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  • 1convulse — con·vulse kən vəls vb, con·vulsed; con·vuls·ing vt to shake or agitate violently esp to shake or cause to shake with or as if with irregular spasms <was convulsed with pain> vi to become affected with convulsions <some children will… …

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  • 2literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 3Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

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  • 4Surin, Jean-Joseph — (1600–1665)    French priest and mystic who became involved in the LOUDUN POSSESSIONS of Ursuline nuns during 1630–34. Father Jean Joseph Surin became possessed himself, and his health was adversely affected for the rest of his life. Surin was… …

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  • 5Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …

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  • 6Stanley Burroughs — (October 9, 1903 June 16, 1991) was the inventor of the Master Cleanse or lemonade diet, which he published in his book The Master Cleanser , first distributed in the 1950s. Amazon.com reports (as of 2007 04 10) a sales rank of #170 for The… …

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  • 7Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …

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  • 8English literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …

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  • 9John Wayne Gacy — Mug shot of John Wayne Gacy Background information Birth name John Wayne Gacy, Jr. Born March 17, 1942(1942 03 17) Chicago, Illinois …

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