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  • 71ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction       the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… …

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  • 72Invisibility — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Invisibility >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 invisibility invisibility invisibleness nonappearance imperceptibility Sgm: N 1 indistinctness indistinctness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 mystery mystery delitescence GRP: N 2 …

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  • 73Disappearance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Disappearance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disappearance disappearance evanescence eclipse occultation GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 departure departure &c. 293 Sgm: N 2 exit exit Sgm: N 2 vanishing point …

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  • 74find — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. discover, detect, espy; get, obtain; learn, ascertain, perceive; provide; decide, declare. See acquisition, disclosure, judgment. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fortunate discovery, acquisition, bonanza,… …

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  • 75Neglect — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Neglect >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 neglect neglect Sgm: N 1 carelessness carelessness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 trifling trifling &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 negligence negligence Sgm: N 1 omission …

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  • 76Blindness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Blindness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 blindness blindness cecity excecation| amaurosis cataract ablepsy| prestriction| Sgm: N 1 dim sightedness dim sightedness &c. 443 Sgm: N 1 ablepsia ablepsia …

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  • 77Fighter pilot — A fighter pilot is a military aviator trained to engage other aircraft and typically pilots a fighter aircraft. Fighter pilots undergo specialized training in aerial warfare and dogfighting (close range aerial combat). Notable fighter pilots… …

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  • 78Church Music —     Ecclesiastical Music     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Music     By this term is meant the music which, by order or with the approbation of ecclesiastical authority, is employed in connexion with Divine service to promote the… …

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  • 79Doctrine of the Atonement —     Doctrine of the Atonement     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Doctrine of the Atonement     The word atonement, which is almost the only theological term of English origin, has a curious history. The verb atone , from the adverbial phrase at one (M …

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  • 80Dan Tyler Moore — (February 9, 1877 – April 14, 1941) was a career U.S. Army officer and an aide to President Theodore Roosevelt. An avid amateur boxer, and a sparring partner for Roosevelt, he struck the President in the eye, causing him to lose much of the sight …

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