| malaria | | |
| n. (state) | 1. malaria | an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever. |
| ~ blackwater fever | severe and often fatal malaria characterized by kidney damage resulting in dark urine. |
| ~ jungle fever | severe form of malaria occurring in tropical regions. |
| ~ protozoal infection | any infection caused by a protozoan. |
| ~ chills and fever, ague | successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria. |
| responsibility | | |
| n. (act) | 1. duty, obligation, responsibility | the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force.; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty" |
| ~ job | the responsibility to do something.; "it is their job to print the truth" |
| ~ safekeeping, guardianship, keeping | the responsibility of a guardian or keeper.; "he left his car in my keeping" |
| ~ social control | control exerted (actively or passively) by group action. |
| ~ moral obligation | an obligation arising out of considerations of right and wrong.; "he did it out of a feeling of moral obligation" |
| ~ noblesse oblige | the obligation of those of high rank to be honorable and generous (often used ironically). |
| ~ burden of proof | the duty of proving a disputed charge. |
| ~ civic duty, civic responsibility | the responsibilities of a citizen. |
| ~ filial duty | duty of a child to its parents. |
| ~ imperative | some duty that is essential and urgent. |
| ~ incumbency | a duty that is incumbent upon you. |
| ~ legal duty | acts which the law requires be done or forborne. |
| ~ line of duty | all that is normally required in some area of responsibility. |
| ~ white man's burden | the supposed responsibility of the white race to provide care for their non-white subjects. |
| ~ prerequisite, requirement | something that is required in advance.; "Latin was a prerequisite for admission" |
| ~ requirement, demand | required activity.; "the requirements of his work affected his health"; "there were many demands on his time" |
| n. (state) | 2. province, responsibility | the proper sphere or extent of your activities.; "it was his province to take care of himself" |
| ~ arena, domain, sphere, orbit, area, field | a particular environment or walk of life.; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" |
| ~ ecclesiastical province | the district within the jurisdiction of an archbishop or a metropolitan or one of the territorial divisions of an ecclesiastical order.; "the general of the Jesuits has several provinces under him" |
| n. (attribute) | 3. responsibility, responsibleness | a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct.; "he holds a position of great responsibility" |
| ~ character, fibre, fiber | the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions.; "education has for its object the formation of character" |
| ~ trustiness, trustworthiness | the trait of deserving trust and confidence. |
| ~ fault | responsibility for a bad situation or event.; "it was John's fault" |
| ~ accountability, answerability, answerableness | responsibility to someone or for some activity. |
| ~ dependability, dependableness, reliability, reliableness | the quality of being dependable or reliable. |
| Gnetum gnemon | | |
| n. (plant) | 1. gnetum, gnetum gnemon | small tropical tree with tiered branches and divaricate branchlets having broad glossy dark green leaves; exploited for its edible young leaves and seeds that provide a fine flour. |
| ~ genus gnetum | type genus of the Gnetaceae; small trees or shrubs usually with climbing jointed stems and terminal spikes of flowers with orange-red seeds clustered in rough cones. |
| ~ gymnospermous tree | any tree of the division Gymnospermophyta. |
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