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91Wasting — Waste Waste, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wasting}.] [OE. wasten, OF. waster, guaster, gaster, F. g[^a]ter to spoil, L. vastare to devastate, to lay waste, fr. vastus waste, desert, uncultivated, ravaged, vast, but influenced by …
92Whirl — Whirl, v. i. [1913 Webster] 1. To be turned round rapidly; to move round with velocity; to revolve or rotate with great speed; to gyrate. The whirling year vainly my dizzy eyes pursue. J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster] The wooden engine flies and… …
93Would-be — a. Desiring or professing to be; vainly pretending to be; as, a would be poet. [1913 Webster] …
94assuage — transitive verb (assuaged; assuaging) Etymology: Middle English aswagen, from Anglo French asuager, from Vulgar Latin *assuaviare, from Latin ad + suavis sweet more at sweet Date: 14th century 1. to lessen the intensity of (something that pains… …
95vain — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, empty, futile, from Latin vanus more at wane Date: 14th century 1. having no real value ; idle, worthless < vain pretensions > 2. marked by futility or ineffectualness ; unsuccessful,… …
96Abdur Rahman Khan — For other people with the same given name, see Abdur Rahman (disambiguation). Abdur Rahman Khan Emir of Afghanistan Abdur Rahman Khan Reign May 31, 1880 – Octobe …
97Boris Yeltsin — Yeltsin redirects here. For other uses, see Yeltsin (disambiguation). Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin Борис Николаевич Ельцин 1st President of the Russian Federation In office 25 December 1991 – …
98Dunstan — For other uses, see Dunstan (disambiguation). Dunstan Archbishop of Canterbury Province Canterbury Diocese …
99History of Ecuador — This is the history of Ecuador. See also the history of South America and the history of present day nations and states.Pre Columbian EcuadorEcuador offers little archeological evidence of its pre Hispanic civilizations. Nonetheless, its most… …
100Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton — Infobox Person name = Edward Bulwer Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton image size = 200px caption = birth date = birth date|1803|5|25|mf=y birth place = London death date = death date and age|1873|1|18|1803|5|25|mf=y death place = occupation = Novelist… …
