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  • 71Twang — Twang, v. t. To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it go suddenly. [1913 Webster] Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quivering string. Pope. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 72Vibrate — Vi brate, v. i. 1. To move to and fro, or from side to side, as a pendulum, an elastic rod, or a stretched string, when disturbed from its position of rest; to swing; to oscillate. [1913 Webster] 2. To have the constituent particles move to and… …

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  • 73aquiver — adjective Date: 1864 marked by trembling or quivering < all aquiver with excitement > …

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  • 74tremor — noun Etymology: Middle English tremour, from Anglo French tremor, from Latin, from tremere Date: 14th century 1. a. a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease b. nervous excitement < the exhibit caused a&#8230; …

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  • 75vibration — noun Date: 1635 1. a. a periodic motion of the particles of an elastic body or medium in alternately opposite directions from the position of equilibrium when that equilibrium has been disturbed (as when a stretched cord produces musical tones or …

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  • 76shake — I. verb (shook; shaken; shaking) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sceacan; akin to Old Norse skaka to shake Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to move irregularly to and fro 2. to vibrate especially as the result of a blow&#8230; …

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  • 77tremble — I. intransitive verb (trembled; trembling) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French trembler, from Medieval Latin tremulare, from Latin tremulus tremulous, from tremere to tremble; akin to Greek tremein to tremble Date: 14th century 1. to&#8230; …

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  • 78waver — I. intransitive verb (wavered; wavering) Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English wǣfre restless, wafian to wave with the hands more at wave Date: 14th century 1. to vacillate irresolutely between choices ; fluctuate in opinion, allegiance …

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  • 79Business ethics — For the episode from the American television series The Office, see Business Ethics (The Office). Business ethics (also corporate ethics) is a form of applied ethics or professional ethics that examines ethical principles and moral or ethical&#8230; …

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  • 80Cardiac arrhythmia — Dysrhythmia redirects here. For the American band, see Dysrhythmia (band). ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 001101 eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D001145 Cardiac arrhythmia (also dysrhythmia) is a term for any of a large and heterogeneous&#8230; …

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