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  • 91cogitate — v 1. meditate, contemplate, think, cerebrate, put on one s thinking cap, be lost in thought, beabstracted, be absorbed, be immersed, be engrossed, concentrate, focus, put one s mind to; muse, ponder, brood, mull over, dwell on, be in a brown… …

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  • 92collude — v 1. conspire, connive, plot, complot, cabal, scheme, intrigue, maneuver, machinate; (all in criminal activity) cooperate, collaborate, unite, join, join forces or hands, band together, Inf. hitch horses. 2.(all in reference to criminal activity) …

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  • 93compass — n 1. needle, magnetic needle, direction finder, radio direction finder, RDF, guide, loran, shoran, Aeronaut. earth inductor. 2. perimeter, periphery, border, edge, rim, fringe; circumference, ambit, margin, frame, outline, confine, confines;… …

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  • 94complot — n 1. conspiracy, collusion; cabal, junto, camarilla, clique, secret society. v 2. collude, connive, conspire, plot, hatch a plot, cabal, scheme; maneuver, machinate, engineer; (all in criminal activity) collaborate, cooperate, unite, join, join… …

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  • 95conspire — v 1. plot, complot, scheme, intrigue, cabal, be up to something or no good, Dial. collogue; machinate, maneuver, engineer, rig, operate, Inf. frame. 2. collaborate, cooperate, collude, concur, coact, Sl. play footsie with, Sl. be in cahoots with …

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  • 96contrive — v 1. devise, invent, imagine, originate, create, excogitate; design, plan, work out, think up, hit upon, dream up, spin; concoct, make up, fabricate, improvise; construct, work up. 2. plot, conspire, scheme, intrigue, complot; brew, hatch, trump… …

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  • 97engineer — n 1. operator, handler, conductor, driver, pilot; (on a streetcar or subway) motorman, (on a cable car) gripman, Brit. engine driver, Inf.Casey Jones, Railroad Sl. hogger or hog head. 2. combat engineer, pioneer, U.S. Navy.Seabee, Brit. sapper. v …

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  • 98intrigue — v 1. interest, attract, absorb, appeal to, fascinate, pull, draw, rivet one s attention; stimulate, arouse, pique, stir, excite, tickle, titillate; beguile, divert, charm, captivate, carry away, seduce. 2. puzzle, baffle; worry, perturb, concern …

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  • 99job — n 1. work, undertaking, proceeding, business, matter at hand; task, chore, activity, exercise, performance; project, affair, venture, enterprise, effort; contribution, accomplishment, achievement, role, function, part. 2. concern, charge, duty,… …

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  • 100manipulate — v 1. handle, manage, work, operate, control; use, wield, ply, exercise, practice, exert, brandish, flourish; apply, adhibit, utilize, employ, make use of. 2. influence, work on, move, motivate; play on, exploit, take advantage of, Inf. stroke;… …

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