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81attack — [ə tak′] vt. [Fr attaquer < It attaccare < * estaccare < Goth * stakka, stake: see STICK] 1. to use force against in order to harm; start a fight with; strike out at with physical or military force; assault 2. to speak or write against,… …
82hone in — intransitive verb Etymology: alteration of home in Date: 1965 to move toward or focus attention on an objective < looking back for the ball honing in George Plimpton > < a missile honing in on its target Bob Greene > < hones in on the plights and …
83Titus Andronicus — may be Shakespeare s earliest tragedy; it is believed to have been written sometime between 1584 and the early 1590s. It depicts a Roman general who is engaged in a cycle of revenge with his enemy Tamora, the Queen of the Goths. The play is by… …
84Warrior — According to the Random House Dictionary , the term warrior has two meanings. The first literal use refers to a person engaged or experienced in warfare. The second figurative use refers to a person who shows or has shown great vigor, courage, or …
85Warrior (disambiguation) — According to the Random House Dictionary , the term warrior has two meanings. The first literal use refers to a person engaged or experienced in warfare. The second figurative use refers to a person who shows or has shown great vigor, courage, or …
86Shot heard round the world — The Shot heard round the world is a well known phrase that has come to represent several historical incidentals throughout world history. The line is originally from the opening stanza of Ralph Waldo Emerson s Concord Hymn (1837), and referred to …
87Pantheon (gods) — A pantheon (from Greek [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3D%2377433] pantheion , literally a temple of all gods , neut. of πανθείος pantheios , of or common to all gods , from pan , all + theios …
88fit — fit1 fittable, adj. /fit/, adj., fitter, fittest, v., fitted or fit, fitting, n. adj. 1. adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn t fit for drinking. A long necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops. 2 …
89prophet — prophethood, n. prophetless, adj. prophetlike, adj. /prof it/, n. 1. a person who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration. 2. (in the Old Testament) a. a person chosen to speak for God and to guide the people of Israel: Moses was the… …
90attack — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. assault, attack; seizure (See disease). v. t. assail, assault, attack; affect, influence. Ant., defense. II Violent assault Nouns 1. (human attack) attack; assault, assault and battery; onset,… …
