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  • 81intolerable — intolerability, intolerableness, n. intolerably, adv. /in tol euhr euh beuhl/, adj. 1. not tolerable; unendurable; insufferable: intolerable pain. 2. excessive. [1400 50; late ME < L intolerabilis. See IN 3, TOLERABLE] Syn. 1. unbearable,&#8230; …

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  • 82livable — livableness, livability, n. /liv euh beuhl/, adj. 1. suitable for living in; habitable; comfortable: It took a lot of work to make the old house livable. 2. worth living; endurable: She needed something to make life more livable. 3. that can be&#8230; …

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  • 83pain — /payn/, n. 1. physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc. 2. a distressing sensation in a particular part of the body: a back pain. 3. mental or emotional suffering or torment: I am sorry my news causes you such pain. 4. pains …

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  • 84portable — portably, adv. /pawr teuh beuhl, pohr /, adj. 1. capable of being transported or conveyed: a portable stage. 2. easily carried or conveyed by hand: a portable typewriter. 3. Computers. (of data sets, software, etc.) capable of being used on&#8230; …

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  • 85supportable — supportability, n. /seuh pawr teuh beuhl, pohr /, adj. capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable. [1525 35; SUPPORT + ABLE] * * * …

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  • 86tolerable — tolerableness, tolerability, n. tolerably, adv. /tol euhr euh beuhl/, adj. 1. capable of being tolerated; endurable: His arrogance is no longer tolerable. 2. fairly good; not bad. 3. Informal. in fair health. [1375 1425; late ME < L tolerabilis,&#8230; …

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  • 87acceleration stress — ▪ physiology Introduction       physiological changes that occur in the human body in motion as a result of rapid increase of speed. Rapid acceleration and surges in acceleration are felt more critically than are gradual shifts. Pilots are&#8230; …

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  • 88deceleration injury —       impact injury to a body within or upon a rapidly moving object caused by the forces exerted when the object is brought to a sudden halt. Deceleration injury can occur in high speed vehicles when they stop or slow down abruptly or when the&#8230; …

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  • 89Huron Indians — • If language may be taken as a fair criterion to go by, the Hurons proper were the original stock from which sprang all the branches of the great Iroquoian family, whether included in the primitive federation of the Five Nations, or standing&#8230; …

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  • 90Inquisition — • By this term is usually meant a special ecclesiastical institutional for combating or suppressing heresy Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Inquisition     Inquisition      …

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