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  • 11scandalize — scandalize1 or scandalise verb shock or horrify by a violation of propriety or morality. scandalize2 or scandalise verb Sailing reduce the area of (a sail) by lowering the head or raising the boom. Origin C19: alt. of obs. scantelize, from… …

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  • 12scandalize — (also scandalise) ► VERB ▪ shock or horrify by a violation of propriety or morality …

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  • 13WOMAN — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the historical perspective biblical period marriage and children women in household life economic roles educational and managerial roles religious roles women outside the household… …

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  • 14international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …

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  • 15scandal — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin scandalum stumbling block, offense, from Greek skandalon trap, stumbling block, offense; akin to Latin scandere to climb Date: 13th century 1. a. discredit brought upon religion by unseemly… …

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  • 16decorum — decorum, decency, propriety, dignity, etiquette are comparable either when they mean a code of rules respecting what is right, fitting, or honorable in behavior or, more often, when they mean the quality or character of lightness, fitness, or… …

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  • 17Hugo Black — Infobox Judge name = Hugo Black imagesize = caption = office = Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court termstart = August 19, 1937 termend = September 18, 1971 nominator = Franklin Delano Roosevelt appointer = predecessor = Willis… …

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  • 18First Amendment to the United States Constitution — First Amendment redirects here. For other uses, see First Amendment (disambiguation). United States of America This a …

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  • 19Israeli West Bank barrier — The Israeli West Bank barrier is a barrier being constructed by Israel consisting of a network of fences with vehicle barrier trenches surrounded by an on average 60 meters wide exclusion area (90%) and up to 8 meters high concrete walls… …

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  • 20United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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