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  • 21save — I. verb (saved; saving) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French salver, from Late Latin salvare, from Latin salvus safe more at safe Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to deliver from sin b. to rescue or deliver from danger or harm …

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  • 22electronics — /i lek tron iks, ee lek /, n. (used with a sing. v.) the science dealing with the development and application of devices and systems involving the flow of electrons in a vacuum, in gaseous media, and in semiconductors. [1905 10; see ELECTRONIC,… …

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  • 23Frasier (season 3) — Frasier Season 3 Country of origin United States No. of episodes 24 Broadcast Original channel NBC …

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  • 24United Methodist Church — Infobox Christian denomination name = United Methodist Church imagewidth = 100px caption = United Methodist Church logo Cross and flame main classification = Protestant orientation = Mainlinecite web|url =… …

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  • 25gild the lily — verb 1. adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful) • Syn: ↑paint the lily • Hypernyms: ↑decorate, ↑adorn, ↑grace, ↑ornament, ↑embellish, ↑beautify …

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  • 26canals and inland waterways — ▪ waterway Introduction       natural or artificial waterways used for navigation, crop irrigation, water supply, or drainage.       Despite modern technological advances in air and ground transportation, inland waterways continue to fill a vital …

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  • 27Sam Sullivan — Infobox Mayor honorific prefix= name = Sam Sullivan caption = order = Mayor of Vancouver term start = 2005 term end = predecessor = Larry Campbell successor = birth date = birth place = death date = death place = constituency = party = Non… …

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  • 28obviate —  does not mean reduce or make more acceptable, as is often thought: A total redesign of the system should obviate complaints about its reliability (London Times). It means to make unnecessary …

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  • 29obviate —    does not mean to reduce or make more acceptable, it means to make unnecessary …

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  • 30Obviate — Ob vi*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obviated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obviating}.] [L. obviare; ob (see {Ob }) + viare to go, fr. via way. See {Voyage}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To meet in the way. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Not to stir a step to obviate any of a… …

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