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Able to give a correct reading or measurement.
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This clock is so accurate that it gains less than one second a year.
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Without mistakes or errors in facts
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In science class we make accurate drawings of the plants we study.
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Correctness, exactness.
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I question the accuracy of your report because others have described the accident quite differently.
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Not exact, but close enough to be reasonable correct.
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My approximate weight is a hundred and ten pounds.
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The path over which something moves.
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The spaceship is now on a course for Mars.
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A way of acting or behaving.
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Because it is raining so hard, our best course is to wait in the car until the storm ends.
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A subject or set of subjects to be studied.
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The high school science course includes several field trips.
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To leave; to go away from a place.
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The bus for Detroit departs at ten o'clock.
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The act of leaving.
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We were sad after the departure of our friends.
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To lose hope.
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When neither the library nor the bookstore had it, I despaired of ever finding the book I wanted.
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The place to which something or someone is going.
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Tell the clerk your destination when you buy your ticket.
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A total lack of hope.
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The look of despair on their faces told me that the situation was worse than I had feared.
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To make or become worse.
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Smoking causes the lungs and heart to deteriorate.
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A very strong wind.
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Last night's gale tore several tiles off the roof.
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A loud outburst.
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We heard gales of laughter coming from the party.
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