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(noun) prompt willingness: "readiness to continue discussions" |
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Related Words: willingness |
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(noun) the state of being ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them in readiness" |
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Synonyms: preparedness |
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Related Words: alert, qui vive, ready, state |
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(noun) a natural effortlessness; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen |
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Synonyms: facility |
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Related Words: effortlessness |
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(noun) (psychology) a temporary readiness to respond in a particular way; "the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution"; "his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set" |
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Synonyms: set |
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Related Words: cognitive state, state of mind |
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