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Modest

Restraining within due limits of propriety not forward bold boastful or presumptious rather retiring than pushing ones self forward not obstructive as a modest youth a

Inswept

Narrowed at the forward end said of an automobile frame when the side members are closer together at the forward end than

Inchworm

The larva of any geometrid moth It progresses forward by first bringing the rear end of the body forward forming a loop then moving the front part

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contract

contract under seal, a recognizance, a letter of credit, or a negotiable instrument called also special contract specialty forward contract : a privately negotiated investment contract in which a buyer commits to purchase something (as a quantity

burden of production

produce evidence sufficient to support a favorable finding on that issue or fact called also burden of coming forward with the evidence burden of going forward with the evidence NOTE: The burden of production must be met

McDonnell Douglas test

The principal for applying a shifting burden of proof in employment-discrimination cases, essentially requiring the plaintiff to come forward with evidence of discrimination and the defendant to come forward with evidence showing that the employment action complained

Salience

The quality or condition of being salient a leaping a springing forward an assaulting

Restive

Unwilling to go on obstinate in refusing to move forward stubborn drawing back

Retiring

Reserved shy not forward or obtrusive as retiring modesty retiring manners

Roll

To cause to revolve by turning over and over to move by turning on an axis to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface as to roll a wheel a ball

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