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  • 71GILGAMESH —    1. Sumerian king of the Early Dynastic period who appears in the Sumerian King List as a king of Uruk. There is as yet no contemporary evidence for his reign, but Gilgamesh is mentioned among the deified rulers in the Shuruppak tablets from… …

    Historical Dictionary of Mesopotamia

  • 72resentment — I noun acrimony, affront, anger, animosity, animus, antagonism, bile, bitterness, choler, dander, disaffection, discontent, displeasure, dissatisfaction, dudgeon, enmity, envy, fury, gall, grudge, hatred, huff, ill will, indignation, ira, ire,… …

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  • 73salve — {{11}}salve (n.) O.E. sealf healing ointment, from W.Gmc. *salbo oily substance (Cf. O.S. salba, M.Du. salve, Du. zalf, O.H.G. salba, Ger. salbe ointment ), from PIE *solpa , from root *selp fat, butter (Cf. Gk. elpos …

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  • 74pique — I. n. 1. Resentment (slight), grudge, umbrage, offence, wounded pride, stinging vexation, displeasure, irritation, spite. 2. Point, nicety, punctilio. II. v. a. 1. Stimulate, incite, urge, instigate, spur, goad, set on, stir up. 2. Offend,… …

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  • 75irritation — n 1. annoyance, vexation, exasperation, Inf. aggravation; displeasure, dissatisfaction, disapproval, disapprobation, discontent. 2. anger, ire, dudgeon, high dudgeon; offense, umbrage, indignation, huff, tiff, fume, pique, Inf. slow burn. 3.… …

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  • 76resentment — n 1. indignation, offense, umbrage, pique, righteous anger, disgust; anger, ire, wrath, dudgeon, rancor, fury, rage, venomousness; displeasure, disapproval, disapprobation, dissatisfaction, disgruntlement, unhappiness; irritation, annoyance,… …

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  • 77embarrassed — adjective 1. feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self conscious (Freq. 1) felt abashed at the extravagant praise chagrined at the poor sales of his book was embarrassed by her child s tantrums • Syn: ↑abashed, ↑chagrined …

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  • 78humiliated — adjective 1. subdued or brought low in condition or status brought low a broken man his broken spirit • Syn: ↑broken, ↑crushed, ↑humbled, ↑low • Similar …

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  • 79mortified — adjective 1. made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street humiliated that his wife had to go out to work felt mortified by the comparison with her sister • Syn:… …

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  • 80literature — /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.… …

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