increasing (verb)
51History of French — This article is part of the series on: French language Langues d oïl Dialects Creoles Francophonie History Oaths of Strasbourg Ordinance of Villers Cotterêts Anglo Norman Grammar …
52golf — golfer, n. /golf, gawlf/; Brit. also /gof/, n. 1. a game in which clubs with wooden or metal heads are used to hit a small, white ball into a number of holes, usually 9 or 18, in succession, situated at various distances over a course having… …
53-MENT — suffix. 1 forming nouns expressing the means or result of the action of a verb (abridgement; embankment). 2 forming nouns from adjectives (merriment; oddment). Etymology: from or after F f. L mentum * * * I. mənt sometimes ˌment noun suffix …
54rank — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ranc overbearing, strong; akin to Old Norse rakkr erect and perhaps to Old English riht right more at right Date: 13th century 1. luxuriantly or excessively vigorous in growth 2.… …
55West Germanic languages — Introduction group of Germanic languages that developed in the region of the North Sea, Rhine Weser, and Elbe. Out of the many local West Germanic dialects the following six modern standard languages have arisen: English (English language),… …
56confidence — noun 1 belief in others ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, complete, full, total ▪ The company needs the full confidence of its investors. ▪ great, high …
57pressure — noun 1 force produced by pressing ADJECTIVE ▪ gentle, light ▪ firm ▪ downward VERB + PRESSURE ▪ apply, exe …
58strain — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 severe demand on strength, resources, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, great, heavy, real, severe, terrible, tremendous ▪ …
59ANTISEMITISM — ANTISEMITISM, a term coined in 1879, from the Greek ἁντί = anti, and Σημ = Semite by the German agitator wilhelm marr to designate the then current anti Jewish campaigns in Europe. Antisemitism soon came into general use as a term denoting all… …
60Venezuela — Venezuelan, adj., n. /ven euh zway leuh, zwee /; Sp. /be ne swe lah/, n. a republic in N South America. 22,396,407; 352,143 sq. mi. (912,050 sq. km). Cap.: Caracas. * * * Venezuela Introduction Venezuela Background: Venezuela was one of the three …
