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  • 21Subservient — Sub*serv i*ent, a. [L. subserviens, entis, p. pr. See {Subserve}.] Fitted or disposed to subserve; useful in an inferior capacity; serving to promote some end; subordinate; hence, servile, truckling. [1913 Webster] Scarce ever reading anything… …

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  • 22Peripheral nervous system — The peripheral nervous system (PNS) resides or extends outside the central nervous system (CNS), which consists of the brain and spinal cord. The main function of the PNS is to connect the CNS to the limbs and organs. Unlike the central nervous… …

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  • 23Language module — refers to a hypothesized structure in the human brain (anatomical module) or cognitive system (functional module) that some psycholinguists (e.g., Steven Pinker) claim contains innate capacities for language. According to Jerry Fodor the sine qua …

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  • 24excretion — excretion1 /ik skree sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of excreting. 2. the substance excreted, as urine or sweat, or certain plant products. [1595 1605; < LL excretion (s. of excretio) that which is sifted out. See EXCRETE, ION] excretion2 /ik skree&#8230; …

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  • 25Instrumentality — (Roget s Thesaurus) &LT; N PARAG:Instrumentality &GT;N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 instrumentality instrumentality Sgm: N 1 aid aid &c. 707 Sgm: N 1 subservience subservience subserviency Sgm: N 1 mediation mediation intervention medium …

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  • 26Utility — (Roget s Thesaurus) &LT; N PARAG:Utility &GT;N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 utility utility Sgm: N 1 usefulness usefulness &c. &GT;Adj. Sgm: N 1 efficacy efficacy efficiency adequacy Sgm: N 1 service service use stead …

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  • 27Aid — (Roget s Thesaurus) &LT; N PARAG:Aid &GT;N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 aid aid aidance Sgm: N 1 assistance assistance help opitulation| succor Sgm: N 1 support support lift advance furtherance promotion …

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  • 28sub|ser´vi|ent|ly — sub|ser|vi|ent «suhb SUR vee uhnt», adjective. 1. slavishly polite and obedient; tamely submissive; servile: »The lawyers had been subservient beyond all other classes to the Crown (John R. Green). SYNONYM(S): obsequious, truckling. 2. useful as&#8230; …

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  • 29sub|ser|vi|ent — «suhb SUR vee uhnt», adjective. 1. slavishly polite and obedient; tamely submissive; servile: »The lawyers had been subservient beyond all other classes to the Crown (John R. Green). SYNONYM(S): obsequious, truckling. 2. useful as a means to help …

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  • 30Conduce — Con*duce , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Conduced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conducing}.] [L. conducere to bring together, conduce, hire; con + ducere to lead. See {Duke} and cf. Conduct, n., {Cond}.] To lead or tend, esp. with reference to a favorable or&#8230; …

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