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tol·er·ance
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allowance
An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need. -
adiaphorism
a Christian Protestant theological theory that certain rites and actions are matters of indifference in religion since not forbidden by the Scriptures -
brinkmanship
Brinkmanship is a method of behaviour, especially in politics, in which you deliberately get into dangerous situations which could result in disaster but which could also bring success. -
cross-tolerance
the resistance to one or more effects of a substance because of tolerance to a pharmacologically similar substance: a cross-tolerance of some alcoholics to anesthetics. -
forbearance
the act of forbearing; a refraining from something. -
glucose tolerance test
a diagnostic procedure in which a measured amount of glucose is ingested and blood samples are taken periodically as a means of detecting diabetes mellitus.