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  • 11CSS Lark — The Lark was a paddle steamer employed by the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. She was the last blockade runner to successfully escape from a Southern port before the Union blockade completely closed off this vital… …

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  • 12thump — [[t]θʌ̱mp[/t]] thumps, thumping, thumped 1) VERB If you thump something, you hit it hard, usually with your fist. [V n] He thumped my shoulder affectionately, nearly knocking me over... [V on n] I heard you thumping on the door. N COUNT Thump is… …

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  • 13fling off — verb write quickly She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper He scratched off a thank you note to the hostess • Syn: ↑dash off, ↑scratch off, ↑knock off, ↑toss off • Topics: ↑ …

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  • 14knock off — verb 1. get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing (Freq. 3) The mafia liquidated the informer the double agent was neutralized • Syn: ↑neutralize, ↑neutralise, ↑liquidate, ↑waste, ↑do in …

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  • 15scratch off — verb write quickly She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper He scratched off a thank you note to the hostess • Syn: ↑dash off, ↑knock off, ↑toss off, ↑fling off • Topics: ↑ …

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  • 16toss off — verb 1. drink down entirely He downed three martinis before dinner She killed a bottle of brandy that night They popped a few beer after work • Syn: ↑pop, ↑bolt down, ↑belt down, ↑pour down, ↑ …

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  • 17dash down — verb write down hastily She dashed off a letter to her lawyer • Syn: ↑dash off • Hypernyms: ↑write down, ↑set down, ↑get down, ↑put down • Verb Frames …

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  • 18dash */ — I UK [dæʃ] / US verb Word forms dash : present tense I/you/we/they dash he/she/it dashes present participle dashing past tense dashed past participle dashed 1) [intransitive] to run or go somewhere very quickly because you are in a hurry dash… …

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  • 19Luther Alexander Gotwald — the fifth child of seven brothers and five sisters, the son of prominent Lutheran minister, Daniel Gotwald. He married Mary Elizabeth King after meeting her at Wittenberg College (now Wittenberg University). Gotwald died in 1900 in Springfield,… …

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  • 20performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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