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21George III — 1738 1820, king of England 1760 1820 (grandson of George II). * * * orig. George William Frederick born June 4, 1738, London, Eng. died Jan. 29, 1820, Windsor Castle, near London King of Great Britain and Ireland (1760–1820); also elector… …
22Russell, Charles Russell, Baron — ▪ British jurist born November 10, 1832, Newry, County Down, Ireland died August 10, 1900, London, England lord chief justice of England from June 1894 until his death. A formidable courtroom advocate, he became widely admired as a strong but… …
23slunk — noun /slʌŋk/ an animal, especially a calf, born prematurely or abortively , 1959: Then I met a great guy, Placenta Juan the Afterbirth Tycoon. Made his in slunks during the war. (Slunks are underage calves trailing afterbirths and bacteria,… …
24vainly — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. in vain, uselessly, unnecessarily, fruitlessly, purposelessly, needlessly, unprofitably, bootlessly, futilely, to no purpose, to no avail, abortively; see also hopelessly 1 , 2 …
25abortive — adjective 1》 failing to produce the intended result: an abortive coup. 2》 Biology, dated (of an organ or organism) rudimentary; arrested in development. Derivatives abortively adverb …
26prematurely — adv too early, too soon, too hastily, precipitately; abortively, untimely, inopportunely, unseasonably; precociously …
27vainly — adv in vain, futilely, uselessly, unavailing ly, to no avail, bootlessly; ineffectually, ineffica ciously, unsuccessfully, unprofitably; fruitlessly, unproductively, abortively …
28cast — [[t]kæst, kɑst[/t]] v. cast, cast•ing, n. 1) to throw or hurl; fling: to cast dice; to cast aside the newspaper[/ex] 2) to direct (the eye, a glance, etc.) 3) to cause to fall; put or send forth: to cast a soft light; to cast a spell; to cast… …
29abortive — /əˈbɔtɪv/ (say uh bawtiv) adjective 1. failing to succeed; miscarrying: an abortive scheme. 2. born prematurely. 3. imperfectly developed; rudimentary. 4. Medicine a. producing or intended to produce abortion; abortifacient. b. acting to halt… …
30cast — [c]/kast / (say kahst) verb (cast, casting) –verb (t) 1. to throw; fling; hurl (away, off, out, etc.) 2. to throw off or away. 3. to direct (the eye, a glance, etc.) 4. to cause (light, etc.) to fall upon something or in a certain direction. 5.… …
