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  • 31Washington, George — born Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland county, Va. died Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, Va., U.S. American Revolutionary commander in chief (1775–83) and first president of the U.S. (1789–97). Born into a wealthy family, he was educated privately. In 1752 …

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  • 32faultfinding — n 1. pettifoggery, carping, caviling, quibbling, niggling, hairsplitting, Inf. nitpicking; hy percriticism, over criticism, criticism, captiousness, cen soriousness. adj 2. captious, censorious, severe, hypercritical, overcritical, critical;… …

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  • 33hypercriticism — “+ noun Etymology: hyper + criticism : captious or carping criticism …

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  • 34Caviling — Cav il*ing, a. Disposed to cavil; finding fault without good reason. See {Captious}. [1913 Webster] His depreciatory and caviling criticism. Lewis. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 35critic — I. noun Etymology: Latin criticus, from Greek kritikos, from kritikos able to discern or judge, from krinein Date: 1588 1. a. one who expresses a reasoned opinion on any matter especially involving a judgment of its value, truth, righteousness,… …

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  • 36Censure — Not to be confused with Censer, Censor (disambiguation), or Sensor. A censure (  /ˈsɛ …

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  • 37Peter Browne (theologian) — Peter Browne (?1665 August 27, 1735), Irish divine and bishop of Cork and Ross, was born in County Dublin, not long after the Restoration.He entered Trinity College, Dublin, in 1682, and after ten years residence obtained a fellowship. In 1699 he …

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  • 38Charles Garvice — (1850 1920) Charles Andrew Garvice (24 August 1850[1] 1 March 1920) was a prolific and popular author of romance novels in Britain, the United States and translated around the world …

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  • 39Call Her Savage — Filmdaten Originaltitel Call Her Savage Produktionsland USA …

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  • 40critic — /krit ik/, n. 1. a person who judges, evaluates, or criticizes: a poor critic of men. 2. a person who judges, evaluates, or analyzes literary or artistic works, dramatic or musical performances, or the like, esp. for a newspaper or magazine. 3. a …

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