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Recede :: Recede (v. i.) To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.

Precedency :: Precedency (n.) The act or state of preceding or going before in order of time; priority; as, one event has precedence of another..

Baronet :: Baronet (n.) A dignity or degree of honor next below a baron and above a knight, having precedency of all orders of knights except those of the Garter. It is the lowest degree of honor that is hereditary. The baronets are commoners..

Deprive :: Deprive (v. t.) To dispossess; to bereave; to divest; to hinder from possessing; to debar; to shut out from; -- with a remoter object, usually preceded by of..

Tension :: Tension (a.) Expansive force; the force with which the particles of a body, as a gas, tend to recede from each other and occupy a larger space; elastic force; elasticity; as, the tension of vapor; the tension of air..

Trace :: Trace (v. t.) To follow by some mark that has been left by a person or thing which has preceded; to follow by footsteps, tracks, or tokens..

Fogy :: Fogy (n.) A dull old fellow; a person behind the times, over-conservative, or slow; -- usually preceded by old..

Diminish :: Diminish (v. i.) To become or appear less or smaller; to lessen; as, the apparent size of an object diminishes as we recede from it..

Unheard-of :: Unheard-of (a.) New; unprecedented; unparalleled.

Tantalus :: Tantalus (n.) A Phrygian king who was punished in the lower world by being placed in the midst of a lake whose waters reached to his chin but receded whenever he attempted to allay his thirst, while over his head hung branches laden with choice fruit which likewise receded whenever he stretched out his hand to grasp them..

Prerogative :: Prerogative (n.) Precedence; preeminence; first rank.

Antichrist :: Antichrist (n.) A denier or opponent of Christ. Specif.: A great antagonist, person or power, expected to precede Christ's second coming..

Diverge :: Diverge (v. i.) To extend from a common point in different directions; to tend from one point and recede from each other; to tend to spread apart; to turn aside or deviate (as from a given direction); -- opposed to converge; as, rays of light diverge as they proceed from the sun..

Recede :: Recede (v. i.) To withdraw a claim or pretension; to desist; to relinquish what had been proposed or asserted; as, to recede from a demand or proposition..

Built :: Built (a.) Formed; shaped; constructed; made; -- often used in composition and preceded by the word denoting the form; as, frigate-built, clipper-built, etc..

Signature :: Signature (v. t.) Especially, the name of any person, written with his own hand, employed to signify that the writing which precedes accords with his wishes or intentions; a sign manual; an autograph..

Precede :: Precede (v. t.) To go before in order of time; to occur first with relation to anything.

Preeminent :: Preeminent (a.) Eminent above others; prominent among those who are eminent; superior in excellence; surpassing, or taking precedence of, others; rarely, surpassing others in evil, or in bad qualities; as, preeminent in guilt..

Pas :: Pas (n.) Right of going foremost; precedence.

Better :: Better (n.) One who has a claim to precedence; a superior, as in merit, social standing, etc.; -- usually in the plural..

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