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21atrocity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. enormity; outrage. See malevolence, badness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Brutality] Syn. inhumanity, wickedness, barbarity; see cruelty . 2. [A cruel deed] Syn. crime, offense, outrage, atrocious deed,… …
22Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
23savagery — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. barbarity, brutality, brutishness, beastliness, monstrosity, wildness, cruelty, viciousness. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A cruel act or an instance of cruel behavior: barbarity, bestiality, brutality, cruelty,… …
24savagery — noun 1. the property of being untamed and ferocious the coastline is littered with testaments to the savageness of the waters a craving for barbaric splendor, for savagery and color and the throb of drums • Syn: ↑savageness • Derivationally… …
25Titus Andronicus — may be Shakespeare s earliest tragedy; it is believed to have been written sometime between 1584 and the early 1590s. It depicts a Roman general who is engaged in a cycle of revenge with his enemy Tamora, the Queen of the Goths. The play is by… …
26Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) — For other uses, see Greco Turkish War (disambiguation). Greco Turkish War of 1919–1922 (Interwar period) Part of the Turkish War of Independence …
27Capital Punishment (Death Penalty) — Capital Punishment † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Capital Punishment The infliction by due legal process of the penalty of death as a punishment for crime. The Latins use the word capitalis (from caput, head) to describe that which… …
28Edward Low — For other people named Edward Low, see Edward Low (disambiguation). Edward Low ca. 1690 – ca. 1724 …
29Mass killings under Communist regimes — Part of the series on Communism …
30brutality — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. savageness, ruthlessness, harshness, unfeelingness; see cruelty . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. viciousness, savagery, cruelty, coldness, barbarism, ferocity, inhumanity, heartlessness, brutishness, harshness. ANT.:… …
