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  • 121Ptolemy IV Philopator — ▪ Macedonian king of Egypt (Greek: Loving His Father) born c. 238 BC, –d. 205 BC       Macedonian king of Egypt (reigned 221–205 BC), under whose feeble rule, heavily influenced by favourites, much of Ptolemaic Syria was lost and native uprisings …

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  • 122France — • Geography, statistics, and history Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. France     France     † …

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  • 123Mary Queen of Scots — • Mary Stuart, born at Linlithgow, 8 December, 1542; died at Fotheringay, 8 February, 1587. She was the only legitimate child of James V of Scotland Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Mary Queen of Scots     Mary Queen o …

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  • 124Napoleon Bonaparte —     Napoleon I (Bonaparte)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Napoleon I (Bonaparte)     Emperor of the French, second son of Charles Marie Bonaparte and Maria Lætitia Ramolino, b. at Ajaccio, in Corsica, 15 August, 1769; d. on the Island of St.… …

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  • 125complicate — 1. verb a) To fold or twist together; to combine intricately; to make complex; to combine or associate so as to make intricate or difficult. Dont complicate yourself in issues that are beyond the scope of your education. b) to expose involvement… …

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  • 126tangle — 1. noun /ˈtæŋ.ɡəl/ a) a tangled twisted mass I tried to sort through this tangle and got nowhere. b) a complicated or confused state or condition Syn: knot, mess, snarl, maze, argument …

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  • 127embroils — verb Third person singular simple present of to embroil …

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  • 128bite one's lip — verb To forcibly prevent oneself from speaking, especially in order to avoid saying something inappropriate or likely to cause a dispute. Buckingham bit his lip, for he saw the introduction of Lady Derby was likely to confuse and embroil every… …

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