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  • 111zeal — Synonyms and related words: abandon, acquiescence, agitation, agreeability, agreeableness, alacrity, all overs, amenability, angst, anxiety, anxiety hysteria, anxiety neurosis, anxious bench, anxious concern, anxious seat, anxiousness,… …

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  • 112hoodoo — n bad luck, evil, vexation, bane, affliction, torment, harm, misfortune, calamity, trouble. 2. voodoo, conjure, rootwork; black magic, evil eye, evil star; jinx, hex, juju, fetish; bogy, bugbear, bugaboo, hobgoblin, imp, evil spirit. v 3. vex,… …

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  • 113strain — I v 1. tighten, draw tight or taut, stretch, extend, elongate, distend. 2. exert to the utmost, sharpen, whet, hone, make keen, sensitize; rack the brain, peel the eye, squint, listen hard, cock the ear, keep one s ears open. 3. sprain, wrench,… …

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  • 114temper — n 1. disposition, temperament, constitution, state or frame of mind, mood, spirits, humor; nature, condition, vein, tone, tenor, grain, type, character, spirit. 2. ill humor, petulance, peevishness, irritability, huf fishness, churlishness,… …

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  • 115gall — I [[t]gɔl[/t]] n. 1) audacity; impudence; effrontery 2) zool. bile 1) 3) something bitter or severe 4) bitterness of spirit; rancor • Etymology: bef. 900; OE galla, gealla, c. OHG galla; akin to L fel, Gk cholḗ gall, bile II gall [[t]gɔl[/t]] v.… …

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  • 116JONAH, BOOK OF — (Heb. יוֹנָה), the fifth in the collection of the 12 short prophetic books (minor prophets ). Unlike the other books of this collection the Book of Jonah contains a prophecy of only five words (3:4); the rest of the book is a story about Jonah… …

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