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SYNCHRONIZE to cause to indicate the same time, as one timepiece with another: Synchronize your watches.

to cause to go on, move, operate, work, etc., at the same rate and exactly together: They synchronized their steps and walked on together ADORATION the act of paying honor, as to a divine being; worship. reverent homage. fervent and devoted love. EXAMPLE Here i can daily meet our lord at our chapel of perpetual adoration. Adoration of a receptive audience MYTHOLOGY a body of myths, as that of a particular people or that relating to a particular person: Greek mythology. myths collectively. the science or study of myths. a set of stories, traditions, or beliefs associated with a particular group or the history of an event, arising naturally or deliberately fostered: the Fascist mythology of the interwar years. EXAMPLE I just liked the whole based on greek mythology. Sports narratives strike me as a kind of modern mythology. It is a sociology textbook for the comparative study of world creation mythology. CONTEXTUALIZE to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study. EXAMPLE Contextualize the individual readings. Contextualized knowledge will be delivered to the user and presented in a way to enhance his learning processes. READERSHIP The readers of a publication considered as a group. EXAMPLE It deserves a far wider readership than it has ever yet gained In fact, local newspaper readership keeps on rising SENILITY Old age. The mental and physical deterioration associated with aging. the state of being senile, especially the weakness or mental infirmity of old age. EXAMPLE Although the old man was well over 90, he did not show even a trace of senility. MAGNANIMITY the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity : a magnanimous act EXAMPLE Magnanimity of heart to make the first move But neither of them had the magnanimity of this woman. Scientific of or pertaining to science or the sciences: scientific studies. occupied or concerned with science: scientific experts.. regulated by or conforming to the principles of exact science: scientific procedures. . systematic or accurate in the manner of an exact science. EXAMPLE There is not enough scientific and medical research to support these claim GREGARIOUS tending to associate with others of one's kind EXAMPLE She is outgoing and gregarious CLARIFICATE to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity. To make clear or easier to understand; elucidate: clarified her intentions. To clear of confusion or uncertainty: clarify the mind. EXAMPLE The diagram was complicated and needed clarification I need further clarification in order to understand this book

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