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  • 111win — [[t]wɪn[/t]] v. won, win•ning, n. 1) to finish first in a race, contest, or the like 2) to succeed by striving or effort (sometimes fol. by out): His finer nature won out[/ex] 3) to gain the victory; overcome an adversary: The home team won[/ex]… …

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  • 112gain — I. n. 1. Profits, gainings, increase, excess of earnings over outlay. 2. Emolument, lucre, money making. 3. Profit, advantage, benefit, good, blessing. II. v. a. 1. Get (by effort), acquire, obtain, procure, achieve, secure, carry, win, earn, get …

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  • 113Leadership Character Model — The Leadership Character ModelSM is a prescriptive leadership theory developed in 1995 by Robert Turknett and Carolyn Turknett of the Turknett Leadership Group. This model was described in their Decent People, Decent Company: How to Lead with… …

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  • 114attain — I verb accomplish, achieve, acquire, adsequi, arrive at, be successful, bring about, bring off successfully, bring to pass, carry through, come by, come to, complete, consequi, consummate, earn, effect, effectuate, finish, gain, gain one s end,… …

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  • 115beget — (v.) O.E. begietan to get by effort, find, acquire, attain, seize (class V strong verb, p.t. begeat, pp. begeaton), from BE (Cf. be ) + GET (Cf. get) (q.v.). Sense of to procreate is from c.1200. Related to O.H.G. pigezzan, Goth. bigitan to get,… …

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  • 116gain — gain1 [gān] n. [ME < OFr gaaigne < gaaignier: see GAIN1 the vt.] 1. an increase; addition; specif., a) [often pl.] an increase in wealth, earnings, etc.; profit; winnings b) an increase in advantage; advantage; improvement 2. the act of… …

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  • 117score — [skôr] n. [ME < OE scoru < ON skor < IE base * (s)ker , to cut > SHEAR] 1. a) a scratch, mark, incision, etc. [scores made on ice by skates] b) a line drawn or scratched, often to mark a starting point, etc. c) notches made in wood,… …

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  • 118pick up — 1. Take up, snatch. 2. Obtain, get by effort. 3. Get by chance …

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  • 119Austin Croshere — Infobox NBA Player name = Austin Croshere nickname = position = Forward height ft = 6 | height in = 10 weight lbs = 235 number = 44 league = NBA team = Indiana Pacers nationality = American birth date = birth date and age|1975|5|1 birth place =… …

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  • 120wrest — wrester, n. /rest/, v.t. 1. to twist or turn; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist. 2. to take away by force: to wrest a knife from a child. 3. to get by effort: to wrest a living from the soil. 4. to twist or turn from the proper course,… …

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