Manner of being or form of existence

• status

  1. Position relative to that of others; standing:
  2. High standing; prestige:
  3. The legal character or condition of a person or thing:

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  1. Position relative to that of others; standing:
  2. High standing; prestige:
  3. The legal character or condition of a person or thing:

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• state

  1. A condition or mode of being, as with regard to circumstances:
  2. A condition of being in a stage or form, as of structure, growth, or development:
  3. A mental or emotional condition:

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  1. A condition or mode of being, as with regard to circumstances:
  2. A condition of being in a stage or form, as of structure, growth, or development:
  3. A mental or emotional condition:

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• situation

  1. The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.
  2. A critical, problematic, or striking set of circumstances:
  3. The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings:

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  1. The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.
  2. A critical, problematic, or striking set of circumstances:
  3. The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings:

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• mode

  1. A manner, way, or method of doing something, experiencing something, or acting:
  2. A particular form or kind:
  3. A given condition of functioning; a status or operation:

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  1. A manner, way, or method of doing something, experiencing something, or acting:
  2. A particular form or kind:
  3. A given condition of functioning; a status or operation:

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A state of sound readiness

• trim

  1. To make neat or tidy by clipping, smoothing, or pruning:
  2. To remove the excess or unwanted parts from:
  3. To remove (excess or unwanted parts):

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  1. To make neat or tidy by clipping, smoothing, or pruning:
  2. To remove the excess or unwanted parts from:
  3. To remove (excess or unwanted parts):

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• shape

  1. The characteristic surface configuration of a thing; an outline or contour:
  2. Spatial form, contour, or appearance:
  3. The body or outward appearance of a person or an animal:

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  1. The characteristic surface configuration of a thing; an outline or contour:
  2. Spatial form, contour, or appearance:
  3. The body or outward appearance of a person or an animal:

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• order

  1. A condition of logical or comprehensible arrangement among the separate elements of a group.
  2. A condition of methodical or prescribed arrangement among component parts such that proper functioning or appearance is achieved:
  3. Condition or state in general:

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  1. A condition of logical or comprehensible arrangement among the separate elements of a group.
  2. A condition of methodical or prescribed arrangement among component parts such that proper functioning or appearance is achieved:
  3. Condition or state in general:

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• kilter

  1. Good condition; proper form:

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  1. Good condition; proper form:

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• form

  1. The shape and structure of an object:
  2. The body or outward appearance of a person or an animal; figure:
  3. A model of the human figure or part of it used for displaying clothes.

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  1. The shape and structure of an object:
  2. The body or outward appearance of a person or an animal; figure:
  3. A model of the human figure or part of it used for displaying clothes.

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• fitness

  1. The state or condition of being fit; suitability or appropriateness.
  2. Good health, especially good physical condition resulting from exercise and proper nutrition.
  3. The extent to which an organism is able to produce offspring in a particular environment.

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  1. The state or condition of being fit; suitability or appropriateness.
  2. Good health, especially good physical condition resulting from exercise and proper nutrition.
  3. The extent to which an organism is able to produce offspring in a particular environment.

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• fettle

  1. Proper or sound condition.
  2. Mental or emotional state; spirits:
  3. Loose sand or ore used to line the hearth of a reverberatory furnace in preparation for pouring molten metal.

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  1. Proper or sound condition.
  2. Mental or emotional state; spirits:
  3. Loose sand or ore used to line the hearth of a reverberatory furnace in preparation for pouring molten metal.

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Something indispensable

• sine qua non

  1. An essential element or condition:

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  1. An essential element or condition:

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• requisite

  1. Required; essential.
  2. Something that is indispensable; a requirement:

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  1. Required; essential.
  2. Something that is indispensable; a requirement:

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• requirement

  1. Something that is required; a necessity.
  2. Something obligatory; a prerequisite.

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  1. Something that is required; a necessity.
  2. Something obligatory; a prerequisite.

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• prerequisite

  1. Required or necessary as a prior condition:
  2. Something that is prerequisite, as a course that is required prior to taking an advanced course.

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  1. Required or necessary as a prior condition:
  2. Something that is prerequisite, as a course that is required prior to taking an advanced course.

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• precondition

  1. A condition that must exist or be established before something can occur or be considered; a prerequisite.
  2. To condition, train, or accustom in advance.

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  1. A condition that must exist or be established before something can occur or be considered; a prerequisite.
  2. To condition, train, or accustom in advance.

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• need

  1. A condition or situation in which something must be supplied in order for a certain condition to be maintained or a desired state to be achieved:
  2. Something required or wanted; a requisite:
  3. Necessity; obligation:

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  1. A condition or situation in which something must be supplied in order for a certain condition to be maintained or a desired state to be achieved:
  2. Something required or wanted; a requisite:
  3. Necessity; obligation:

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• necessity

  1. The condition or quality of being necessary.
  2. Something necessary:
  3. Something dictated by invariable physical laws.

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  1. The condition or quality of being necessary.
  2. Something necessary:
  3. Something dictated by invariable physical laws.

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• must

  1. To be obliged or required by morality, law, or custom:
  2. To be compelled, as by a physical necessity or requirement:
  3. Used to express a command or admonition:

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  1. To be obliged or required by morality, law, or custom:
  2. To be compelled, as by a physical necessity or requirement:
  3. Used to express a command or admonition:

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• essential

  1. Constituting or being part of the nature or essence of something; inherent:
  2. Fundamentally important or necessary:
  3. Of, relating to, or being a condition or a disease whose cause is unknown:

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  1. Constituting or being part of the nature or essence of something; inherent:
  2. Fundamentally important or necessary:
  3. Of, relating to, or being a condition or a disease whose cause is unknown:

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A restricting or modifying element

• ?

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• term

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• stipulation

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• specification

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• reservation

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• qualification

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• proviso

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• provision

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Existing surroundings that affect an activity.

• scene

  1. Something seen by a viewer; a view or prospect.
  2. The place where an action or event occurs:
  3. The place in which the action of a play, movie, novel, or other narrative occurs; a setting.

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  1. Something seen by a viewer; a view or prospect.
  2. The place where an action or event occurs:
  3. The place in which the action of a play, movie, novel, or other narrative occurs; a setting.

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• environment

  1. The totality of the natural world, often excluding humans:
  2. A subset of the natural world; an ecosystem:
  3. The combination of external physical conditions that affect and influence the growth, development, behavior, and survival of organisms:

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  1. The totality of the natural world, often excluding humans:
  2. A subset of the natural world; an ecosystem:
  3. The combination of external physical conditions that affect and influence the growth, development, behavior, and survival of organisms:

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• Used in plural: circumstance

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To make familiar through constant practice or use

• wont

  1. Accustomed or used:
  2. Likely:
  3. Customary practice; usage.

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  1. Accustomed or used:
  2. Likely:
  3. Customary practice; usage.

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• inure

  1. To habituate to something undesirable, especially by prolonged subjection; accustom:

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  1. To habituate to something undesirable, especially by prolonged subjection; accustom:

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• habituate

  1. To accustom by frequent repetition or prolonged exposure.
  2. To cause physiological or psychological habituation, as to a drug.
  3. To experience habituation.

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  1. To accustom by frequent repetition or prolonged exposure.
  2. To cause physiological or psychological habituation, as to a drug.
  3. To experience habituation.

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• accustom

  1. To familiarize, as by constant practice, use, or habit:

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  1. To familiarize, as by constant practice, use, or habit:

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A state

• status

  1. Position relative to that of others; standing:
  2. High standing; prestige:
  3. The legal character or condition of a person or thing:

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  1. Position relative to that of others; standing:
  2. High standing; prestige:
  3. The legal character or condition of a person or thing:

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• position

  1. A place or location.
  2. The right or appropriate place:
  3. A strategic area occupied by members of a force:

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  1. A place or location.
  2. The right or appropriate place:
  3. A strategic area occupied by members of a force:

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• situation

  1. The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.
  2. A critical, problematic, or striking set of circumstances:
  3. The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings:

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  1. The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.
  2. A critical, problematic, or striking set of circumstances:
  3. The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings:

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A requisite

• provision

  1. The act of providing or supplying something:
  2. The act of making preparations for a possible or future event or situation:
  3. Something provided:

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  1. The act of providing or supplying something:
  2. The act of making preparations for a possible or future event or situation:
  3. Something provided:

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• contingency

  1. An event that may occur but that is not likely or intended; a possibility.
  2. A possibility that must be prepared for; a future emergency.
  3. The condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty.

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  1. An event that may occur but that is not likely or intended; a possibility.
  2. A possibility that must be prepared for; a future emergency.
  3. The condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty.

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• stipulation

  1. The act of stipulating.
  2. Something specified or agreed to, as in a contract.
  3. The document or agreement, or a provision in a document or agreement, specifying something that is agreed to.

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  1. The act of stipulating.
  2. Something specified or agreed to, as in a contract.
  3. The document or agreement, or a provision in a document or agreement, specifying something that is agreed to.

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A limitation

• prohibition

  1. The act of prohibiting or the condition of being prohibited.
  2. A rule or law that forbids something.
  3. The forbidding by law of the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages.

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  1. The act of prohibiting or the condition of being prohibited.
  2. A rule or law that forbids something.
  3. The forbidding by law of the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages.

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• qualification

  1. The act of qualifying or the condition of being qualified:
  2. A quality, ability, or accomplishment that makes a person suitable for a particular position or task.
  3. A condition or circumstance that must be met or complied with:

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  1. The act of qualifying or the condition of being qualified:
  2. A quality, ability, or accomplishment that makes a person suitable for a particular position or task.
  3. A condition or circumstance that must be met or complied with:

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• restriction

  1. The action of restricting or the state of being restricted:
  2. Something that restricts; a regulation or limitation:

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  1. The action of restricting or the state of being restricted:
  2. Something that restricts; a regulation or limitation:

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State of health

• shape

  1. The characteristic surface configuration of a thing; an outline or contour:
  2. Spatial form, contour, or appearance:
  3. The body or outward appearance of a person or an animal:

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  1. The characteristic surface configuration of a thing; an outline or contour:
  2. Spatial form, contour, or appearance:
  3. The body or outward appearance of a person or an animal:

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• trim

  1. To make neat or tidy by clipping, smoothing, or pruning:
  2. To remove the excess or unwanted parts from:
  3. To remove (excess or unwanted parts):

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  1. To make neat or tidy by clipping, smoothing, or pruning:
  2. To remove the excess or unwanted parts from:
  3. To remove (excess or unwanted parts):

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• form

  1. The shape and structure of an object:
  2. The body or outward appearance of a person or an animal; figure:
  3. A model of the human figure or part of it used for displaying clothes.

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  1. The shape and structure of an object:
  2. The body or outward appearance of a person or an animal; figure:
  3. A model of the human figure or part of it used for displaying clothes.

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• tone

  1. A sound of distinct pitch, quality, and duration; a note.
  2. The interval of a major second in the diatonic scale; a whole step.
  3. A recitational melody in a Gregorian chant.

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  1. A sound of distinct pitch, quality, and duration; a note.
  2. The interval of a major second in the diatonic scale; a whole step.
  3. A recitational melody in a Gregorian chant.

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• lack of fitness

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• fitness

  1. The state or condition of being fit; suitability or appropriateness.
  2. Good health, especially good physical condition resulting from exercise and proper nutrition.
  3. The extent to which an organism is able to produce offspring in a particular environment.

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  1. The state or condition of being fit; suitability or appropriateness.
  2. Good health, especially good physical condition resulting from exercise and proper nutrition.
  3. The extent to which an organism is able to produce offspring in a particular environment.

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• physical state

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*Illness

• malady

  1. A disease, disorder, or ailment.
  2. An unwholesome condition:

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  1. A disease, disorder, or ailment.
  2. An unwholesome condition:

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• infirmity

  1. The condition of being infirm, often as associated with old age; weakness or frailty:
  2. A bodily ailment or weakness:
  3. Weakness of resolution or character:

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  1. The condition of being infirm, often as associated with old age; weakness or frailty:
  2. A bodily ailment or weakness:
  3. Weakness of resolution or character:

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• ailment

  1. A physical or mental disorder, especially a mild illness.

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  1. A physical or mental disorder, especially a mild illness.

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