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  • 51contract — contractee, n. contractible, adj. contractibility, contractibleness, n. contractibly, adv. n., adj., and usu. for v. 16 18, 22, 23 /kon trakt/; otherwise v. /keuhn trakt /, n. 1. an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing …

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  • 52difficulty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) That which is hard to overcome Nouns 1. difficulty, hardness, impracticability, hard work, uphill work, hurdle; hard task, Herculean task, large order, hard row to hoe; task of Sisyphus, Sisyphean labor; …

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  • 53Hip dysplasia (canine) — Hip dysplasia is a disease that, in its more severe form, can eventually cause crippling lameness and painful arthritis of the joints. It is caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. It can be found in many animals and… …

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  • 54Dark Beast — This article is about the comic book character. Dark Beast is also another name for Satan. Dark Beast Dark Beast Art by Aaron Lopresti Publication information Publisher Marvel …

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  • 55Turandot — is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, set to a libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. Though Puccini s first interest in the subject was based on his reading of Friedrich Schiller s [… …

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  • 56push — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. nudge, thrust, shove; pressure, exigency; crisis, pinch; informal, endeavor, effort, drive, determination, perseverance, persistence, aggressiveness. See circumstance. v. t. drive, urge, force; propel …

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  • 57Nephi — For other uses, see Nephi (disambiguation). Part of a series on The Book of Mormon …

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  • 58assay — verb (t) /əˈseɪ / (say uh say) 1. to examine by trial; put to test or trial: to assay one s strength. 2. Metallurgy a. to test (ores or minerals) by chemical methods. b. to determine (the proportions of metals in ores) by smelting. 3.… …

  • 59match´er — match1 «mach», noun. 1. a short, slender piece of wood or pasteboard tipped with a mixture that takes fire when rubbed on a rough or specially prepared surface: »The heads of matches have, at the very tip, a chemical called phosphorus sulfide. 2 …

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  • 60Attempt — At*tempt , n. A essay, trial, or endeavor; an undertaking; an attack, or an effort to gain a point; esp. an unsuccessful, as contrasted with a successful, effort. [1913 Webster] By his blindness maimed for high attempts. Milton. [1913 Webster]… …

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