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  • 31Henry IV — 1. 1050 1106, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and king of Germany 1056 1106. 2. (Bolingbroke) ( Henry of Lancaster ) 1367 1413, king of England 1399 1413 (son of John of Gaunt). 3. ( Henry of Navarre ; Henry the Great ) 1553 1610, king of France …

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  • 32Russell, Pee Wee — ▪ American musician byname of  Charles Ellsworth Russell   born March 27, 1906, Maple Wood, Mo., U.S. died Feb. 15, 1969, Alexandria, Va.  American jazz clarinetist.       Reluctantly trained in violin as a child, Russell also tried piano and… …

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  • 33minimum wage — n: a wage fixed by contract or esp. by law as the least that may be paid either to employees generally or to a particular category of employees compare scale Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 34Transfer of Mortgage — A transaction where either the borrower or lender assigns an existing mortgage (bank loan to purchase a residential property) from the current holder to another person or entity. Homeowners who are unable to keep current on their mortgage… …

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  • 35competence — n.; (also competency) 1. Ability, capableness, capacity, qualification, suitableness, fitness. 2. Sufficiency, adequateness, adequacy, enough. 3. Sufficient fortune, adequate income, independent support, means of independence …

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  • 36comfortable — /ˈkʌmftəbəl / (say kumftuhbuhl), /ˈkʌmfətəbəl / (say kumfuhtuhbuhl) adjective 1. producing or attended with comfort or ease of mind or body. 2. being in a state of comfort or ease; easy and undisturbed. 3. giving comfort, support, or consolation …

  • 37china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 38China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 39education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …

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  • 40United 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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