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  • 21bankrupt — I. noun Etymology: modification of Middle French & Old Italian; Middle French banqueroute bankruptcy, from Old Italian bancarotta, from banca bank + rotta broken, from Latin rupta, feminine of ruptus, past participle of rumpere to break more at… …

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  • 22Japanese literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced by Japanese authors in Japanese or, in its earliest beginnings, at a time when Japan had no written language, in the Chinese classical language.       Both in quantity and quality, Japanese… …

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  • 24arse — /as / (say ahs) Colloquial (taboo) –noun 1. the rump; bottom; buttocks; posterior. 2. a. the bottom, base or tail end of something. b. the seat of a pair of pants. 3. a. a despised person. b. a fool. 4. impudence: what arse! 5. one s body or …

  • 25Anexo:Falsos amigos — Los falsos amigos son palabras que, a pesar de tener significados diferentes, pueden escribirse o pronunciarse de una manera similar en dos o más idiomas. Lo anterior puede deberse tanto a distintas etimologías como a un cambio en el significado… …

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  • 26innocent — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not guilty] Syn. guiltless, blameless, inculpable, impeccable, faultless, unoffending, free of, uninvolved, honest, above suspicion, clean*, in the clear*; see also reliable 1 , upright 2 . Ant. guilty*, culpable,… …

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  • 27bank|rupt — «BANGK ruhpt», adjective, verb, noun. –adj. 1. unable to pay one s debts, especially when declared legally unable to do so: »After his store burned, the shopkeeper was bankrupt. SYNONYM(S): insolvent. 2. Figurative. at the end of one s resources; …

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  • 28John Milton — For other people named John Milton, see John Milton (disambiguation). John Milton Portrait of John Milton in National Portrait Gallery, London c. 1629. Unknown artist (detail) Born 9 December 1608(1608 12 09) Bread Street …

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  • 29Switzerland — /swit seuhr leuhnd/, n. a republic in central Europe. 7,248,984; 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). Cap.: Bern. French, Suisse. German, Schweiz. Italian, Svizzera. Latin, Helvetia. * * * Switzerland Introduction Switzerland Background: Switzerland s …

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  • 30brute — 1. noun /bruːt/ a) An animal destitute of human reason; any animal not human; especially a quadruped; a beast. One of them was a hulking brute of a man, heavily tattooed and with a hardened face that practically screamed I just got out of jail.… …

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