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  • 71at low ebb — at (a) low ebb below the usual condition or standard. The divorce comes at a time when Jackson s career is at a low ebb. Support for the arts has reached its lowest ebb and we hope it won t go any lower. Related vocabulary: up to par …

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  • 72bull low — The lowest gear in a transmission. Some older transmissions listed their gears as bull low (used for getting out of a stuck condition or climbing a very steep hill), low or first (used for starting out from a stop or for climbing a moderate hill) …

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  • 73wal´low|er — wal|low «WOL oh», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to roll about; flounder: »The pigs wallowed in the mud. The boat wallowed helplessly in the stormy sea. 2. Figurative. to live contentedly in filth, wickedness, or other dissolute way of life, like a beast.… …

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  • 74wal|low — «WOL oh», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to roll about; flounder: »The pigs wallowed in the mud. The boat wallowed helplessly in the stormy sea. 2. Figurative. to live contentedly in filth, wickedness, or other dissolute way of life, like a beast. 3.… …

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  • 75ovarian low malignant potential tumor — A condition in which cells that may become cancer form in the thin layer of tissue that covers an ovary (female reproductive gland in which eggs are made). In this condition, tumor cells rarely spread outside of the ovary. Also called ovarian… …

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  • 76fel|low|ship — «FEHL oh shihp», noun, verb, shiped, ship|ing or (especially British) shipped, ship|ping. –n. 1. a) companionship; friendliness; …

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  • 77Lower — Low Low (l[=o]), a. [Compar. {Lower} (l[=o] [ e]r); superl. {Lowest}.] [OE. low, louh, lah, Icel. l[=a]gr; akin to Sw. l[*a]g, Dan. lav, D. laag, and E. lie. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] [1913 Webster] 1. Occupying an inferior position or place;… …

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  • 78Lowest — Low Low (l[=o]), a. [Compar. {Lower} (l[=o] [ e]r); superl. {Lowest}.] [OE. low, louh, lah, Icel. l[=a]gr; akin to Sw. l[*a]g, Dan. lav, D. laag, and E. lie. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] [1913 Webster] 1. Occupying an inferior position or place;… …

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  • 79Sunk costs — In economics and business decision making, sunk costs are retrospective (past) costs that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered. Sunk costs are sometimes contrasted with prospective costs, which are future costs that may be incurred… …

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  • 80Commonalty — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Commonalty >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 commonalty commonalty democracy Sgm: N 1 obscurity obscurity Sgm: N 1 low condition low condition low life low society low company Sgm: N 1 bourgeoisie bourgeoisie …

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