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  • 41put — v 1. place, pose, set, lay; drop, Inf. plop, Inf. plunk, Inf. plank, plump; park, station, post, stand; plant, implant, imbed; perch, mount, deposit; situate, locate, emplace, position, center; dispose, allocate, install, collocate, spot,… …

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  • 42go — I [[t]goʊ[/t]] v. went, gone, go•ing, 1) to move or proceed, esp. to or from something: to go home[/ex] 2) to leave a place; depart: Go Away![/ex] 3) to keep or be in motion; function or operate: The engine is going now[/ex] 4) to become as… …

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  • 43set — [set] vt. set, setting [ME setten < OE settan (akin to Ger setzen & Goth satjan < Gmc * satjan), caus. formation “to cause to sit” < base of SIT] 1. to place in a sitting position; cause to sit; seat 2. a) to cause (a fowl) to sit on… …

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  • 44subside — intransitive verb (subsided; subsiding) Etymology: Latin subsidere, from sub + sidere to sit down, sink; akin to Latin sedēre to sit more at sit Date: 1607 1. to sink or fall to the bottom ; settle 2. to tend downward ; descend; …

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  • 45The Jungle Book (video game) — Infobox VG| title = Walt Disney s The Jungle Book developer = Virgin Interactive publisher = Virgin Interactive designer = engine = released = 1994 genre = Platformer modes = ratings = E by ESRB platforms = Game Boy, Game Gear, NES, Sega Master… …

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  • 46Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

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  • 47depression — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. recession, slowdown. II Pressing downward Nouns 1. depression, lowering; dip (see concavity); abasement, debasement; reduction. 2. overthrow, overset, overturn; upset; prostration, subversion,… …

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  • 48settle — settle1 verb 1》 resolve or reach an agreement or decision about (an argument or problem).     ↘(settle for) accept or agree to (something less than satisfactory). 2》 (often settle down) adopt a more steady or secure style of life, especially in a …

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  • 49lower — I v 1. let down, drop, depress; thrust down, detrude, plunge, immerse, engulf, souse, douse; let sink, vail, dip, submerge, submerse; bury, sink, put down; raze, level, bring down, fell, demolish; bend down, couch, duck. 2. reduce, decrease,… …

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  • 50set — I. verb (set; setting) Etymology: Middle English setten, from Old English settan; akin to Old High German sezzen to set, Old English sittan to sit Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to cause to sit ; place in or on a seat 2 …

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