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Wear :: Wear (v. i.) To endure or suffer use; to last under employment; to bear the consequences of use, as waste, consumption, or attrition; as, a coat wears well or ill; -- hence, sometimes applied to character, qualifications, etc.; as, a man wears well as an acquaintance..

Acquaintance :: Acquaintance (n.) A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy; as, I know the man; but have no acquaintance with him..

Society :: Society (n.) The persons, collectively considered, who live in any region or at any period; any community of individuals who are united together by a common bond of nearness or intercourse; those who recognize each other as associates, friends, and acquaintances..

Present :: Present (a.) To bring or introduce into the presence of some one, especially of a superior; to introduce formally; to offer for acquaintance; as, to present an envoy to the king; (with the reciprocal pronoun) to come into the presence of a superior..

Meet :: Meet (v. t.) To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer; as, the eye met a horrid sight; he met his fate..

Recognize :: Recognize (v. t.) To acknowledge acquaintance with, as by salutation, bowing, or the like..

Affinity :: Affinity (n.) Companionship; acquaintance.

Stranger :: Stranger (n.) One who is unknown or unacquainted; as, the gentleman is a stranger to me; hence, one not admitted to communication, fellowship, or acquaintance..

Cut :: Cut (n.) That which wounds the feelings, as a harsh remark or criticism, or a sarcasm; personal discourtesy, as neglecting to recognize an acquaintance when meeting him; a slight..

Nonacquaintance :: Nonacquaintance (n.) Want of acquaintance; the state of being unacquainted.

Preacquaintance :: Preacquaintance (n.) Previous acquaintance or knowledge.

Acquaintedness :: Acquaintedness (n.) State of being acquainted; degree of acquaintance.

Exrerience :: Exrerience (v. t.) To make practical acquaintance with; to try personally; to prove by use or trial; to have trial of; to have the lot or fortune of; to have befall one; to be affected by; to feel; as, to experience pain or pleasure; to experience poverty; to experience a change of views..

Interknowledge :: Interknowledge (n.) Mutual knowledge or acquaintance.

Conversation :: Conversation (n.) Familiar intercourse; intimate fellowship or association; close acquaintance.

Better :: Better (a.) More advanced; more perfect; as, upon better acquaintance; a better knowledge of the subject..

Unacquaintedness :: Unacquaintedness (n.) Unacquaintance.

Acquaintance :: Acquaintance (n.) A person or persons with whom one is acquainted.

Experience :: Experience (n.) The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering..

Literature :: Literature (n.) Learning; acquaintance with letters or books.

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