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51court — I. n. 1. Royal household, princely retinue. 2. Judicial tribunal, court of justice. 3. Courtyard, inclosed area, quadrangle. 4. Solicitation(s), addresses, civilities, flattering attention, respects, homage. II. v. a. 1. Flatter, coddle, try to… …
52compete — 1 Compete, contend, contest are comparable especially in their intransitive senses when they mean to strive to gain the mastery or upper hand. Compete (see also RIVAL) implies a struggle to overcome or get the better of in an activity requiring… …
53pursue — [c]/pəˈsju / (say puh syooh) verb (pursued, pursuing) –verb (t) 1. to follow with the view of overtaking, capturing, killing, etc.; chase. 2. to follow close upon; go with; attend: bad luck pursued him. 3. to strive to gain; seek to attain or… …
54compete — ► VERB ▪ strive to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others. ORIGIN Latin competere, from petere aim at, seek …
559. REPENTANCE (at-Tawbah) — 1. A declaration of immunity from God and His Messenger to the polytheists with whom you had made a treaty. 2. So travel the land for four months, and know that you cannot escape God, and that God will disgrace the disbelievers. 3. And a… …
56Opinion of Islamic scholars on Jihad — Part of a series on Aqidah …
57Success — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Success >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 success success successfulness Sgm: N 1 speed speed Sgm: N 1 advance advance &c.(progress) 282 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 trump card trump card Sgm: N 2 …
58education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
59Apostasy in Christianity — Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss. Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve Apostles, became an apostate.[1] Apostasy in Christianity refers to the rejection of Christianity by someone who formerly was a Christian. The term apostasy comes from the Greek… …
60Industrial and organizational psychology — Psychology …
