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  • 81distressfully — See distressful. * * * …

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  • 82respiratorydistress syndrome — respiratory distress syndrome n. Abbr. RDS A respiratory disease of newborn babies, especially premature babies, characterized by distressful breathing, cyanosis, and the formation of a glassy membrane over the alveoli of the lungs. Also called… …

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  • 83bitter — bitterish, adj. bitterly, adv. bitterness, n. /bit euhr/, adj., bitterer, bitterest, n., v., adv. adj. 1. having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes. 2. producing one of the four basic taste… …

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  • 84carking — /kahr king/, adj. Archaic. distressful. [1300 50 (for ger.); 1555 65 (for current sense); ME; see CARK, ING2] * * * …

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  • 85yowl — /yowl/, v.i. 1. to utter a long, distressful or dismal cry, as an animal or a person; howl. n. 2. a yowling cry; a howl. [1175 1225; ME yuhele, yule, youle, appar. from a cry of pain or distress yuhele; cf. OE geoh (in geohthu grief)] * * * …

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  • 86James, William — born Jan. 11, 1842, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Aug. 26, 1910, Chocorua, N.H. U.S. philosopher and psychologist. Son of the philosophical writer Henry James (1811–82) and brother of the novelist Henry James, he studied medicine at Harvard, where he …

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  • 87Passionists — • Full title: The Congregation of Discalced Clerks of the Most Holy Cross and Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ . Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Passionists     Passionists …

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  • 88General Councils —     General Councils     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► General Councils     This subject will be treated under the following heads:     ♦ Definition     ♦ Classification     ♦ Historical Sketch     ♦ The Pope and General Councils     ♦ Composition of …

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  • 89trouble — 1. noun [tɹʌbl̩]|/tɹʌbəl/ a) A distressful or dangerous situation. He was in trouble when the rain started. b) A difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation …

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  • 90distressfully — adverb In a distressful way; showing distress See Also: distressingly …

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