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worse (wûrs)
adj. Comparative of bad1., ill.- More inferior, as in quality, condition, or effect.
- More severe or unfavorable.
- Being further from a standard; less desirable or satisfactory.
- Being in poorer health; more ill.
a·part·ment (ə-pärt'mənt)
n.- A room or suite of rooms designed as a residence and generally located in a building occupied by more than one household.
- An apartment house: a row of high-rise apartments.
- A room.
au·di·ence (ô'dē-əns)
n.- The spectators or listeners assembled at a performance, for example, or attracted by a radio or television program.
- The readership for printed matter, as for a book.
- A body of adherents; a following: The tenor expanded his audience by recording popular songs as well as opera.
can·cel (kăn'səl)
v., -celed also -celled, -cel·ing -cel·ling, -cels -cels. v.tr.- To cross out with lines or other markings. See synonyms at erase.
- To annul or invalidate.
- To mark or perforate (a postage stamp or check, for example) to indicate that it may not be used again.
in·flu·ence (ĭn'flū-əns)
n.- A power affecting a person, thing, or course of events, especially one that operates without any direct or apparent effort: relaxed under the influence of the music; the influence of television on modern life.
- Power to sway or affect based on prestige, wealth, ability, or position: used her parent's influence to get the job.
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