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21battler — The word battler has been in the English language for a long time. The word is a borrowing from French in the Middle English period, and meant, literally, a person who battles or fights , and figuratively a person who fights against the odds or… …
22plug — /plʌg / (say plug) noun 1. a piece of rubber or plastic for stopping the flow of water from a basin, bath (def. 3) or sink (def. 30). 2. a piece of wood, cork, plastic, etc., used to stop up a hole or aperture, to fill a gap, etc. 3. Electricity… …
23stubborn — [stub′ərn] adj. [ME stoburn, prob. < OE stubb, var. of stybb,STUB] 1. refusing to yield, obey, or comply; resisting doggedly or unreasonably; resolute or obstinate 2. done or carried on in an obstinate or doggedly persistent manner [a stubborn …
24dogged — adjective Date: 1653 marked by stubborn determination < a dogged competitor > < dogged devotion > Synonyms: see obstinate • doggedly adverb • doggedness noun …
25do-or-die — adjective Date: 1873 1. doggedly determined to reach one s objective ; indomitable 2. presenting as the only alternatives complete success or complete ruin < a do or die situation > …
26plug — I. noun Etymology: Dutch, from Middle Dutch plugge; akin to Middle High German pfloc plug Date: 1606 1. a. a piece used to fill a hole ; stopper b. an obtruding or obstructing mass of material resembling a stopper 2. a flat compressed cake of… …
27soldier — I. noun Etymology: Middle English soudeour, from Anglo French soudeer, soudeour mercenary, from soudee shilling s worth, wage, from sou, soud shilling, from Late Latin solidus solidus Date: 14th century 1. a. one engaged in military service and… …
28Courtney Love — This article is about the person. For the band of the same name, see Courtney Love (band). Courtney Love L …
29Cicero — For other uses, see Cicero (disambiguation). Marcus Tullius Cicero Marcus Cicero Born January 3, 106 BC Arpinum, Italy, Roman Republic Died December 7, 43 BC …
30Candide — This article is about Voltaire s satire. For other uses, see Candide (disambiguation). Candide …
