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  • 31Kodagu — Infobox Indian Jurisdiction native name = Kodagu (Coorg) base base map caption = Location of the Kodagu district with respect to the other districts of Karnataka type = district district district image desc = Taluk level map of Kodagu district… …

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  • 32Thanksgiving after Communion — is a spiritual practice among Christians who believe in the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist they receive during Holy Communion, maintaining themselves in prayer for some time to thank God for what they believe to be the great gift… …

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  • 33Social engineering (security) — Social engineering is the art of manipulating people into performing actions or divulging confidential information.Mitnick, K: CSEPS Course Workbook (2004), p. 4, Mitnick Security Publishing.] While similar to a confidence trick or simple fraud,… …

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  • 34leg — n 1. limb, lower limb, member; Anat. tibia, Anat. fibula, shinbone, shin, shank, Sl. gam, Inf. peg, Inf. pin, (usu. pi.) Inf. stumps; calf, thigh, (usu. pi.) hams. 2. support, underpinning, standard, prop, brace, framework; post, column, pillar,… …

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  • 35Jacob —    One who follows on another s heels; supplanter, (Gen. 25:26; 27:36; Hos. 12:2 4), the second born of the twin sons of Isaac by Rebekah. He was born probably at Lahai roi, when his father was fifty nine and Abraham one hundred and fifty nine… …

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  • 36swimming witches —    One way of testing people suspected of *witchcraft was to throw them into water with their hands tied to their feet. Those who sank were thought innocent, and hauled back to land; to float proved guilt, because water, the holy element of… …

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  • 37swimming ordeal —    One way of testing people suspected of *witchcraft was to throw them into water with their hands tied to their feet. Those who sank were thought innocent, and hauled back to land; to float proved guilt, because water, the holy element of… …

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  • 38literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 39List of Emily Dickinson poems — This is a list of Emily Dickinson poems. There are 1,775 known poems that have been written by Dickinson. The poems are alphabetized by their first line. Punctuation, capitalization and even in some cases wording of the first lines may vary… …

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  • 40India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …

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