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  • 111accessible — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. approachable, open, obtainable, attainable; see available , convenient 2 , easy 2 , friendly 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. obtainable reachable, attainable, available, at hand, handy, approachable. 2. friendly …

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  • 112achievable — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. obtainable, attainable, feasible; see available , possible 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. doable, attainable, reachable, obtainable, feasible. ANT.: impossible, unthinkable …

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  • 113possible — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Within the realm of possibility] Syn. conceivable, imaginable, thinkable, plausible, reasonable, probable, likely; see also likely 1 . 2. [That may happen or be done] Syn. feasible, practicable, workable, viable,… …

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  • 114procurable — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. attainable, obtainable, on the market, for sale, purchasable, on sale; see also available . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Capable of being obtained or used: acquirable, attainable, available, gettable, obtainable …

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  • 115Possibility — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Possibility >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 possibility possibility potentiality Sgm: N 1 what may be what may be what is possible &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 compatibility compatibility &c.(agreement) 23 GRP: N 2 Sgm …

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  • 116attain — at|tain [əˈteın] v [T] formal [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: ataindre, from Latin attingere, from ad to + tangere to touch ] 1.) to succeed in achieving something after trying for a long time ▪ More women are attaining positions of power …

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  • 117unattainable — (adj.) 1660s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + ATTAINABLE (Cf. attainable) …

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  • 118attain — verb (T) formal 1 to succeed in reaching a particular level or in getting something after trying for a long time: More women are attaining positions of power in public life. 2 to reach a high level: Share prices attained a high of $3.27.… …

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  • 119intention — intention, intent, purpose, design, aim, end, object, objective, goal are comparable when meaning what one proposes to accomplish or to attain by doing or making something, in distinction from what prompts one (the motive), or from the activity… …

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  • 120maximum — max•i•mum [[t]ˈmæk sə məm[/t]] n. pl. mums, ma ( mə), adj. 1) the highest amount, value, or degree attained or attainable 2) cvb an upper limit allowed by law or regulation 3) a) the value of a mathematical function at a certain point in its… …

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