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Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995.

answer

NOUN:	1. Something spoken or written in return, as to a question or demand: rejoinder, reply, response. See ASK. 2. Something worked out to explain, resolve, or provide a method for dealing with and settling a problem: determination, solution. Mathematics : result. See ASK.
VERB:	1. To speak or act in response, as to a question: rejoin, reply, respond, retort, return, riposte. See ASK. 2. To supply fully or completely: fill, fulfill, meet¹, satisfy. See DO. 3. To meet a need or requirement: do, serve, suffice, suit. See EXCESS, HELP.


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