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  • 121kidney — noun (plural kidneys) Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. a. one of a pair of vertebrate organs situated in the body cavity near the spinal column that excrete waste products of metabolism, in humans are bean shaped organs about 4 1/2 …

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  • 122liking — noun Date: 14th century favorable regard ; fondness, taste < had a greater liking for law E. M. Coulter > < took a liking to the newcomer > …

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  • 123mixer — noun Date: 1611 1. one that mixes: as a. (1) one whose work is mixing the ingredients of a product (2) one who balances and controls the dialogue, music, and sound effects to be recorded for or with a motion picture or television b. a container,&#8230; …

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  • 124morale — noun Etymology: in sense 1, from French, from feminine of moral, adjective; in other senses, modification of French moral morale, from moral, adjective Date: 1752 1. moral principles, teachings, or conduct 2. a. the mental and emotional condition …

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  • 125noosphere — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary noo mind (from Greek noos, nous) + sphere sphere Date: 1945 the sphere of human consciousness and mental activity especially in regard to its influence on the biosphere and in relation to&#8230; …

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  • 126olfactometer — noun Date: 1889 an instrument for measuring the sensitivity of the sense of smell especially in regard to intensity, concentration, or quality of an odor …

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  • 127opportunism — noun Date: 1870 the art, policy, or practice of taking advantage of opportunities or circumstances often with little regard for principles or consequences …

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  • 128ordonnance — noun Etymology: French, alteration of Middle French ordenance ordinance Date: 1644 disposition of the parts (as of a literary composition) with regard to one another and the whole ; arrangement …

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