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  • 1sit — verb 1 on a chair, etc. ADVERB ▪ motionless, still ▪ Just sit still! ▪ quietly ▪ He would sit quietly and watch what was happening. ▪ …

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  • 2motion — 1. noun 1) the rocking motion of the boat a planet s motion around the sun Syn: movement, moving, locomotion, rise and fall, shifting; progress, passage, passing, transit, course, travel, traveling 2) a motion of the …

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  • 3motion — 1. noun 1) a planet s motion around the sun Syn: movement, locomotion, progress, passage, transit, course, travel, orbit 2) a motion of the hand Syn: gesture, movement, signal …

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  • 4Nicodemo Scarfo — Born March 8, 1929 (1929 03 08) (age 82) New York, U.S. Nationality American Known for Boss of the Philadelphia crime family …

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  • 5discreet — 01. He was not very [discreet] about his affair with his secretary, so it s not surprising that his wife found out. 02. He made some [discreet] enquiries about the company before accepting the position. 03. The detective followed the suspect at a …

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  • 6Stone Cold Steve Austin — Born Steven James Anderson December 18, 1964 (1964 12 18) (age 46) Victoria, Texas, U.S …

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  • 8Menachem Ziemba — Rabbi Menachem Ziemba (1883–1943) (Hebrew: מנחם זמבה) was a distinguished pre World War II Rabbi, known as a Talmudic genius and prodigy. He was gunned down by the Nazis in the Warsaw Ghetto. Contents 1 Biography 2 World War II 3 Death …

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  • 9Andy Roddick — Infobox Tennis player nickname= A Rod , American Express , Hot Rod , Robo Rod playername= Andy Roddick country= United States residence= Austin, Texas datebirth= birth date and age|1982|8|30 placebirth= Omaha, Nebraska height= height|m=1.88 [Andy …

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