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31available — a. 1. To be availed of, to be turned to account. 2. Serviceable, useful, profitable, advantageous, beneficial. 3. Suitable or fit (for some purpose), likely to answer the end …
32practicable — 1 feasible, *possible Analogous words: operating or operable, working or workable, functioning (see corresponding verbs at ACT) Antonyms: impracticable 2 Practicable, practical are not close synonyms and not interchangeable, but they are… …
33Motherwell, William — (1797 1835) Poet, b. and ed. in Glasgow, he held the office of depute sheriff clerk at Paisley, at the same time contributing poetry to various periodicals. He had also antiquarian tastes, and a deep knowledge of the early history of Scottish… …
34Scott, Michael — (1789 1835) Novelist, b. near and ed. at Glasgow, and settled in business at Kingston, Jamaica, which led to his making frequent sea voyages, and thus yielded him experiences which he turned to account in two vivacious novels, Tom Cringle s… …
35Smollett, Tobias George — (1721 1771) Novelist, 2nd s. of Archibald S., of Dalquhurn, Dumbartonshire, and ed. at Glasgow, proceeded to London in 1739 with the view of having a tragedy, The Regicide, put on the stage, in which, however, he failed. In this disappointment …
36unworked — adj. 1 not wrought into shape. 2 not exploited or turned to account …
37un|im|proved — «UHN ihm PROOVD», adjective. 1. not improved; not turned to account; not cultivated. 2. not increased in value by betterments or improvements, as real property …
38slave narrative — Account of the life, or a major portion of the life, of a fugitive or former slave, either written or orally related by the slave himself or herself. A Narrative of the Uncommon Sufferings and Surprising Deliverance of Briton Hammon, a Negro Man… …
39literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
40Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
