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  • 71Obfuscation — Ob fus*ca tion ([o^]b f[u^]s*k[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [L. obfuscatio.] The act of darkening or bewildering; the state of being darkened. Obfuscation of the cornea. E. Darwin. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 72bewilder — transitive verb ( wildered; bewildering) Date: 1684 1. to cause to lose one s bearings 2. to perplex or confuse especially by a complexity, variety, or multitude of objects or considerations Synonyms: see puzzle • bewilderedly …

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  • 73bewilderment — noun Date: 1811 1. the quality or state of being bewildered 2. a bewildering tangle or confusion …

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  • 74wilderness — noun Etymology: Middle English, from wildern wild, from Old English wilddēoren of wild beasts Date: 13th century 1. a. (1) a tract or region uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings (2) an area essentially undisturbed by human activity… …

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  • 75knockdown — I. adjective Date: 1690 1. having such force as to strike down or overwhelm < a bewildering assortment of knockdown arguments J. W. Krutch > 2. that can easily be assembled or disassembled < a knockdown table > 3. chiefly British extremely low ;&#8230; …

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  • 76puzzle — I. verb (puzzled; puzzling) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1582 transitive verb 1. to offer or represent to (as a person) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve ; challenge mentally; also to exert (as oneself) over such …

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  • 77welter — I. intransitive verb (weltered; weltering) Etymology: Middle English; akin to Middle Dutch welteren to roll, Old High German walzan, Lithuanian volioti, Latin volvere more at voluble Date: 14th century 1. a. writhe, toss; also wallow …

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  • 78Autism — This article is about the classic autistic disorder; some writers use the word autism when referring to the range of disorders on the autism spectrum or to the various pervasive developmental disorders.[1] Autism …

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  • 79Aldous Huxley — Infobox Writer name = Aldous Huxley birthname = Aldous Leonard Huxley birthdate = birth date|df=yes|1894|7|26 birthplace = Godalming, Surrey, England deathdate = death date and age|df=yes|1963|11|22|1894|7|26 deathplace = Los Angeles, California&#8230; …

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  • 80Brussels — Infobox Settlement name = Brussels native name = Bruxelles fr icon Brussel nl icon official name = Brussels Capital Region nickname = Capital of Europe, Comic city [cite web |last=City Data |authorlink=City Data |title=Brussels&#8230; …

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