, affected, or impressed; that can not feel, receive, or admit; as, a limb insusceptible of pain; a heart…

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Insusceptible 66% connected

Not susceptible; not capable of being moved, affected, or impressed; that can not feel, receive, or admit; as, a limb insusceptible of pain; a heart…

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Susceptible 66% connected

Capable of admitting anything additional, or any change, affection, or influence; readily acted upon; as, a body susceptible of color or of alteratio…

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Susceptible 66% connected

Capable of admitting anything additional, or any change, affection, or influence; readily acted upon; as, a body susceptible of color or of alteratio…

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Immunity 94% connected

Freedom or exemption from any charge, duty, obligation, office, tax, imposition, penalty, or service; a particular privilege; as, the immunities of t…

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Immunity 94% connected

Freedom or exemption from any charge, duty, obligation, office, tax, imposition, penalty, or service; a particular privilege; as, the immunities of t…

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the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources

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Area noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Book verb · 78% connection

arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the sho…

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Corridor noun · 78% connection

an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

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Defunctness noun · 78% connection

no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"

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Domain noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Ecologic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Ecological adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Endangered adjective · 78% connection

(of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction; "an endangered species"

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Extinction noun · 78% connection

no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"

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Field noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Habitat noun · 78% connection

the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds"

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arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the sho…

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the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds"

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Acute adjective · 78% connection

Having nice or quick sensibility; susceptible to slight impressions; acting keenly on the senses; sharp; keen; intense; as, a man of a…

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Acuteness noun · 78% connection

The faculty of nice discernment or perception; acumen; keenness; sharpness; sensitiveness; -- applied to the senses, or the understand…

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After-image noun · 78% connection

The impression of a vivid sensation retained by the retina of the eye after the cause has been removed; also extended to impressions l…

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Blackball noun · 78% connection

A composition for blacking shoes, boots, etc.; also, one for taking impressions of engraved work.

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Casting noun · 78% connection

The act or process of making casts or impressions, or of shaping metal or plaster in a mold; the act or the process of pouring molten…

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Cerebrifugal adjective · 78% connection

Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the brain to the spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal impressions)…

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Cerebripetal adjective · 78% connection

Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the spinal cord to the brain and so transfer sensations (centripetal impressions) from the…

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Cheirotherium noun · 78% connection

A genus of extinct animals, so named from fossil footprints rudely resembling impressions of the human hand, and believed to have been…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: susceptible, capability, receiving, impressions, affected.
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Chromolithograph noun · 78% connection

A picture printed in tints and colors by repeated impressions from a series of stones prepared by the lithographic process.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: susceptible, capability, receiving, impressions, affected.
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Conchyliaceous adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to shells; resembling a shell; as, conchyliaceous impressions.

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Ecstasy noun · 78% connection

The state of being beside one's self or rapt out of one's self; a state in which the mind is elevated above the reach of ordinary impr…

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