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enrichment collapse: act of making fuller or more meaningful or rewarding; a gift that significantly increases the recipient's wealth

rectification collapse: determination of the length of a curve; finding a straight line equal in length to a given curve; the conversion of alternating current to direct current; (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation

Bill of Rights collapse: a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)

recrudescence collapse: a return of something after a period of abatement; "a recrudescence of racism"; "a recrudescence of the symptoms"

rewrite collapse: something that has been written again; "the rewrite was much better"; write differently; alter the writing of; "The student rewrote his thesis"; rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose; "re-write a play for use in schools"

revision collapse: the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion"; the act of rewriting something

headway collapse: forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale"

preferment collapse: the act of preferring; "the preferment went to the younger candidate"; the act of making accusations; "preferment of charges"

zoning collapse: dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc

eugenics collapse: the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating)

regeneration collapse: the activity of spiritual or physical renewal; (biology) growth anew of lost tissue or destroyed parts or organs

prohibition collapse: the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof); "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter"; "a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages"; "he ignored his parents' forbiddance"; a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages; "in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US"; a decree that prohibits something; refusal to approve or assent to; the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment

betterment collapse: an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility

amelioration collapse: the act of relieving ills and changing for the better

redemption collapse: the act of purchasing back something previously sold; (Christianity) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil; repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock)

reclamation collapse: the recovery of useful substances from waste products; rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course; "the reclamation of delinquent children"; the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation

rescript collapse: a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality

forbidden fruit collapse: originally an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden; it is now used to refer to anything that is tempting but dangerous (as sexuality)

recovery collapse: the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost); return to an original state; "the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid"

correction collapse: the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right; treatment of a specific defect; "the correction of his vision with eye glasses"; a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; "market runups are invariably followed by a correction"; something substituted for an error; a rebuke for making a mistake; a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure

embargo collapse: a government order imposing a trade barrier; prevent commerce; "The U.S. embargoes Libya"; ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons; "embargoed publications"

clause collapse: (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence

advancement collapse: gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts"

rider collapse: a clause that is appended to a legislative bill; a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel); a traveler who actively rides a vehicle (as a bicycle or motorcycle)

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