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Down: 1) life-sustaining chemical activity: the series of processes by which food is converted into the energy and products needed to sustain life chemical activity involving particular substance: the biochemical activity of a particular substance in a living organism Synonyms: breakdown, absorption, digestion, uptake, use, metabolic rate 2) : a large medal 2: something resembling a large medal; especially : a tablet or panel in a wall or window bearing a figure in relief, a portrait, or an ornament 3also me·dail·lon \mā-dä-ˈyōⁿ\ : a small round or oval serving (as of meat) 1: a large medal 2: a decoration that is shaped like a large medal 3: a small, round piece of food (such as meat) medal: a large medal large decorative metal disk: a large decorative metal disk worn on a chain around the neck round decoration: a round or oval decoration on something such as a building, vase, or piece of material Synonyms: medal, order 3) 1: to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew 2: to soften or reduce to pulp by crushing or kneading :chew chew food: to grind and pulverize food inside the mouth, using the teeth and jaws The cows were masticating their food. :grind to pulp: to grind or crush something until it turns to pulp Synonyms: champ, chaw, chew, chomp (on), crunch (on), gnaw (on), bite (on), nibble4) : lacking adroitness : inept : very awkward : not skillful or adroit ▪ The governor has been criticized for his maladroit handling of the budget crisis. showing lack of skill or tact: clumsy or insensitive in speech or behavior Synonyms: awkward, butterfingered, cack-handed [British], graceless, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed, clumsy, unhandy 5) 1: having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred 2: productive of harm or evil : having or showing a desire to cause harm to another person ▪ a malevolent lie/smile wanting to cause harm: having or showing a desire to harm others harmful or evil: having a harmful or evil effect or influence Synonyms: bad [slang], bitchy, catty, cruel, despiteful, hateful, malicious, malign, malignant, mean, nasty, spiteful, vicious, virulent 7) 1: a very large city 2: a thickly populated region centering in a metropolis or embracing several metropolises 1: a very large city 2: a thickly populated region centering in a metropolis or embracing several metropolises area containing large cities: an area in which there are several large cities whose suburbs meet or nearly meet very large city: an extremely large and populous city Synonyms: city, conurbation, capital, metropolitan area, megalopolis9) : a hill that has a flat top and steep sides and that is found in the southwestern U.S. flat elevated area: a relatively flat elevated area with steep sides that is less extensive than a plateau. : an isolated relatively flat-topped natural elevation usually more extensive than a butte and less extensive than a plateau; also : a broad terrace with an abrupt slope on one side : bench Synonyms: altiplano, plateau, table, tableland 14) change of physical form: a complete or marked change of physical form, structure, or substance change of appearance or character: a complete or marked change in appearance, character, or condition supposed supernatural transformation: a transformation caused by supposed supernatural powers Synonyms: transformation, conversion, alteration, mutation, transmutation, change, transfiguration15) 1: a ship's stay extending from the maintop forward usually to the foot of the foremast 2: a chief support : a very important part of something ▪ Fish is a mainstay of their diet. : something or someone that provides support and makes it possible for something to exist or succeed ▪ My mother has always been the mainstay of our family. chief support: somebody or something that plays the most important role in a particular group, place, or situation rope securing ship's mainmast: the strong rope or cable that secures the mainmast on a sailing ship Synonyms: anchor, buttress, dependence, pillar, reliance, standby Across: 3) : a discontented person: a : one who bears a grudge from a sense of grievance or thwarted ambition b : one who is in active opposition to an established order or government : rebel : a person who is always or often unhappy or angry about something ▪ He complained so much that he got a reputation for being a malcontent. discontented person: somebody who is discontented or dissatisfied, especially somebody who seems continually or chronically discontented rebel: somebody who opposes the established social or political system Synonyms: discontented, disgruntled, dissatisfied, unhappy, complaining, rebellious, grumbling 5) of morning: relating to or happening in the morning or the early part of the day : of, relating to, or occurring in the morning : early 6) raid for plunder: to rove around carrying out violent attacks or looking for plunder, or raid a place in search of plunder ( rob place or steal goods: to rob a place or the people living there, or steal goods using violence and often causing damage, especially in wartime or during civil unrest) Synonyms: despoil, loot, ransack, pillage, plunder, sack 8) : not eating enough food or not eating enough healthy food : poorly nourished ▪ malnourished children : undernourished poorly or wrongly fed: having a poor or inadequate diet Synonyms: underfed, undernourished, underweight, starving, famished, half-starved, hungry, emaciated, wasted, thin 10) 1: things that are remarkable and worthy of remembrance 2: things that stir recollection or are valued or collected for their association with a particular field or interest : mementos objects connected with famous person: objects associated with a famous person or event, especially considered as collectors' items personal souvenirs: objects collected as souvenirs of important personal events or experiences Synonyms: collectables, collector's items, souvenirs, mementos, ephemera, keepsakes, personal effects, possessions, tokens, relics11) 1: to detract from the perfection or wholeness of : spoil 2archaic a : to inflict serious bodily harm on b : destroy : to ruin the beauty or perfection of (something) : to hurt or damage the good condition of (something) ▪ A large scar marred his face spoil: to spoil or detract from something Synonyms: blemish, darken, taint, poison, spoil, stain, tarnish, touch, vitiate 12) 1: something (such as a situation or a set of conditions) in which something else develops or forms ▪ the complex social matrix in which people live their lives 2: something shaped like a pattern of lines and spaces ▪ The wires all crossed each other and formed a matrix. 3: a container that can be filled with a material (such as very hot metal) to give the material a new shape :mold ▪ a matrix used for making knives 4: rock in which something hard (such as a diamond or a fossil) has been formed ▪ pieces of light blue turquoise in a dark matrix 5: the area on a human finger or toe from which the fingernail or toenail grows 6mathematics: a set of numbers in which the numbers are listed in rows and columns and can be added or multiplied according to special rules arrangement of connected things: an arrangement of parts that shows how they are interconnected substance containing something: a substance in which something is embedded or enclosed situation in which something develops: a situation or set of circumstances that allows or encourages the origin, development, or growth of something Synonyms: medium, conditions, atmosphere, environment, background, milieu, ground13) souvenir: an object given or kept as a reminder or in memory of somebody or something something that serves to warn or remind; also : souvenir Synonyms: commemorative, keepsake, memorial, monument, remembrance, reminder, souvenir, token14) combine: to cause things to combine or blend and become one thing or substance, or be combined or blended in this way combination: a combination or blend of various things : to declare or announce (a card or combination of cards) for a score in a card game especially by placing face up on the table Synonyms: combination, mix, mixture, blend, amalgamation, fusion, mingling15) very fast or brilliant: characterized by great speed or brilliance relating to meteors: relating to or resembling meteors Synonyms: dramatic, sudden, swift, spectacular, impressive, rapid, brilliant, dazzling, speedy, quick, fast16) precise and painstaking: extremely careful and precise •Extremely careful and precise. • Extremely or excessively concerned with details. SYNONYMS meticulous, painstaking, careful, scrupulous, fastidious, punctilious
 

 

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