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  • 91Indefectible — In de*fect i*ble, a. [Pref. in not + defectible: cf. F. ind[ e]fectible.] Not defectible; unfailing; not liable to defect, failure, or decay. [1913 Webster] An indefectible treasure in the heavens. Barrow. [1913 Webster] A state of indefectible… …

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  • 92Marcescible — Mar*ces ci*ble, a. [Cf. F. marcescible.] Liable to wither or decay. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 93Perishable — Per ish*a*ble, a. [F. p[ e]rissable.] Liable to perish; subject to decay, destruction, or death; as, perishable goods; our perishable bodies. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 94Transient — Tran sient, a. [L. transiens, entis, p. pr. of transire, transitum, to go or pass over. See {Trance}.] 1. Passing before the sight or perception, or, as it were, moving over or across a space or scene viewed, and then disappearing; hence, of… …

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  • 95Transiently — Transient Tran sient, a. [L. transiens, entis, p. pr. of transire, transitum, to go or pass over. See {Trance}.] 1. Passing before the sight or perception, or, as it were, moving over or across a space or scene viewed, and then disappearing;… …

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  • 96Transientness — Transient Tran sient, a. [L. transiens, entis, p. pr. of transire, transitum, to go or pass over. See {Trance}.] 1. Passing before the sight or perception, or, as it were, moving over or across a space or scene viewed, and then disappearing;… …

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  • 97Bat — For other uses, see Bat (disambiguation). Bats Temporal range: 52–0 Ma …

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  • 98Joseph Conrad — Infobox Writer name = Joseph Conrad birthdate = birth date|1857|12|3|df=y birthplace = Berdychiv, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) deathdate = death date and age|1924|8|3|1857|12|3|df=y deathplace = Bishopsbourne, England occupation = Novelist… …

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  • 99Militia — For other uses, see Militia (disambiguation). The Lexington Minuteman, a statue commemorating Captain John Parker, a commander of American militia forces during the American Revolutionary War. The term militia ( …

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  • 100Scutage — The tax of scutage or escuage, in the law of England under the feudal system, allowed a knight to buy out of the military service due to the Crown from the holder of a knight s fee. Its name derived from the knightly shield (in Latin: scutum ).… …

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