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11Karg (Masters of the Universe) — Infobox He Man/She Ra Character Title=Karg Alliance=#B22222 Name=Karg Status=Alive Affiliation=Skeletor Powers=Bounty hunter Actor= Karg is a character in the 1987 movie Masters of the Universe by Cannon Films. The movie was based upon Mattel s… …
12Glossary of rhetorical terms — Rhetorical Theory is a subject rife with jargon and special terminology. This page explains commonly used rhetorical terms in alphabetical order. The brief definitions here are intended to serve as a quick reference rather than an in depth… …
13Tran Kim Tuyen — Dr. Trần Kim Tuyến was the chief of intelligence of South Vietnam under its first President Ngo Dinh Diem from 1955 to 1963. As a Roman Catholic, he was trusted by the Ngo family, and was part of its inner circle. He eventually became… …
14grovel — groveler; esp. Brit., groveller, n. grovelingly; esp. Brit., grovellingly, adv. /gruv euhl, grov /, v.i., groveled, groveling or (esp. Brit.) grovelled, grovelling. 1. to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter… …
15hypothec — noun a) In Scotland, a landlords right over the stocking (cattle, implements, etc.), and crops of his tenant, as security for payment of rent. ...saddle and all, the whole hypothec turned round and grovelled in the dust below the donkey’s belly …
16grovel — grov|el [ˈgrɔvəl US ˈgra: , ˈgrʌ ] v past tense and past participle grovelled present participle grovelling BrE past tense and past participle groveled present participle groveling AmE [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: groveling lying face downward (16… …
17grovel — (v.) 1590s, Shakespearian back formation of groveling (M.E.), regarded as a prp. but really an adverb, from O.N. grufe prone + obsolete adverbial suffix ling (which survives also as the long in HEADLONG (Cf. headlong), SIDELONG (Cf. sidelong));… …
18grovel — verb (grovels, grovelling, grovelled; US grovels, groveling, groveled) 1》 crouch or crawl abjectly on the ground. 2》 act obsequiously to obtain forgiveness or favour. Derivatives groveller noun grovelling …
19grovel — verb grovelled, grovelling BrE groveled, groveling AmE (I) 1 to behave with too much respect towards someone, because you are asking them to help or forgive you: There s nothing worse than seeing a man grovel just to keep his job. 2 to lie or… …
20grovel — [ˈgrɒv(ə)l] (present participle grovelling; past tense past participle grovelled) verb [I] to show too much respect for someone, or to be too willing to obey someone …
