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  • 91chess — chess1 /ches/, n. a game played by two persons, each with 16 pieces, on a chessboard. [1150 1200; ME < OF esches, pl. of eschec CHECK1] chess2 /ches/, n., pl. chess, chesses. one of the planks forming the roadway of a floating bridge. [1425 75;&#8230; …

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  • 92diplomacy — /di ploh meuh see/, n. 1. the conduct by government officials of negotiations and other relations between nations. 2. the art or science of conducting such negotiations. 3. skill in managing negotiations, handling people, etc., so that there is&#8230; …

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  • 93drug — drug1 /drug/, n., v., drugged, drugging. n. 1. Pharm. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well being. 2. (in federal law) a. any substance&#8230; …

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  • 94Drug — /droog/, n. Zoroastrianism. the cosmic principle of disorder and falsehood. Cf. Asha. [ < Avestan drauga] * * * I Any chemical agent that affects the function of living things. Some, including antibiotics, stimulants, tranquilizers,&#8230; …

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  • 95economic growth — Process by which a nation s wealth increases over time. The most widely used measure of economic growth is the real rate of growth in a country s total output of goods and services (gauged by the gross domestic product adjusted for inflation, or&#8230; …

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  • 96Deak, Nicholas L — ▪ American banker born Oct. 8, 1905, Transylvania, Hung. died Nov. 18, 1985, New York, N.Y., U.S.       banker and founder of an internationally renowned retail currency exchange service and dealer in precious metals.       Deak received a Ph.D.&#8230; …

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  • 97Italy — • In ancient times Italy had several other names: it was called Saturnia, in honour of Saturn; Enotria, wine producing land; Ausonia, land of the Ausonians; Hesperia, land to the west (of Greece); Tyrrhenia, etc. The name Italy, which seems to&#8230; …

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  • 98List of Mortal Kombat characters — The character roster for Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (excluding Taven, Daegon and Khameleon) This is a list of playable characters from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series and the games in which they appear. The series takes place in a fictional …

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  • 99List of Spider-Man (1994 TV series) characters — This is a list of characters from Spider Man (1994 TV series). Contents 1 Heroes and allies 1.1 Spider Man/Peter Parker 1.2 Blade 1.3 The Black Cat/Felicia Hardy …

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  • 100Conan the Barbarian (1982 film) — Conan the Barbarian …

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