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121gudgeon — gudgeon1 /guj euhn/, n. 1. a small, European, freshwater fish, Gobio gobio, of the minnow family, having a threadlike barbel at each corner of the mouth, used as bait. 2. any of certain related fishes. 3. a person who is easily duped or cheated.… …
122invitation — /in vi tay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of inviting. 2. the written or spoken form with which a person is invited. 3. something offered as a suggestion: an invitation to consider a business merger. 4. attraction or incentive; allurement. 5. a… …
123pelage — pelagial /peuh lay jee euhl/, adj. /pel ij/, n. the hair, fur, wool, or other soft covering of a mammal. [1820 30; < F, deriv. of poil (OF peil, pel; see POILU); see AGE] * * * ▪ hair hairy, woolly, or furry coat of a mammal, distinguished… …
124solicitation — /seuh lis i tay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of soliciting. 2. entreaty, urging, or importunity; a petition or request. 3. enticement or allurement. 4. Law. a. the crime of asking another to commit or to aid in a crime. b. the act of a prostitute… …
125temptation — temptational, adj. /temp tay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of tempting; enticement or allurement. 2. something that tempts, entices, or allures. 3. the fact or state of being tempted, esp. to evil. 4. an instance of this. 5. (cap.) the temptation of… …
126Abduction — • May be considered as a public crime and a matrimonial diriment impediment Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Abduction Abduction …
127French Literature — • Origin, foundations, and types Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. French Literature French Literature † …
128Humanism — • The name given to the intellectual, literary, and scientific movement of the fourteenth to the sixteenth centuries, which aimed at basing every branch of learning on the literature and culture of classical antiquity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin …
