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Wherewith :: Wherewith (adv.) With which; -- used relatively.

Stepbrother :: Step- () A prefix used before father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, child, etc., to indicate that the person thus spoken of is not a blood relative, but is a relative by the marriage of a parent; as, a stepmother to X is the wife of the father of X, married by him after the death of the mother of X. See Stepchild, Stepdaughter, Stepson, etc..

Universal :: Universal (a.) Forming the whole of a genus; relatively unlimited in extension; affirmed or denied of the whole of a subject; as, a universal proposition; -- opposed to particular; e. g. (universal affirmative) All men are animals; (universal negative) No men are omniscient..

Systolic :: Systole (n.) The contraction of the heart and arteries by which the blood is forced onward and the circulation kept up; -- correlative to diastole.

#NAME? :: -ee () A suffix used, chiefly in law terms, in a passive signification, to indicate the direct or indirect object of an action, or the one to whom an act is done or on whom a right is conferred; as in assignee, donee, alienee, grantee, etc. It is correlative to -or, the agent or doer..

Relatively :: Relatively (adv.) In a relative manner; in relation or respect to something else; not absolutely.

Grade :: Grade (n.) A step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing; as, grades of military rank; crimes of every grade; grades of flour..

Writative :: Writative (a.) Inclined to much writing; -- correlative to talkative.

Whereto :: Whereto (adv.) To which; -- used relatively.

Thither :: Thither (a.) Being on the farther side from the person speaking; farther; -- a correlative of hither; as, on the thither side of the water..

One :: One (a.) Pointing out a contrast, or denoting a particular thing or person different from some other specified; -- used as a correlative adjective, with or without the..

Temper :: Temper (n.) Constitution of body; temperament; in old writers, the mixture or relative proportion of the four humors, blood, choler, phlegm, and melancholy..

Key :: Key (n.) A wedge to unite two or more pieces, or adjust their relative position; a cotter; a forelock..

Bereavement :: Bereavement (n.) The state of being bereaved; deprivation; esp., the loss of a relative by death..

Slow :: Slow (superl.) Moving a short space in a relatively long time; not swift; not quick in motion; not rapid; moderate; deliberate; as, a slow stream; a slow motion..

Size :: Size (n.) A conventional relative measure of dimension, as for shoes, gloves, and other articles made up for sale..

Sister :: Sister (n.) A female who has the same parents with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case, she is more definitely called a half sister. The correlative of brother..

Subpeduncular :: Suboxide (n.) An oxide containing a relatively small amount of oxygen, and less than the normal proportion; as, potassium suboxide, K4O..

Respective :: Respective (a.) Looking towardl having reference to; relative, not absolute; as, the respective connections of society..

Standish :: Standing (n.) Condition in society; relative position; reputation; rank; as, a man of good standing, or of high standing..

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