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  • 31Calvin Coolidge: Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source       Wednesday, March 4, 1925       No one can contemplate current conditions without finding much that is satisfying and still more that is encouraging. Our own country is leading the world in the general readjustment to the… …

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  • 32gamble — gambler, n. /gam beuhl/, v., gambled, gambling, n. v.i. 1. to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes. 2. to stake or risk money, or anything of value, on the outcome of something involving chance: to gamble on a toss of the dice.… …

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  • 33Diarmuid O'Sullivan — Personal information Irish name Diarmuid Ó Súilleabháin Sport Dual player …

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  • 34throw — /throh/, v., threw, thrown, throwing, n. v.t. 1. to propel or cast in any way, esp. to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball. 2. to hurl or project (a missile), as a gun… …

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  • 35Latin America, history of — Introduction       history of the region from the pre Columbian period and including colonization by the Spanish and Portuguese beginning in the 15th century, the 19th century wars of independence, and developments to the end of World War II.… …

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  • 36throw — [c]/θroʊ / (say throh) verb (threw, thrown, throwing) –verb (t) 1. to project or propel forcibly through the air by a sudden jerk or straightening of the arm; propel or cast in any way. 2. to hurl or project (a missile), as a gun does. 3. to… …

  • 37opportunity */*/*/ — UK [ˌɒpə(r)ˈtjuːnətɪ] / US [ˌɑpərˈtunətɪ] noun Word forms opportunity : singular opportunity plural opportunities Metaphor: Having an opportunity to do something is like having a door or way of getting into a building. This opened the door to a… …

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  • 38gamble — gam•ble [[t]ˈgæm bəl[/t]] v. bled, bling, n. 1) gam to play at a game of chance for money or other stakes 2) to stake or risk something of value, as money, on the outcome of something involving chance; bet 3) to lose or squander by betting (usu.… …

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  • 39game — I [[t]geɪm[/t]] n. adj. gam•er, gam•est, 1) gam an amusement or pastime: children s games, such as hopscotch and marbles; a card game[/ex] 2) gam the material or equipment used in playing certain games 3) gam a competitive activity involving… …

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  • 40Falsos amigos — Anexo:Falsos amigos Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Los falsos amigos son palabras que pueden escribirse o tener una pronunciación similar en dos o más idiomas, pero en realidad significan conceptos diferentes, debido a sus distintas etimologías, o …

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