one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there is no other alternative"; "my only choi…
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a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
Used in the same subject area: Civil engineering, Literature and rhetoric, Engineering, Literary analysis.a decision to reverse an earlier decision
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Management, Business and finance, Psychology.one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there is no other alternative"; "my only choi…
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Management, Business and finance, Psychology.something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "they finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did ach…
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Management, Business and finance, Psychology.a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair i…
Used in the same subject area: Civil engineering, Literature and rhetoric, Engineering, Literary analysis.the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Management, Business and finance, Psychology.the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Management, Business and finance, Psychology.the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Management, Business and finance, Psychology.deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature; "the determination of grammatical inflections"
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Management, Business and finance, Psychology.making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Management, Business and finance, Psychology.making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Management, Business and finance, Psychology.a decision to reverse an earlier decision
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Management, Business and finance, Psychology.decision making by a group (especially in a manner that discourages creativity or individual responsibility)
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Management, Business and finance, Psychology.the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Management, Business and finance, Psychology.the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Management, Business and finance, Psychology.the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Management, Business and finance, Psychology.a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work; "it was the usual ‘boy gets girl’ theme"
Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology, Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.
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an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia; "ADA deficiency can lead to one fo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: decision, reverse, earlier.an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia; "ADA deficiency can lead to one fo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: decision, reverse, earlier.To make earlier, as an event or date; to hasten.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: decision, reverse, earlier.A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: decision, reverse, earlier.introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: decision, reverse, earlier.introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: decision, reverse, earlier.(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: decision, reverse, earlier.introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: decision, reverse, earlier.(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: decision, reverse, earlier.To be like or equal; to admit, or be worthy of, comparison; as, his later work does not compare with his earlier.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: decision, reverse, earlier.An account or report of a conclusion, especially of a legal adjudication or judicial determination of a question or cause; as, a decis…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: decision, reverse, earlier.Decision; judgment; opinion; a court decision.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: decision, reverse, earlier.The process by which different kinds of living organisms developed and diversified from earlier forms
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