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  • 101proclivity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. inclination, tendency, propensity, proneness, predisposition. Ant., disinclination. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. inclination, tendency, propensity, disposition, predilection, penchant, weakness,… …

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  • 102tendency — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Disposition to act in a particular way Nouns tendency; aptness, aptitude; proneness, proclivity, predilection, bent, turn, tone, tenor, bias, set, leaning, penchant, [pre]disposition, inclination,… …

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  • 103leaning — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. inclination, bent, propensity; see inclination . See Synonym Study at inclination . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. tendency, inclination, disposition, preference, proclivity, propensity, bias, weakness, mindset, penchant …

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  • 104pro·pen·si·ty — /prəˈpɛnsəti/ noun, pl ties [count] formal : a strong natural tendency to do something Why do some people have a propensity for/toward violence? [=why are some people violent?; why do some people have a tendency to be violent?] He had a… …

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  • 105POPULATION — THE JEWISH POPULATION Growth by Aliyah In 1882 the Jewish population of Ereẓ Israel numbered some 24,000, roughly 5% of the total, and about 0.3% of the world Jewish population. Since then there has been an almost continuous flow of aliyah, which …

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  • 106Disposition — Dis po*si tion, n. [F. disposition, dispositio, fr. disponere to dispose; dis + ponere to place. See {Position}, and cf. {Dispone}.] 1. The act of disposing, arranging, ordering, regulating, or transferring; application; disposal; as, the… …

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  • 107Inclination — In cli*na tion, n. [L. inclinatio: cf. F. inclination.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of inclining, or state of being inclined; a leaning; as, an inclination of the head. [1913 Webster] 2. A direction or tendency from the true vertical or horizontal… …

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  • 108Inclination compass — Inclination In cli*na tion, n. [L. inclinatio: cf. F. inclination.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of inclining, or state of being inclined; a leaning; as, an inclination of the head. [1913 Webster] 2. A direction or tendency from the true vertical or …

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  • 109Inclination of an orbit — Inclination In cli*na tion, n. [L. inclinatio: cf. F. inclination.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of inclining, or state of being inclined; a leaning; as, an inclination of the head. [1913 Webster] 2. A direction or tendency from the true vertical or …

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  • 110Inclination of the needle — Inclination In cli*na tion, n. [L. inclinatio: cf. F. inclination.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of inclining, or state of being inclined; a leaning; as, an inclination of the head. [1913 Webster] 2. A direction or tendency from the true vertical or …

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