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    The document provides definitions and examples of use for several words: - Conceive means both to understand conceptually and to create or become pregnant. It comes from Latin roots meaning "to take in and hold." - Naval describes anything related to ships or the sea, such as naval stores or a naval officer. It comes from Latin and other Indo-European roots meaning "boat" or "ship." - Ingenuity refers to cleverness, creativity, or the ability to invent or solve problems. It originally meant nobility but took on its current meaning from being confused with "ingenious."

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    The document provides definitions and examples of use for several words: - Conceive means both to understand conceptually and to create or become pregnant. It comes from Latin roots meaning "to take in and hold." - Naval describes anything related to ships or the sea, such as naval stores or a naval officer. It comes from Latin and other Indo-European roots meaning "boat" or "ship." - Ingenuity refers to cleverness, creativity, or the ability to invent or solve problems. It originally meant nobility but took on its current meaning from being confused with "ingenious."

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    The document provides definitions and examples of use for several words: - Conceive means both to understand conceptually and to create or become pregnant. It comes from Latin roots meaning "to take in and hold." - Naval describes anything related to ships or the sea, such as naval stores or a naval officer. It comes from Latin and other Indo-European roots meaning "boat" or "ship." - Ingenuity refers to cleverness, creativity, or the ability to invent or solve problems. It originally meant nobility but took on its current meaning from being confused with "ingenious."

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    Synonyms for partridge

    noun hunted bird

     curlew

     grouse

     partridge

     pheasant

     plover

     quail

     sandpiper

     snipe

     wild turkey

     wildfowl

     woodcock

    Synonyms for tribute

    noun testimonial, praise

     accolade

     appreciation

     compliment

     eulogy

     gift

     gratitude

     honor

     memorial

     recognition

     respect

     acknowledgment

     applause

     citation
     commendation

     encomium

     esteem

     offering

     panegyric

     recommendation

     salutation

     salvo

     laudation

    Antonyms for tribute

     censure

     condemnation

     criticism

     denunciation

     dishonor

     disrespect

     loss

     disapproval

     accusation

     blame

    Synonyms for labyrinth

    noun maze, complexity

    tangle

    coil

    complication

    convolution

    entanglement

    intricacy
    jungle

    knot

    mesh

    morass

    perplexity

    problem

    puzzle

    riddle

    skein

    snarl

    web

    Antonyms for labyrinth

    ease

    line

    order

    organization

    simplicity

    apprenticesee definition of apprentice

    nounnovice/learner of a trade

    Word Origin & History

    c.1300, from Old French aprentiz "someone learning" (13c., Modern French apprenti, taking the older
    form as a plural), also as an adjective, "unskilled, inexperienced," from aprendre (Modern French
    apprendre) "to learn; to teach," contracted from Latin apprehendere (see apprehend). Shortened form
    prentice long was more usual in English.

    Example Sentences for apprentice

    The Assistant Commissioner interrupted the apprentice statesman.


    His son William has been with me this winter, and goes in May to be an apprentice to a mason.

    The chauffeur began to supply the wants of his machine with the help of an apprentice.

    I understood, Marzak, that thou art sailing with us as apprentice.

    The apprentice's face appeared to me to say all that, and he ...

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    Synonyms for apprentice

    noun novice/learner of a trade

    pupil

    amateur

    beginner

    flunky

    greenhorn

    heel

    neophyte

    newcomer

    novitiate

    probationer

    rook

    rookie

    starter

    student

    tenderfoot
    tyro

    Antonyms for apprentice

    expert

    professional

    mentor

    teacher

    ingenuitysee definition of ingenuity

    nouncleverness

    Word Origin & History

    1590s, "honor, nobility," from Middle French ingénuité and directly from Latin ingenuitatem (nominative
    ingenuitas) "condition of a free-born man," figuratively "generosity, noble-mindedness," from ingenuus
    (see ingenuous). Etymologically, this word belongs to ingenuous, but in 17c. ingenious and ingenuous so
    often were confused (even by Shakespeare) that ingenuity has acquired the meaning "capacity for
    invention or construction" (first attested 1640s).

    Example Sentences for ingenuity

    It was evident that he was well pleased with his own ingenuity.

    It does not consist of ingenuity limited, but merely of inanity expanded.

    Some of the work they produce is wonderful for its beauty and ingenuity.

    It was the delivery of those at the apartment that taxed her ingenuity.

    But a friend is a sane man who exercises not my ingenuity, but me.

    And so, Phaedrus, ...


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    noun cleverness

    ability

    brilliance

    dexterity

    flair

    genius

    gumption

    intelligence

    inventiveness

    resourcefulness

    shrewdness

    skill

    talent

    wisdom

    wit

    adroitness

    astuteness

    brains

    brightness

    creativity

    cunning

    smartness

    Antonyms:
    clumsiness

    ignorance

    inability

    incapacity

    ineptness

    stupidity

    weakness

    naval

    see definition of naval

     adjseagoing

    Word Origin & History

    early 15c., from Old French naval (14c.) and directly from Latin navalis "pertaining to a ship or ships,"
    from navis "ship," from PIE *nau- "boat" (cf. Sanskrit nauh, accusative navam "ship, boat;" Armenian nav
    "ship;" Greek naus "ship," nautes "sailor;" Old Irish nau "ship;" Welsh noe "a flat vessel;" Old Norse nor
    "ship"). An Old English word for "naval" was scipherelic.

    Example Sentences for naval

    We now loaded with naval stores, and cleared again for Liverpool.

    Now, the Government of Quebec is neither a naval nor a military power.

    He was a naval officer, and he had brought me a sailor who had been wounded at the fort of Ivry.

    Madden realized he was seeing what every landsman dreams of seeing: a naval battle.

    Naval activity in the northern waters of Europe did not ...

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    Synonyms for naval

    adj seagoing

     marine
     maritime

     oceangoing

     seafaring

     aquatic

     nautical

    conceivesee definition of conceive

    verbunderstandverbcreate

    Word Origin & History

    late 13c., conceiven, "take (seed) into the womb, become pregnant," from stem of Old French conceveir
    (Modern French concevoir), from Latin concipere (past participle conceptus) "to take in and hold;
    become pregnant," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + comb. form of capere "to take," from PIE
    *kap- "to grasp" (see capable). Meaning "take into the mind" is from mid-14c., a figurative sense also
    found in the Old French and Latin words. Related: Conceived; conceiving.

    Example Sentences for conceive

    One could conceive of it as possible to turn toward Him—and reach, the objective.

    You cannot conceive in your mind how stubborn and brainless they are.

    To the artist, expression is the only mode under which he can conceive life at all.

    What induced him to attempt this style it is difficult to conceive.

    All loveliness, all grace, all majesty are there; but we cannot see, cannot ...

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    Synonyms for conceive

    verb understand

    accept

    assume

    believe

    perceive

    realize

    appreciate

    apprehend

    catch

    compass

    comprehend

    deem

    dig

    envisage

    expect

    fancy

    feel

    follow

    gather

    get

    grasp

    imagine

    judge

    reckon

    suppose

    suspect

    take
    twig

    Antonyms for conceive

    neglect

    avoid

    be immune

    disbelieve

    dislike

    disregard

    fail

    know

    let go

    lose

    miss

    misunderstand

    not get

    release

    abort

    destroy

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