permissiveness
101permissive — permissively, adv. permissiveness, n. /peuhr mis iv/, adj. 1. habitually or characteristically accepting or tolerant of something, as social behavior or linguistic usage, that others might disapprove or forbid. 2. granting or denoting permission …
102suicide — /sooh euh suyd /, n., v., suicided, suiciding. n. 1. the intentional taking of one s own life. 2. destruction of one s own interests or prospects: Buying that house was financial suicide. 3. a person who intentionally takes his or her own life. v …
103Ukraine — /yooh krayn , kruyn , yooh krayn/, n. a republic in SE Europe: rich agricultural and industrial region. 50,684,635; 223,090 sq. mi. (603,700 sq. km). Cap.: Kiev. Russian, Ukraina. Formerly, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. * * * Ukraine… …
104United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
105Southeast Indian — Any member of the aboriginal North American Indians who inhabited what is now the southeastern U.S. The Southeast was one of the more densely populated areas of native North America, having an aboriginal population conservatively estimated at 120 …
106Britain: The Radical Stronghold of European Muslims — ▪ 2007 by Tom Gallagher Though Great Britain s 1.6 million Muslims make up a smaller part of the national population than their counterparts in France, Germany, and the Benelux countries, they have captured and remained in the international… …
107Spock, Benjamin — ▪ 1999 American pediatrician (b. May 2, 1903, New Haven, Conn. d. March 15, 1998, La Jolla, Calif.), was the most influential child care authority of the 20th century. His book Baby and Child Care sold over 50 million copies worldwide and… …
108alcohol consumption — Introduction the drinking of beverages containing ethyl alcohol. alcoholic beverages are consumed largely for their physiological and psychological effects, but they are often consumed within specific social contexts and may even be a part of… …
109Bulgarian literature — body of writings in the Bulgarian language. Its origin is closely linked to Christianization of the Slavs beginning with Khan (Tsar) Boris I s (Boris I) adoption in 864 of the Eastern Orthodox rather than Latin faith for his court and… …
110dance, Western — Introduction history of Western dance from ancient times to the present and including the development of ballet, the waltz, and various types of modern dance. The peoples of the West of Europe and of the countries founded through… …
