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acquisition
n. 1 obtaining, getting, acquiring, acquirement, gain,
procurement: The acquisition of property entails many
obligations. 2 possession(s), property, purchase; object: This
first edition is a recent acquisition.
act n. 1 deed, action, undertaking, operation, step, move; feat,
exploit; accomplishment, achievement: The first act of the new
commission was to ban smoking in public places. 2 performance,
show, bit, skit, stand, routine, turn, sketch, Colloq thing,
Slang US shtick: Stand-up comedians do their acts in
nightclubs. 3 performance, pretence, posture, stance, feigning,
front, fake, dissimulation, show, deception, hoax, affectation:
She didn't mean what she said - it was just an act. 4 bill,
law, decree, edict, statute, order, ordinance, command, mandate,
resolution, measure, enactment: Are the opening hours of public
houses in England regulated by act of Parliament?
--v. 5 behave (oneself), carry on, deport oneself, comport
oneself, conduct oneself: I don't know how she'll act when
we're in public. 6 perform, play, do: She is acting in the
West End. 7 portray, represent, impersonate, act out,
personify, take or play the part or role of, personate:
Reginald acts the fool whenever he has had too much to drink. 8
feign, pretend, counterfeit, fake, dissemble, make believe,
sham, simulate, dissimulate, posture: You may think him
sincere, but I know he is just acting. 9 take effect, work,
operate, function, perform: This drug will act only if taken
with meals.
action n. 1 activity, performance, movement, motion, energy,
liveliness, vim, vigour, spirit, vitality; enterprise,
initiative: Being a man of action, he hates just sitting and
reading. 2 influence, effect, power, force, strength: The
action of the moon's gravitational pull causes tides on earth.
3 deed, act, undertaking, exertion, exercise: The very action
of breathing caused me pain. 4 remedy, proceeding, process: If
they don't stop beating their dog we shall take action against
them. 5 fighting, combat: We saw action in the Far East. 6
fight, battle, engagement, encounter, clash, fray, sortie,
skirmish, affray: How many men were lost in last night's
action? 7 effect, effectiveness, activity, function,