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  • 21surrounding — n 1. perimeter, enclosure, belt, border. See surround(def. 3). 2. surroundings environs, neighborhood, vicinity, vicinage, region, area, locale, district, section; environment, habitat, setting, Fr. mise en scene. scene, entourage, milieu,… …

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  • 22beset — UK [bɪˈset] / US verb [transitive, often passive] Word forms beset : present tense I/you/we/they beset he/she/it besets present participle besetting past tense beset past participle beset formal to cause someone difficulty or danger over a period …

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  • 23εὐπερίστατον — εὐπερίστατος easily besetting masc/fem acc sg εὐπερίστατος easily besetting neut nom/voc/acc sg …

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  • 24beset — v.tr. (besetting; past and past part. beset) 1 attack or harass persistently (beset by worries). 2 surround or hem in (a person etc.). 3 archaic cover round with (beset with pearls). Phrases and idioms: besetting sin the sin that especially or… …

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  • 25besetment — tmənt noun ( s) 1. : the action of besetting or the condition of being beset would invite besetment in the frozen sea Glen Jacobsen 2. : something by which one is beset : trouble, vexation …

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  • 26Beset — Be*set , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beset}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Besetting}.] [AS. besettan (akin to OHG. bisazjan, G. besetzen, D. bezetten); pref. be + settan to set. See {Set}.] 1. To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects. [1913… …

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  • 27Beset — Be*set , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beset}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Besetting}.] [AS. besettan (akin to OHG. bisazjan, G. besetzen, D. bezetten); pref. be + settan to set. See {Set}.] 1. To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects. [1913… …

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  • 28Besetment — Be*set ment, n. The act of besetting, or the state of being beset; also, that which besets one, as a sin. Fearing a besetment. Kane. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 29Urgent — Ur gent, a. [L. urgens, p. pr. of urgere: cf. F. urgent. See {Urge}.] Urging; pressing; besetting; plying, with importunity; calling for immediate attention; instantly important. The urgent hour. Shak. [1913 Webster] Some urgent cause to ordain… …

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  • 30infirmity — noun (plural ties) Date: 14th century 1. a. the quality or state of being infirm b. the condition of being feeble ; frailty 2. disease, malady 3. a personal failing ; foible < one of the …

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