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  • 81dissemblance — dissemblance1 /di sem bleuhns/, n. dissimilarity; unlikeness. [1425 75; late ME < MF dessemblance. See DIS 1, SEMBLANCE] dissemblance2 /di sem bleuhns/, n. dissembling; dissimulation. [1550 60; DISSEMBLE + ANCE] * * * …

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  • 82dissemble — dissembler, n. dissemblingly, adv. /di sem beuhl/, v., dissembled, dissembling. v.t. 1. to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of: to dissemble one s incompetence in business. 2. to put on the appearance of; …

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  • 83Francis I — 1. 1494 1547, king of France 1515 47. 2. 1768 1835, first emperor of Austria 1804 35; as Francis II, last emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1792 1806. * * * I French François born Sept. 12, 1494, Cognac, France died March 31, 1547, Rambouillet&#8230; …

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  • 84ironic — /uy ron ik/, adj. 1. containing or exemplifying irony: an ironic novel; an ironic remark. 2. ironical. 3. coincidental; unexpected: It was ironic that I was seated next to my ex husband at the dinner. [1620 30; < LL ironicus < Gk eironikós&#8230; …

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  • 85Richard III — 1. (Duke of Gloucester) 1452 85, king of England 1483 85. 2. (italics) a drama (1592 93?) by Shakespeare. * * * born Oct. 2, 1452, Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, Eng. died Aug. 22, 1485, Bosworth, Leicestershire Last Yorkist king of&#8230; …

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  • 86Hugh O'Neill —     Hugh O Neill     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Hugh O Neill     Earl of Tyrone, b. 1550, d. Rome, 1616; he was the youngest son of Mathew, of questionable parentage, but recognized as heir by Conn first Earl of Tyrone. As such he was ennobled&#8230; …

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  • 87deceit — de·ceit n: deliberate and misleading concealment, false declaration, or artifice: deception theft by deceit; also: the tort of committing or carrying out deceit an action for deceit see also fraud, misrepresentation …

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  • 88fraud — n [Latin fraud fraus] 1 a: any act, expression, omission, or concealment calculated to deceive another to his or her disadvantage; specif: a misrepresentation or concealment with reference to some fact material to a transaction that is made with&#8230; …

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  • 89Christopher Feake — (1612–1683) was an English Independent minister and Fifth monarchy man. He was imprisoned for maligning Oliver Cromwell in his preaching. He is a leading example of someone sharing both Leveller views and the millenarian approach of the Fifth&#8230; …

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  • 90César (film) — César Directed by Marcel Pagnol Written by Marcel Pagnol Starring Raimu Pierre Fresnay Music by …

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