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Search phrase: superior

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Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.133Of his superior, grows to an envious feverOf his Superiour, growes to an enuious Feauer

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.42 That golden hap which their superiors want. That golden hap which their superiors want.

Glossary

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advantageadvantageous position, place of vantage, superiority
Ariachne[pron: ari'aknee] weaver from Lydia, who challenged Athene to a contest; when Ariachne’s work was seen to be superior, Athene destroyed it, and Ariachne hanged herself; Athene saved her, but changed her into a spider; also known as Arachne
commandposition of authority, superior role
comparisonsuperior trait, outshining point
eldersenior, superior
eminencesuperiority, mastery, advantage
exceedoutdo, surpass, excel, be superior
forehandupper hand, superiority, advantage
gosurpass, outdo, be superior to
highsophisticated, elevated, superior
majoritypre-eminence, superiority, supremacy
odd(in plural) superiority, advantage, edge
oddssuperiority, advantage, edge
overmatchedoutnumbered, faced with superior strength
overmatchingoverwhelming, of superior power
principalmistress, superior, manager
privilegeadvantage, superiority, edge
selectsuperior, refined, cultivated
topabove, superior to, higher than
vantageadvantageous position, place of vantage, superiority

Thesaurus

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power, of superiorovermatching
role, superiorcommand
strength, faced with superiorovermatched
superiorelder
superiorprincipal
superiorselect
superiorhigh
superior power, ofovermatching
superior rolecommand
superior strength, faced withovermatched
superior traitcomparison
superior, beexceed
superior, bego
superiorityodd
superiorityadvantage
superiorityvantage
superiorityeminence
superioritymajority
superiorityodds
superiorityprivilege
superiorityforehand
trait, superiorcomparison

Themes and Topics

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Thou and you...sual for you to be used by inferiors to superiors – such as children to parents or serv...
Classical mythology...en ariachne&rsquo s work was seen to be superior athene destroyed it and ariachne hang...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SUPERIORBASICsuperior n

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