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  • 101dreary — adjective (drearier; est) Etymology: Middle English drery, from Old English drēorig sad, bloody, from drēor gore; akin to Old High German trūrēn to be sad, Gothic driusan to fall Date: before 12th century 1. feeling, displaying, or reflecting… …

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  • 102letdown — noun Date: 1768 1. a. discouragement, disappointment < his latest novel is a letdown > b. a slackening of effort ; relaxation 2. the descent of an aircraft or spacecraft to the point at which a landing approach is begun 3. a physiological&#8230; …

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  • 103persevere — intransitive verb ( vered; vering) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French parseverer, from Latin perseverare, from per through + severus severe Date: 14th century to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of&#8230; …

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  • 104damp — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, black damp, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German, vapor; akin to Old High German damph vapor Date: 14th century 1. a noxious gas compare black damp, firedamp 2. moisture: a. humidity, dampness b. archaic fog,&#8230; …

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  • 105frustrate — I. transitive verb (frustrated; frustrating) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin frustratus, past participle of frustrare to deceive, frustrate, from frustra in error, in vain Date: 15th century 1. a. to balk or defeat in an endeavor b. to&#8230; …

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  • 106Anointing of the Sick — is distinguished from other forms of religious anointing or unction (an older term with the same meaning) in that it is intended, as its name indicates, for the benefit of a sick person. Other religious anointings occur in relation to other&#8230; …

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  • 108Civil war — This article is about the definition of the specific type of war. For civil wars in history, see List of civil wars. For other uses, see Civil war (disambiguation). Warfare …

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  • 110Erwin Rommel — Infobox Military Person name= Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel born=birth date|1891|11|15|df=y died=dda|1944|10|14|1891|11|15|df=y placeofbirth=Heidenheim, Kingdom of Württemberg German Empire placeofdeath=Herrlingen, Germany caption=Field Marshal&#8230; …

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