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  • 101go — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. go away, leave, depart, withdraw, retire, exit; vanish, disappear, evaporate, evanesce; operate, work, run, function, succeed; proceed, pass; wend, stir; extend, reach; elapse, pass; wither, fade,… …

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  • 102pass — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. gap, gorge; way, opening, notch, defile, passage; free ticket; crisis, predicament, condition,circumstance; leave [of absence]; slang, advance. See love. v. go through or by, bypass; get a passing… …

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  • 103crack up — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [*To crash a vehicle] Syn. collide, be in an accident, smash up, total*; see crash 4 . 2. [To fail suddenly in health, mind, or strength] Syn. go to pieces, decline, fail, deteriorate, sicken, collapse, succumb, break down,… …

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  • 104Submission — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Submission >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 submission submission yielding Sgm: N 1 nonresistance nonresistance Sgm: N 1 obedience obedience &c. 743 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 surrender surrender cession …

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  • 105Failure — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Failure >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 failure failure Sgm: N 1 nonsuccess nonsuccess nonfulfillment Sgm: N 1 dead failure dead failure successlessness Sgm: N 1 abortion abortion miscarriage Sgm: N 1 b …

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  • 106decubitus — 1866, Mod.L., from L. decumbere to lie down, from de (see DE (Cf. de )) + cumbere (see SUCCUMB (Cf. succumb)) …

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  • 107submit — I. v. a. 1. Yield, surrender, resign, subject, give up. 2. Refer, commit. II. v. n. 1. Yield, surrender, succumb. 2. Yield, surrender, succumb, give up, knock under, lower one s flag, kiss the rod, lick the dust, eat humble pie, draw in one s… …

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  • 108fall — [[t]fɔl[/t]] v. fell, fall•en, fall•ing, n. 1) to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support 2) to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, esp. to leave a standing or erect position… …

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  • 109fall — [c]/fɔl / (say fawl) verb (fell, fallen, falling) –verb (i) 1. to descend from a higher to a lower place or position through loss or lack of support; drop. 2. to come down suddenly from a standing or erect position: to fall on one s knees. 3. to… …

  • 110give in — verb 1. yield to another s wish or opinion (Freq. 5) The government bowed to the military pressure • Syn: ↑submit, ↑bow, ↑defer, ↑accede • Derivationally related forms: ↑deferent …

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