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1120	prove	©
1. v. To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for.
I will prove that my method is more effective than yours.
2. v. (intransitive) To turn out; to manifest.
It proved to be a cold day.
3. v. (copulative) To turn out to be.
	proove
1. v. misspelling of prove
1121	groups	©
1. n. plural of group
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of group
	group
1. n. A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.
2. n. (group theory) A set with an associative binary operation, under which there exists an identity element, and such that each element has an inverse.
3. n. (geometry, archaic) An effective divisor on a curve.
1122	showed
1. v. simple past tense of show
I showed him the report.
2. v. past participle of show (alternative to shown)
Recent polling has showed that 40% are in favour of the candidate.
*The report had already been showed to him.
	show
1. v. To display, to have somebody see (something).
2. v. To bestow; to confer.
1123	particularly	©
1. adv. (focus) Especially, extremely.
The apéritifs were particularly stimulating.
2. adv. (degree) To a great extent.
3. adv. Specifically, uniquely or individually.
4. adv. In detail; with regard to particulars.
1124	appear	©
1. v. (intransitive) To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
2. v. (intransitive) To come before the public.
A great writer appeared at that time.
3. v. (intransitive) To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, etc.; to present oneself as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person t
4. v. (intransitive) To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest.
1125	rise	©
1. v. (intransitive) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
2. v. To move upwards.
We watched the balloon rise.
3. v. To grow upward; to attain a certain height.
This elm tree rises to a height of seventy feet.
1126	character	©
1. n. A being involved in the action of a story.
2. n. A distinguishing feature; characteristic; trait; phene.
(genetics) A single locus governing the petal colour character was detected on the linkage group A2.
3. n. A complex of mental and ethical traits marking a person or a group.
A study of the suspect's character and his cast iron alibi ruled him out.
1127	politics	©
1. n. A methodology and activities associated with running a government, an organization, or a movement.
2. n. The profession of conducting political affairs.
He made a career out of politics.
3. n. One's political stands and opinions.
Their politics are clear from the bumper stickers on their cars.
1128	project	©
1. n. A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.
2. n. (usually US) An urban low-income housing building.
Projects like Pruitt-Igoe were considered irreparably dangerous and demolished.
3. n. (dated) An idle scheme; an impracticable design.
a man given to projects
1129	sad	©
1. adj. Emotionally negative.:
2. adj. Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.
She gets sad when he's away.
3. adj. Appearing sorrowful.
The puppy had a sad little face.
1130	pause	©
1. v. (intransitive) To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
2. v. (intransitive) To interrupt an activity and wait.
When telling the scary story, he paused for effect.
3. v. (intransitive) To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
4. v. To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.
1131	movie	©
1. n. (chiefly North American) A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion.
2. n. (usually chiefly North American) A cinema.
Let's go to the movies.
1132	lots
1. n. plural of lot
The men cast lots.
They purchased all of the adjacent lots.
2. n. (colloquial) A lot; a great deal; tons; loads.
Lots of the ways you can help are really easy.
	lot
1. n. A large quantity or number; a great deal.
2. n. A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.
3. n. One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.
1133	proud	©
1. adj. Gratified; feeling honoured (by something); feeling satisfied or happy about a fact or event.
I am proud of Sivu's schoolwork.
2. adj. that makes one feel proud (of something one did)
That was not the proudest thing I did but I can't deny it.
3. adj. Possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves.
1134	luck	©
1. n. Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence, especially a favourable one.
The raffle is just a matter of luck.
Sometimes it takes a bit of luck to get success.
I couldn't believe my luck when I found a fifty dollar bill on the street.
Gilbert had some bad luck yesterday — he got pick-pocketed and lost fifty dollars.
1135	obvious	©
1. adj. Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.
1136	freedom	©
1. n. The state of being free, of not being imprisoned or enslaved.
Having recently been released from prison, he didn't know what to do with his newfound freedom.
2. n. The lack of a specific constraint, or of constraints in general; a state of being free, unconstrained.
Freedom of speech is a basic democratic value.
People in our city enjoy many freedoms.
1137	example	©
1. n. Something that is representative of all such things in a group.
2. n. Something that serves to illustrate or explain a rule.
3. n. Something that serves as a pattern of behaviour to be imitated (a good example) or not to be imitated (a bad example).
4. n. A person punished as a warning to others.
5. n. A parallel or closely similar case, especially when serving as a precedent or model.
1138	truly	©
1. adv. In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.
2. adv. Honestly, genuinely, in fact, really.
That is truly all I know.
Truly, that is all I know.
3. adv. Very.
1139	nine
1. num. (cardinal) A numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten.
2. num. Describing a group or set with nine elements.
A cat has nine lives.
3. n. The digit or figure 9.
4. n. (card games) A playing card with nine pips.

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