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  • 11fain — /fayn/, adv. 1. gladly; willingly: He fain would accept. adj. 2. content; willing: They were fain to go. 3. Archaic. constrained; obliged: He was fain to obey his Lord. 4. Archaic. glad; pleased. 5. Archaic. desirous; eager. [bef. 900; ME; OE… …

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  • 12fain — 1. adjective /feɪn/ a) Well pleased; glad; apt; wont; fond; inclined. So the good man was fayne whan he saw he was a knyght arraunte. b) Satisfied; contented …

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  • 13fain — [[t]feɪn[/t]] archaic adv. 1) gladly; willingly: He fain would accept[/ex] 2) content; willing 3) constrained; obliged 4) glad; pleased 5) desirous; eager • Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE fæg(e) n …

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  • 14the cat would eat fish, but would not wet her feet — Cf. medieval L. catus amat piscem, sed non vult tingere plantas, the cat loves a fish, but does not wish to wet its feet. c 1225 in Englische Studien (1902) XXXI. 7 Cat lufat visch, ac he nele his feth wete. c 1380 CHAUCER House of Fame III. 1783 …

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  • 15Padan Fain — is one of the primary antagonists of The Wheel of Time fantasy series by Robert Jordan.Peddler and DarkfriendPadan Fain was a peddler, who became a Darkfriend in his twenties, for the promise of immortality. Continuing his work as a peddler, he… …

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  • 16Desire — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Desire >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 desire desire wish fancy fantasy Sgm: N 1 want want need exigency GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 mind mind inclination leaning …

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  • 17desire — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Craving Nouns 1. desire, wish, fancy, fantasy; want, need (see necessity). 2. desirability, appeal, magnetism, attraction. 3. inclination, mind, devices, animus, partiality, penchant, predilection;… …

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  • 18fawn — ‘young deer’ [14] and fawn ‘grovel’ [13] are two distinct words. The latter did not always have the negative associations of ‘servility’ which it usually carries today. Originally it simply referred to dogs showing they were happy – by wagging… …

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  • 19fawn — ‘young deer’ [14] and fawn ‘grovel’ [13] are two distinct words. The latter did not always have the negative associations of ‘servility’ which it usually carries today. Originally it simply referred to dogs showing they were happy – by wagging… …

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  • 20Blacks and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — From the end of the nineteenth century until 1978, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints did not allow black men of African descent to be ordained to the priesthood or allow black men or women of African descent to participate in temple …

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