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  • 61Marine salvage — Salvor redirects here. For other uses, see Salvor (disambiguation). Admiralty law …

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  • 63rope — roper, n. ropelike, adj. /rohp/, n., v., roped, roping. n. 1. a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material. 2. a lasso. 3. ropes, a. the cords used to… …

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  • 64Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …

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  • 65corrode — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. consume, gnaw, rust, decay, wear; eat, etch. See deterioration. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To destroy] Syn. erode, gnaw, consume, eat away; see destroy 1 . 2. [To deteriorate] Syn. rust, rot, degenerate,… …

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  • 66decay — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. decomposition, deterioration, disintegration, dilapidation, putrefaction, rot, caries. v. i. rot, putrefy, mortify; disintegrate. See oldness, uncleanness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A progressive… …

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  • 67waste — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Gradual loss or decay Nouns 1. waste, wastage; dissipation; dispersion; ebb; leakage, loss; wear and tear; extravagance, wastefulness, prodigality, conspicuous consumption; waste of time; jeunesse dorée; …

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  • 68Deterioration — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Deterioration >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 deterioration deterioration debasement Sgm: N 1 wane wane ebb Sgm: N 1 recession recession &c. 287 Sgm: N 1 retrogradation retrogradation &c. 283 …

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  • 69Paranoia —    (See also Erotomania; Folie à Deux; French Chronic Delusional States; Psychosis: Emergence.)    Paranoia means a fixed false belief formed via logical reasoning (making it distinct from schizophrenia); aside from his delusional system, the… …

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  • 70fall — v 1. descend, come or go down, drop down, gravitate, sink; slip, slide, backslide; trip, trip over one s own feet, stumble, fall down, take a spill, tumble; go head over heels, pitch, plunge, plummet, dive, take a nosedive; drop, plop, plump, Inf …

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