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  • 31abhor — abhorrer, n. /ab hawr /, v.t., abhorred, abhorring. to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate. [1400 50; late ME < L abhorrere to shrink back from, shudder at, equiv. to ab AB + horrere to bristle, tremble]&#8230; …

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  • 32UNITED NATIONS: Fourth World Conference on Women — ▪ 1996       Women from 185 countries convened in Beijing on Sept. 4, 1995, for the Fourth World Conference on Women. Among the prominent personalities in attendance were Pakistan s Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and U.S. first lady Hillary Rodham …

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  • 33Dickens, Charles — ▪ British novelist Introduction in full  Charles John Huffam Dickens   born Feb. 7, 1812, Portsmouth, Hampshire, Eng. died June 9, 1870, Gad s Hill, near Chatham, Kent  English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian era. His …

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  • 34Hartung, Hans — ▪ French painter born Sept. 21, 1904, Leipzig, Ger. died Dec. 7, 1989, Antibes, Fr.  French painter of German origins, one of the leading European exponents of a completely abstract style of painting. He became particularly well known for his&#8230; …

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  • 35Dwight D. Eisenhower: First Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source       Tuesday, January 20, 1953       My friends, before I begin the expression of those thoughts that I deem appropriate to this moment, would you permit me the privilege of uttering a little private prayer of my own. And I ask&#8230; …

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  • 36Benedict XII —     Pope Benedict XII     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Benedict XII     (JACQUES FOURNIER)     Third of the Avignon popes, b. at Saverdun in the province of Toulouse, France, elected 20 December, 1334; d. at Avignon 24 April, 1342. Nothing is&#8230; …

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  • 37abhorrence — noun a) Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike. b) A person or thing that is loathsome. See Also: abhor, abhorred, abh …

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  • 38abhorrer — noun a) One who abhors. Be they what they may, the barbarities of the Catholics of those times had their limits: but of this abhorrer of Catholic barbarities, the barbarity has, in respect of the number of intended victims, no limits other than&#8230; …

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  • 39abhorrible — adjective Detestable. See Also: abhor, abhorred, abhorrence, abhorrency, abhorrent, abhorrently, abhorrer, abhorring …

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  • 40abhorrently — adverb With abhorrence. See Also: abhor, abhorred, abhorrence, abhorrency, abhorrent, abhorrer, abhorrible, abhorring …

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