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  • 21historiography — historiographic /hi stawr ee euh graf ik, stohr /, historiographical, adj. historiographically, adv. /hi stawr ee og reuh fee, stohr /, n., pl. historiographies. 1. the body of literature dealing with historical matters; histories collectively. 2 …

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  • 22impractical —  , impracticable, unpractical  If a thing could be done but isn’t worth doing, it is impractical or unpractical (the words mean the same). If it can’t be done at all, it’s impracticable (the word means incapable of being put into practice ) …

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  • 23Insane — In*sane , a. [L. insanus. See {In } not, and {Sane}.] 1. Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; mad; deranged in mind; delirious; distracted. See {Insanity}, 2. [1913 Webster] 2. Used by, or appropriated to, insane persons; as, an… …

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  • 24Viewiness — View i*ness, n. The quality or state of being viewy, or of having unpractical views. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 25Viewy — View y, a. 1. Having peculiar views; fanciful; visionary; unpractical; as, a viewy person. [1913 Webster] 2. Spectacular; pleasing to the eye or the imagination. [1913 Webster] A government intent on showy absurdities and viewy enterprises rather …

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  • 26Visionaries — Visionary Vi sion*a*ry, n.; pl. {Visionaries}. 1. One whose imagination is disturbed; one who sees visions or phantoms. [1913 Webster] 2. One whose imagination overpowers his reason and controls his judgment; an unpractical schemer; one who… …

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  • 27Visionary — Vi sion*a*ry, n.; pl. {Visionaries}. 1. One whose imagination is disturbed; one who sees visions or phantoms. [1913 Webster] 2. One whose imagination overpowers his reason and controls his judgment; an unpractical schemer; one who builds castles… …

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  • 28Bikini — This article is about the women s bathing suit. For other uses, see Bikini (disambiguation). Woman wearing a bikini The bikini is typically a women s two piece swimsuit. One part of the attire covers the breasts and the other part covers the… …

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  • 29Taliban treatment of women — Marsden, Peter. (1998). The Taliban: War, religion and the new order in Afghanistan . London: Zed Books Ltd, ISBN 10: 1856495221 pp88 101.] Women were forced to wear the burqa in public, because, according to a Taliban spokesman, the face of a… …

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  • 30Henry David Thoreau — Thoreau redirects here. For other uses, see Thoreau (disambiguation). Henry David Thoreau Maxham daguerreotype of Henry David Thoreau made in 1856 Full name Henry David Thoreau Born July 12, 1817( …

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