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71mend — mendable, adj. /mend/, v.t. 1. to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy. 2. to remove or correct defects or errors in. 3. to set right; make… …
72moderate — moderately, adv. moderateness, n. adj., n. /mod euhr it, mod rit/; v. /mod euh rayt /, adj., n., v., moderated, moderating. adj. 1. kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price. 2. of… …
73qualify — qualificatory /kwol euh fi keuh tawr ree, tohr ee/, adj. qualifyingly, adv. /kwol euh fuy /, v., qualified, qualifying. v.t. 1. to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent: to qualify oneself for a job …
74John Adams: Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Saturday, March 4, 1797 When it was first perceived, in early times, that no middle course for America remained between unlimited submission to a foreign legislature and a total independence of its claims, men of… …
75advance — ad·vance 1 vt ad·vanced, ad·vanc·ing: to supply or provide ahead of time: as a: to give (a gift) by way of or as an advancement b: to supply (as money) beforehand in expectation of repayment or other future adjustment advance 2 n: a provision of… …
76amend — vt 1: to change or modify for the better 2: to alter esp. in the wording; esp: to alter formally by modification, deletion, or addition amend ed the statute amend the complaint to cure the defect amend·able adj …
77remedy — rem·e·dy 1 n pl dies: the means to enforce a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong: the relief (as damages, restitution, specific performance, or an injunction) that may be given or ordered by a court or other tribunal for a wrong if… …
78ameliorate — verb /əˈmiːliəreɪt/ To make better, to improve; to heal; to solve a problem. They offered some compromises in an effort to ameliorate the situation. See Also: amelioration, meliorate …
79David Burton (botanist) — David Burton (died 1792) was a botanist and surveyor in early colonial New South Wales. He arrived in the colony in 1791 as superintendent of convicts, and with a private commission to collect plant and seed specimens for Sir Joseph Banks. He was …
80commute — com·mute /kə myüt/ vt com·mut·ed, com·mut·ing 1: to convert (as a payment) into another form 2: to change (a penalty) to one less severe esp. out of clemency compare pardon com·mu·ta·tion /ˌkä myə tā shən/ n …
