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  • 21s(w)e- — Pronoun of the third person and reflexive (referring back to the subject of the sentence); further appearing in various forms referring to the social group as an entity, “(we our )selves.” Derivatives include self, gossip, suicide, secret, sober …

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  • 22secret — secretly, adv. secretness, n. /see krit/, adj. 1. done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others: secret negotiations. 2. kept from the knowledge of any but the initiated or privileged: a secret password. 3. faithful or cautious in… …

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  • 23secretion — secretionary /si kree sheuh ner ee/, adj. /si kree sheuhn/, n. 1. (in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion. 2. the product …

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  • 24distinguish — dis·tin·guish vt: to identify or explain differences in or from distinguish ed the cases on factual grounds Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. distinguish …

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  • 25discriminate — dis·crim·i·nate /dis kri mə ˌnāt/ vi nat·ed, nat·ing: to make a difference in treatment or favor on a basis other than individual merit; esp: to make a difference in treatment on a basis prohibited by law (as national origin, race, sex, religion …

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  • 26differentiate — I verb characterize, classify, contrast, demarcate, discern between, discriminate, distinguish, diversify, draw the line, exercise discrimination, make a distinction, make distinctive, mark off by differences, mark out, particularize, perceive… …

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  • 27discern — I (detect with the senses) verb appreciate, apprehend, apprehend clearly, ascertain, awake to, become acquainted with, become apprized, become aware of, become informed, behold, cast eyes on, catch sight of, cognize, command a view of, comprehend …

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  • 28note the distinctions — index discern (discriminate), secern Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 29perceive differences — index secern Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 30excrete — Synonyms and related words: bleed, discharge, effuse, egest, eliminate, emit, exfiltrate, extravasate, exudate, exude, filter, filtrate, give off, give out, lactate, leach, lixiviate, ooze, pass, percolate, produce, reek, secern, secrete, seep,… …

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