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  • 121high´ex|plo´sive — high explosive, an explosive compound, such as nitroglycerin and TNT, that forms gas rapidly when detonated and shatters its container with great force. High explosives that are especially sensitive to heat are used in making detonators.… …

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  • 122im´plo|ra´tion — im|plore «ihm PLR, PLOHR», verb, plored, plor|ing. –v.t. 1. to beg earnestly for: »The prisoner implored pardon. SYNONYM(S): beseech, entreat. See syn. under beg. (Cf. ↑beg) 2. to beg (a person to do something): »She implored her mother to give… …

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  • 123im|plo|sion — «ihm PLOH zhuhn», noun. 1. the action of bursting inward: »the implosion of a vacuum tube from external pressure; Figurative. an implosion of anger, an imlosion caused by the sudden convergence of many cultures. 2. Phonetics. a) the closure at… …

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  • 124in|ex|plo|sive — «IHN ihk SPLOH sihv», adjective. not liable to explode; not of an explosive nature: »To enjoy themselves in the mild, inexplosive fashion which seems to satisfy Italian nature (William Dean Howells) …

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  • 125self-ex|plo|ra|tion — «SEHLF EHKS pluh RAY shuhn», noun. exploration of one s own motives or actions; self examination …

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  • 126di·plo·ma — /dəˈploʊmə/ noun, pl mas [count] : a document which shows that a person has finished a course of study or has graduated from a school He earned his high school diploma by attending classes at night …

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  • 127di·plo·ma·cy — /dəˈploʊməsi/ noun [noncount] 1 : the work of maintaining good relations between the governments of different countries She has had a long and distinguished career in diplomacy. The government avoided a war by successfully resolving the issues… …

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  • 128Israel—PLO Declaration of Principles —    See Declaration of Principles (13 september 1993) …

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