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  • 21swipe —    to steal    The SOED gives the origin as American but an old English dialect use meant to take possession of:     When awd man deed, Bob swipet all bit o brass he had. {EDD, mid 19th century) …

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  • 22swipe — 1. n. blow or strike by somebody or something 2. v. steal something (usually small) 3. v. take something …

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  • 23Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends — Studio album by Coldplay Released 11 June 2008 …

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  • 24Violet Hill (song) — Infobox Single Name = Violet Hill Artist = Coldplay Album = Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends B side = A Spell a Rebel Yell Lost? Released = Start date|2008|5|9|df=yes (Europe) Recorded = 2007–2008 Genre = Alternative rock Length = 3:49… …

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  • 25slam — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. shut, close; swat, pound, batter, bash, slug. n. impact, closing, crash, clang; buffet. See impulse. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To throw with a slam] Syn. thump, fling, hurl; see throw 1 . 2. [To shut… …

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  • 26Okay — For other uses, see Okay (disambiguation). O.K. redirects here. For other uses, see OK (disambiguation). Okay (also spelled OK, O.K. ) is a colloquial English word denoting approval, acceptance, agreement, assent, or acknowledgment. Okay has… …

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  • 27belittle — [v] detract bad mouth, blister, criticize, cut down to size*, cut to the quick*, decry, deprecate, depreciate, deride, derogate, diminish, discount, discredit, disparage, dispraise, downgrade, downplay, dump on*, knock*, lower, minimize, pan,… …

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  • 28appropriate — 1. adjective this isn t the appropriate time Syn: suitable, proper, fitting, apt, right; relevant, pertinent, apposite; convenient, opportune; seemly, befitting; formal ad rem; archaic meet Ant: unsuitable 2. verb 1) …

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  • 29Fuji music — Fuji is a popular Nigerian musical genre. It arose from the improvisation Ajisari/were music tradition, which is a kind of Muslim music performed to wake believers before dawn during the Ramadan fasting season. Were music/Ajisari itself was made… …

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  • 30Gex (video game) — Infobox VG title = Gex caption = PlayStation cover developer = Crystal Dynamics publisher = BMG Interactive Entertainmen] (3DO) Crystal Dynamics (Playstation/Saturn) Microsoft Game Studios (PC) designer = Mira F. Ross Lyle Hall Justin Norr… …

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