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  • 101Charles Darwin's religious views — Charles Darwin (1809–1882), who proposed the theory of evolution by means of natural selection. Charles Darwin s views on religion have been the subject of much interest. His work which was pivotal in the development of modern biology and… …

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  • 102revolve — re•volve [[t]rɪˈvɒlv[/t]] v. volved, volv•ing 1) to move in a curving course or orbit: The earth revolves around the sun[/ex] 2) to turn around or rotate, as on an axis: The wheel revolved slowly[/ex] 3) to focus or center 4) to proceed or occur… …

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  • 103revolve — revolvable, adj. revolvably, adv. /ri volv /, v., revolved, revolving. v.i. 1. to move in a circular or curving course or orbit: The earth revolves around the sun. 2. to turn around or rotate, as on an axis: The wheel revolves slowly. 3. to… …

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  • 104roll — [[t]roʊl[/t]] v. i. 1) to move along a surface by turning over and over 2) to move or be moved on wheels 3) to flow or advance with an undulating motion, as waves 4) to extend in undulations, as land 5) to elapse, as time 6) to move as in a cycle …

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  • 105Timeline of Aboriginal history of Western Australia — This is a Timeline of Aboriginal history of Western Australia 1629 1829Aboriginal life in the two centuries from 1629 to 1829, was characterized by the increased presence of Europeans around the Western Australian coastline. First contact,… …

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  • 106revolve — verb (revolved; revolving) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin revolvere to roll back, cause to return, from re + volvere to roll more at voluble Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to turn over at length in the mind ; ponder < revolve a&#8230; …

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  • 107rotate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. revolve, turn round, pivot; alternate. See rotation, oscillation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To turn around an axis] Syn. pivot, twist, wheel, revolve; see turn 1 . 2. [To alternate] Syn. interchange,&#8230; …

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  • 108convert — convert1 convertive, adj. v. /keuhn verrt /; n. /kon verrt/, v.t. 1. to change (something) into a different form or properties; transmute; transform. 2. to cause to adopt a different religion, political doctrine, opinion, etc.: to convert the&#8230; …

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  • 109bring about — verb 1. cause to move into the opposite direction they brought about the boat when they saw a storm approaching • Hypernyms: ↑turn • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. cause to happen, occur or exist This procedure produces a curious effect …

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  • 110whirl — whirler, n. whirlingly, adv. /hwerrl, werrl/, v.i. 1. to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly: The merry go round whirled noisily. 2. to turn about or aside quickly: He whirled and faced his pursuers. 3. to move, travel, or be carried rapidly&#8230; …

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