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  • 61heelless — Ⅰ. heel [1] ► NOUN 1) the back part of the foot below the ankle. 2) the part of a shoe or boot supporting the heel. 3) the part of the palm of the hand next to the wrist. 4) informal, dated a contemptible person. ► EXCLAMATION ▪ …

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  • 62turn — v 1. rotate, spin, revolve, Archaic. trundle; swivel, pivot, wheel, caracole; roll, rev, twirl, twiddle, crank; reel, circumvolve, circumrotate, gyre; gyrate, circle, whirl, circumduct; swirl, eddy, circulate, move in circles, go round; (of the… …

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  • 632006 FIFA World Cup controversies — The 2006 FIFA World Cup generated various controversies, including onfield disputes, critiques of official decisions, and team salary issues. Most centered around specific refereeing decisions, which led many of the world s media to claim that… …

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  • 64Lateness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Lateness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 1 =>{ant,132,} lateness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 tardiness tardiness &c.(slowness) 275 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 delay delay delation Sgm: N 2 cunctation …

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  • 65Inaction — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Inaction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inaction inaction passiveness abstinence from action Sgm: N 1 noninterference noninterference Sgm: N 1 Fabian policy Fabian policy conservative policy Sgm: N 1 neglect neglect &c.… …

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  • 66heel — 1. n. & v. n. 1 the back part of the foot below the ankle. 2 the corresponding part in vertebrate animals. 3 a the part of a sock etc. covering the heel. b the part of a shoe or boot supporting the heel. 4 a thing like a heel in form or position …

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  • 67List of Latin phrases (M) — This page lists direct English translations of Latin phrases, such as veni vidi vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as Greek rhetoric and literature reached its peak centuries before that of… …

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  • 68take — [c]/teɪk / (say tayk) verb (took, taken, taking) –verb (t) 1. to get into one s hands or possession by force or artifice. 2. to seize, catch, or capture. 3. to grasp, grip or hold. 4. to get into one s hold, possession, control, etc., by one s… …

  • 69wait — 1. verb 1) Jill waited while Jack fetched the water Syn: stay (put), remain, rest, stop, halt, pause; linger, loiter, dally; informal stick around, hang out, hang around, kill time, waste time, kick one s heels, twiddle one s thumbs; archaic… …

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  • 70wait — 1. verb 1) we ll wait in the airport Syn: stay (put), remain, rest, stop, halt, pause, linger, loiter; informal stick around 2) she had to wait until her bags arrived Syn: stand by, hold back …

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