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  • 41hotfoot — /hot foot /, n., pl. hotfoots, v., adv. n. 1. a practical joke in which a match, inserted surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim s shoe, is lighted and allowed to burn down. v.i. 2. Informal. to go in great haste; walk or run… …

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  • 42rush — 1. noun a) Any of several stiff aquatic or marsh plants of the genus Juncus having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers. A rush of business can be difficult to handle effectively for its unexpected volume. b) The stem of such p …

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  • 43quickly — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Rapidly] Syn. speedily, swiftly, fast, briskly, fleetly, flying, with dispatch, scurrying, hurrying, rushing, shooting, bolting, darting, flashing, dashing, suddenly, expeditiously, hastily, hurriedly, in haste, in Great …

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  • 44mad — /mæd / (say mad) adjective (madder, maddest) 1. disordered in intellect; insane. 2. Colloquial angry. 3. (of wind, etc.) furious in violence. 4. (of animals) a. abnormally furious: a mad bull. b. affected with rabies; rabid: a mad dog. 5. wildly… …

  • 45precipitate — verb (precipitated, precipitating) –verb (t) /prəˈsɪpəteɪt / (say pruh sipuhtayt) 1. to hasten the occurrence of; bring about in haste or suddenly: to precipitate a quarrel. 2. Chemistry to separate (a substance) in solid form from a solution, as …

  • 46posthaste — [pōst′hāst′] n. Archaic great haste, as of a postrider adv. with great haste …

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  • 47Columbus, Christopher — Italian Cristoforo Colombo Spanish Cristóbal Colón born between Aug. 26 and Oct. 31?, 1451, Genoa died May 20, 1506, Valladolid, Spain Genoese navigator and explorer whose transatlantic voyages opened the way for European exploration,… …

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  • 48Chronicle of the Expulsion of the Greyfriars — The Chronicle of the Expulsion of the Greyfriars is a historical writing on the Reformation in Denmark between the years 1527 and 1532 when the Franciscans eventually were forced to leave Denmark. Contents 1 Introduction 2 The Chronicle of the… …

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  • 49Chronicle of the Expulsion of the Grayfriars — The Chronicle of the Expulsion of the Grayfriars is a fascinating view into the Reformation in Denmark between the years 1527 and 1532 when the Franciscans were literally hounded out of Denmark. Introduction The Chronicle of the Expulsion of the… …

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  • 50Battle of Greece — Part of the Balkans Campaign during World War II …

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