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  • 81care — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 caring for sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ good, great ▪ He loved his books and took great care of them. ▪ proper ▪ With proper care, the plants may last for fifty years …

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  • 82process — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ gradual, lengthy, long, slow, time consuming ▪ constant, continuous, ongoing ▪ …

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  • 83analysis — n. examination of component parts 1) to make an analysis 2) a careful, painstaking, thorough; in depth; penetrating analysis 3) (ling.) discourse analysis 4) (chemistry) qualitative; quantitative analysis 5) (math.) vector analysis 6) upon… …

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  • 84care — I n. caution 1) to exercise, take care 2) great, meticulous, painstaking, scrupulous, utmost care 3) care to + inf. (she took care to avoid catching cold) 4) care that + clause (take care that you don t get involved) solicitude maintenance keep… …

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  • 85effort — n. 1) to make, put forth an effort 2) to redouble one s efforts 3) to spare no effort 4) to foil, stymie, thwart smb. s efforts 5) an abortive; all out, furious, gallant, great, Herculean, heroic, massive, maximum, painstaking, strenuous,… …

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  • 86investigation — n. 1) to carry out, conduct, make; launch an investigation 2) a cursory, perfunctory; impartial; painstaking, thorough investigation 3) a criminal; police investigation 4) an investigation into, of (to launch an investigation into charges of… …

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  • 87research — n. 1) to conduct, do, pursue research 2) detailed, laborious, painstaking, solid, thorough; independent; original research 3) animal; market; medical; operations; scientific; space research 4) research in, into, on (research on the development of …

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  • 88search — I n. 1) to conduct, make a search 2) a careful, exhaustive, painstaking, thorough search 3) a fruitless search 4) a body; literature search 5) a search for (the search for truth) 6) in search of 7) (misc.) (legal) unwarranted search and seizure… …

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  • 89care — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. i. like, have affection (for). See care, pity, feeling. II Solicitude Nouns 1. (concern) care, concern, consideration, solicitude, anxiety, heed, heedfulness; conscientiousness, watchfulness,… …

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  • 90meticulous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. fastidious, exacting, scrupulous. See taste, truth. Ant., sloppy, careless. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. scrupulous, fastidious, precise, careful; see accurate 1 , 2 , careful . See Synonym Study at… …

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