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41incline — Synonyms and related words: acclivity, acquiesce, address, affect, agree, aim, angle, ascend, ascent, back stairs, bank, be agreeable to, be disposed to, be dying to, be eager, be game, be open to, be predisposed, be ready, be spoiling for, be… …
42FRANCE — (Heb. פְרַאנְצִיָּה and צָרְפַת), country in Western Europe. This entry is arranged according to the following outline: from the first settlements unil the revolution the roman and merovingian periods from the carolingians until the eve of the… …
43American and British English differences — For the Wikipedia editing policy on use of regional variants in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Manual of style#National varieties of English. This is one of a series of articles about the differences between British English and American English, which …
44orchid — /awr kid/, n. 1. any terrestrial or epiphytic plant of the family Orchidaceae, of temperate and tropical regions, having usually showy flowers. Cf. orchid family. 2. the flower of any of these plants. 3. a bluish to reddish purple. [1835 45; < NL …
45land reform — any program, esp. when undertaken by a national government, involving the redistribution of agricultural land among the landless. [1840 50, Amer.] * * * Deliberate change in the way agricultural land is held or owned, the methods of its… …
46verge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. edge, brink, rim, marge, margin; point, eve; limit. v. i. be on the point (of); border, skirt, approach, touch; tend, incline. See tendency, nearness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. edge, brink, terminus;… …
47Cocktail garnish — A lime peel twist for a garnish adds an elegant touch to this Martini See also: Category:Cocktail garnishes Cocktail garnishes are decorative ornaments that add character or style to a mixed drink, most notably to cocktails. A large variety of… …
48complexity — /keuhm plek si tee/, n., pl. complexities for 2. 1. the state or quality of being complex; intricacy: the complexity of urban life. 2. something complex: the complexities of foreign policy. [1715 25; COMPLEX + ITY] * * * ▪ scientific theory… …
49Anatomy of Criticism — Herman Northrop Frye s Anatomy of Criticism: Four Essays (Princeton University Press, 1957) attempts to formulate an overall view of the scope, theory, principles, and techniques of literary criticism derived exclusively from literature. Frye… …
50gravitate — gravitater, n. /grav i tayt /, v.i., gravitated, gravitating. 1. to move or tend to move under the influence of gravitational force. 2. to tend toward the lowest level; sink; fall. 3. to have a natural tendency or be strongly attracted (usually… …
