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  • 11Political abuse of psychiatry in the Soviet Union — Soviet Union …

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  • 12bend — bend1 [ bend ] (past tense and past participle bent [ bent ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to lean forward and downward or move the top part of your body forward and downward: He bent and kissed her quickly. bend forward: She bent… …

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  • 13flexible — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. pliant, limber, lithe, supple; adaptable. See softness, elasticity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Pliant] Syn. limber, lithe, supple, willowy, plastic, elastic, bending, springy, malleable, ductile,… …

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  • 14Wooden toy train — Wooden toy trains are a system of small toy trains that run on wooden track. The tracks feature grooves which serve to guide the wheels of rolling stock. Traditionally parts are made of hardwoods which resemble anthropomorphical, fictional, and… …

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  • 15pliable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. plastic, ductile, malleable; flexible, supple, limber, yielding; docile, tractable, obedient, compliant. See softness, obedience. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Flexible] Syn. flexible, pliant, plastic …

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  • 16pliable — [plī′ə bəl] adj. [LME plyable < MFr < plier, to bend, fold < L plicare, to fold, bend: see PLY1] 1. easily bent or molded; flexible 2. easily influenced or persuaded; tractable 3. adjusting readily; adaptable pliability n. pliableness… …

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  • 17stiff´ness — stiff «stihf», adjective, adverb, noun, verb. –adj. 1. not easily bent; fixed; rigid: »a stiff brush. He wore a stiff collar. 2. hard to move: »a stiff gear. The old hinges on the barn door are stiff. 3. not able to move easily: »a stiff neck.… …

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  • 18stiff´ly — stiff «stihf», adjective, adverb, noun, verb. –adj. 1. not easily bent; fixed; rigid: »a stiff brush. He wore a stiff collar. 2. hard to move: »a stiff gear. The old hinges on the barn door are stiff. 3. not able to move easily: »a stiff neck.… …

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  • 19stiff — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English stif, from Old English stīf; akin to Middle Dutch stijf stiff, Latin stipare to press together, Greek steibein to tread on Date: before 12th century 1. a. not easily bent ; rigid < a stiff collar > b …

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  • 20Screw picket — A screw picket is a metal device used to secure something to the ground. Today, screw pickets are used widely to temporarily picket dogs and grazing animals such as sheep, goats, and horses. Screw pickets are also used to stabilize small trees,&#8230; …

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