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  • 41Wakefulness — Wakeful Wake ful, a. Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant. [1913 Webster] Dissembling sleep, but wakeful with the fright. Dryden. [1913 Webster] {Wake ful*ly}, adv. {Wake ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 42dissemble — verb (dissembled; dissembling) Etymology: Middle English dissymblen, alteration of dissimulen, from Middle French dissimuler, from Latin dissimulare more at dissimulate Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to hide under a false appearance …

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  • 43sly — adjective (slier or slyer; sliest or slyest) Etymology: Middle English sleighe, sli, from Old Norse slœgr; akin to Old English slēan to strike more at slay Date: 13th century 1. chiefly dialect a. wise in practical affairs b. displaying …

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  • 44counterfeit — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English countrefet, from Anglo French cuntrefeit, from past participle of cuntrefere, contrefaire to imitate, from cuntre + faire to make, from Latin facere more at do Date: 14th century 1. made in imitation of… …

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  • 45Socrates — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = Ancient philosophy color = #B0C4DE image caption = Socrates name = (Polytonic|Σωκράτης) birth = c. 469 / 470 BCcite web url = http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Socrates %28philosopher%29… …

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  • 46Simulation — Simulator redirects here. For other uses, see Simulator (disambiguation). For other uses, see Simulation (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Stimulation. Wooden mechanical horse simulator during WWI. Simulation is the imitation of some real …

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  • 471726 in literature — The year 1726 in literature involved some significant events and new books.Events* Voltaire arrives for a 3 year stay in England. * Lavinia Fenton makes her debut as Monimia in Thomas Otway s The Orphan at the Haymarket Theatre. * Françoise… …

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  • 48Kenneth Bianchi — Infobox Serial Killer name=Kenneth Bianchi caption=Mugshot of Kenneth Bianchi birthname=Kenneth Alessio Bianchi alias=Hillside Strangler birth=May 22, 1951 (aged 57) location=Rochester, New York death= cause= victims=12 country=U.S.… …

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  • 49Walter Model — Nickname Hitler s fireman, Frontline Pig Born …

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  • 50Jennings (novels) — The Jennings series is a collection of humorous novels of children s literature. There are 25 in total, all written by Anthony Buckeridge (1912 2004). The first, Jennings Goes to School (ISBN 0 333 65523 0) appeared in 1950 and new titles were… …

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