2. the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree

3. study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation

5. (American football) a successful forward pass in football

6. the bright positive masculine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology

8. devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose

9. being actually such in almost every respect

1. a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

4. the science of mental life

7. a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

10. a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization

11. move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent

12. a three-year law degree