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  • 111vanity — noun 1) she had none of the vanity often associated with beautiful women Syn: conceit, narcissism, self love, self admiration, self absorption, self regard, egotism; pride, arrogance, boastfulness, cockiness, swagger, rodomontade; informal big… …

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  • 112introspection — [n] self analysis brooding, contemplation, deep thought, egoism, heartsearching, introversion, meditation, reflection, rumination, scrutiny, self absorption, selfexamination, self observation, self questioning, soul searching; concepts 24,410 …

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  • 113David E. Kelley — Kelley and Michelle Pfeiffer at the 47th Emmy Awards in 1994 Born April 4, 1956 (1956 04 04) (age 55) Watervi …

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  • 114A Delicate Balance — Infobox Play name = A Delicate Balance image size = caption = writer = Edward Albee characters = Tobias Claire Agnes Harry Edna Julia setting = premiere = place = Martin Beck Theatre New York City, New York orig lang = English series = subject =… …

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  • 115Involuntary celibacy — (or incel) is the state of a person who has not established an intimate relationship or engaged in sexual intercourse for reasons other than voluntary celibacy or sexual abstinence. The term is used especially for adults who, despite general… …

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  • 116Christian meditation — A woman praying on Candlemas Day, by Marianne Stokes, 1901. Christian meditation is a form of prayer in which a structured attempt is made to get in touch with and deliberately reflect upon the revelations of God.[1] The word meditation comes… …

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  • 117Leonora Christina Ulfeldt — Leonora Christina, Countess Ulfeldt, née Countess Leonora Christina Christiansdatter af Slesvig og Holsten (July 8, 1621 ndash;March 16, 1698), was the daughter of King Christian IV of Denmark and wife of Steward of the Realm ndash; cum… …

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  • 118Holland's Leaguer — is a Caroline era stage play, a comedy written by Shackerley Marmion. It premiered onstage in 1631 and was first published in 1632. [James Maidment and William Hugh Logan, eds., The Dramatic Works of Shackerley Marmion: With Prefatory Memoir,… …

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  • 119Shandling, Garry — ▪ 1999       Although the television series The Larry Sanders Show was not as popular as Seinfeld, many critics felt its end, in May 1998, was the greater loss. Like most great satire, the series which chronicled the behind the scenes neuroses,… …

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  • 120solipsism — sol•ip•sism [[t]ˈsɒl ɪpˌsɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) pho the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist 2) self absorption • Etymology: 1880–85; < L sōl(us) only, sole I+ips(e) self + ism sol′ip•sist, n. sol ip•sis′tic, adj …

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