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  • 11Fascination — Fas ci*na tion, n. [L. fascinatio; cf. F. fascination.] 1. The act of fascinating, bewitching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft; the exercise of a powerful or irresistible influence on the affections or passions; unseen, inexplicable… …

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  • 12fascinate — verb (fascinated; fascinating) Etymology: Latin fascinatus, past participle of fascinare, from fascinum evil spell Date: 1598 transitive verb 1. obsolete bewitch 2. a. to transfix and hold spellbound by an irresistible power …

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  • 13fascinator — noun Date: 1750 1. one that fascinates 2. a woman s lightweight head scarf usually of crochet or lace …

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  • 14charm — I. noun Etymology: Middle English charme, from Anglo French, from Latin carmen song, from canere to sing more at chant Date: 14th century 1. a. the chanting or reciting of a magic spell ; incantation b. a practice or expression believed to have… …

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  • 15Ambiguity — Sir John Tenniel s illustration of the Caterpillar for Lewis Carroll s Alice s Adventures in Wonderland is noted for its ambiguous central figure, whose head can be viewed as being a human male s face with a pointed nose and pointy chin or being… …

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  • 16Heart of Darkness — Infobox Book | name = Heart of Darkness title orig = translator = image caption = author = Joseph Conrad illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Frame story, Novella publisher = Blackwood s… …

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  • 17History of painting — The history of painting reaches back in time to artifacts from pre historic humans, and spans all cultures. The history of painting represents a continuous, though disrupted, tradition from Antiquity. Across cultures, and spanning continents and… …

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  • 18Ivory-billed Woodpecker — Taxobox name = Ivory billed Woodpecker status = CR status system = IUCN3.1 trend = down status ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2005|id=3712|title=Campephilus principalis|downloaded=9 May 2006 Database entry includes… …

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  • 19Mikhail Gorbachev — Gorbachev redirects here. For other uses, see Gorbachev (disambiguation). This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Sergeyevich and the family name is Gorbachev. Mikhail Gorbachev Михаил Горбачёв Gorbachev in May 2010 …

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  • 20Nikola Tesla — Tesla, aged 37, 1893, photo by Sar …

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