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  • 21Conniving — Connive Con*nive (k[o^]n*n[imac]v ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Connived} ( n[imac]vd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Conniving}.] [L. connivere to shut the eyes, connive, fr. con + (perh.) a word akin to nicere to beckon, nictare to wink.] 1. To open and close… …

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  • 22Genndy Tartakovsky — Infobox actor name = Genndy Tartakovsky caption = birthname = birthdate = birth date and age|1970|1|17 birthplace = Moscow, Soviet Union (now Russia) deathdate = deathplace = restingplace = restingplacecoordinates = othername = occupation =… …

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  • 23War in Abkhazia (1998) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=1998 War in Abkhazia partof=the Georgian Abkhazian conflict caption= date= May 20, 1998 May 26, 1998 place=Gali district, Abkhazia casus= territory= result=Abkhazian victory|combatant1= combatant2= insurgents… …

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  • 24Embroidery Software Protection Coalition — The Embroidery Software Protection Coalition (ESPC) is a United States embroidery industry trade group. Its primary activity is the investigation and prosecution of alleged acts of copyright infringement. The group has drawn media attention for… …

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  • 25underserved — UK US /ˌʌndəˈsɜːvd/ adjective ► used to describe a place, market, etc. where fewer goods or services are available than there should be: »They are encouraging retail development in underserved neighborhoods. »underserved markets …

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  • 26nationalistic — na|tion|al|is|tic [ˌnæʃənəˈlıstık] adj someone who is nationalistic believes that their country is better than other countries →↑patriotic ▪ They were encouraging nationalistic sentiment among the students …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27bank account — bank ac,count noun count * an arrangement with a bank that allows you to keep your money there and to pay money in and take money out: We ll pay the money directly into your bank account. open a bank account (=start it): They re encouraging… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 28wood — [ wud ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the substance that forms the main part of a tree and is used for making things such as furniture: a piece of wood the polished dark wood of an antique table cut/chop wood: They stopped encouraging people to cut wood… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 29warmonger — [[t]wɔ͟ː(r)mʌŋgə(r)[/t]] warmongers N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe a politician or leader as a warmonger, you disapprove of them because you think they are encouraging people to start or join a war …

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  • 30step on the gas —    If someone tells you to step on the gas, they are encouraging you to accelerate or hurry up in order to get something done quickly.     We d better step on the gas and get these figures printed. The meeting starts in half an hour …

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