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| NOUN: | A condition or time of vigor and freshness: bloom1, blossom, efflorescence, florescence, flower, flush. See BETTER. | | VERB: | To cause to be ready, as for use, consumption, or a special purpose: fit1, fix, make, prepare, ready. See PREPARED. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Of fine quality: choice, fine1, first-class, select, superior. See BETTER. 2. Exceptionally good of its kind: ace, banner, blue-ribbon, brag, capital, champion, excellent, fine1, first-class, first-rate, quality, splendid, superb, superior, terrific, tiptop, top. Informal : A-one, bully, dandy, great, swell, topflight, topnotch. Slang : boss. Chiefly British : tophole. See GOOD. 3. Preceding all others in time: earliest, first, initial, maiden, original, pioneer, primary, primordial. See START. 4. Not derived from something else: original, primary, primitive. See START. 5. Most important, influential, or significant: capital, cardinal, chief, first, foremost, key, leading, main, major, number one, paramount, premier, primary, principal, top. See IMPORTANT.
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