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  • 31turn — I. verb Etymology: Middle English; partly from Old English tyrnan & turnian to turn, from Medieval Latin tornare, from Latin, to turn on a lathe, from tornus lathe, from Greek tornos; partly from Anglo French turner, tourner to turn, from… …

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  • 33Muammar Gaddafi — Gaddafi redirects here. For other people named Gaddafi, see Gaddafi (name). Muammar Gaddafi مُعَمَّر القَذَّافِي Gaddafi at an African Union summit in 2009. Brotherly Leader and Guide of …

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  • 34ANTISEMITISM — ANTISEMITISM, a term coined in 1879, from the Greek ἁντί = anti, and Σημ = Semite by the German agitator wilhelm marr to designate the then current anti Jewish campaigns in Europe. Antisemitism soon came into general use as a term denoting all… …

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  • 35occupy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. hold, inhabit, keep, fill, tenant, have; take, beset, garrison; interest, engage, engross, busy, employ. See abode, attention, business, presence. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To take possession] Syn.… …

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  • 36amuse — /əˈmjuz / (say uh myoohz) verb (t) (amused, amusing) 1. to hold the attention of agreeably; entertain; divert. 2. to excite mirth in. 3. to cause (time, leisure, etc.) to pass agreeably. 4. Obsolete to keep in expectation by flattery, pretences,… …

  • 37entertain — /ɛntəˈteɪn / (say entuh tayn) verb (t) 1. to hold the attention of agreeably; divert; amuse. 2. to receive as a guest, especially at one s table; show hospitality to. 3. to give admittance or reception to. 4. to admit into the mind; consider. 5.… …

  • 38Apollo — This article is about the Greek and Roman god. For other uses, see Apollo (disambiguation) and Phoebus (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Phobos (mythology). Apollo …

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  • 39Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Israel — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at Columbia University in September 2007 …

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  • 40Hell — • Hell (infernus) in theological usage is a place of punishment after death Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. hell     Hell     † …

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