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  • 71Venezuelan Spanish — is a dialect of the Spanish language spoken in Venezuela. Spanish was introduced in Venezuela by the conquistadors. Most of them were from Andalusia, Galicia, Basque Country and from the Canary Islands. Perhaps the latter, has been the most… …

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  • 72Sacrifice of the Mass — • The word Mass (missa) first established itself as the general designation for the Eucharistic Sacrifice in the West after the time of Pope Gregory the Great, the early Church having used the expression the breaking of bread (fractio panis) or… …

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  • 73bird — 1. noun /bɜː(r)d,bɜjd/ a) A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, and laying eggs. Ducks and sparrows are birds. b) A …

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  • 74ambush — am|bush1 [ æm,buʃ ] noun count or uncount an attack from a hidden position: The two men were shot and wounded in an ambush. a high risk of ambush lie in ambush: The police lay in ambush outside the apartment building. ambush am|bush 2 [ æm,buʃ ]… …

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  • 75assault — as|sault1 [ ə sɔlt ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a physical attack on someone, or the crime of physically attacking someone: an assault on a young student He was charged with assault. guilty of sexual assault 2. ) count an attack by the… …

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  • 76drug — drug1 [ drʌg ] noun count *** 1. ) an illegal substance that affects someone physically or mentally when they take it (=put it into their body): take/use drugs: She had never taken drugs in her life. be on drugs (=take drugs regularly): He acted… …

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  • 77mask — mask1 [ mæsk ] noun count ** 1. ) something you wear to cover part or all of your face in order to protect it from something harmful such as poisonous gas, bacteria, or smoke a ) something you wear to cover part or all of your face in order to… …

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  • 78nap — nap1 [ næp ] noun 1. ) count a short sleep, usually during the day: take/have a nap: I think I ll take a little nap this afternoon. 2. ) singular the soft top layer of some cloths, carpets, etc. that consists of short fibers that all lie in one… …

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  • 79creep — (v.) O.E. creopan to creep (class II strong verb; past tense creap, pp. cropen), from P.Gmc. *kreupanan (Cf. O.Fris. kriapa, M.Du. crupen, O.N. krjupa to creep ), from PIE root *greug . As a noun, a creeping motion, from 1818; meaning despicable… …

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  • 80claim — 1. verb 1) he claimed that she was lying Syn: assert, declare, profess, protest, maintain, insist, contend, allege 2) you can claim compensation Syn: request, ask for, apply f …

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