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  • 101curiosity — n. (pl. ies) 1 an eager desire to know; inquisitiveness. 2 strangeness. 3 a strange, rare, or interesting object. Etymology: ME f. OF curiouseteacute f. L curiositas tatis (as CURIOUS) …

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  • 102anx|i|e|ty — «ang ZY uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. uneasy thoughts or fears about what may happen; troubled, worried, or uneasy feeling: »Mother lt anxiety when my baby brother was so sick. We all felt anxiety when the prairie fire came close to town.… …

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  • 103stage·struck — /ˈsteıʤˌstrʌk/ adj : very interested in the theater; especially : having an eager desire to become an actor He was a stagestruck young man with dreams of stardom …

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  • 104Desired — Desire De*sire , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desiring}.] [F. d[ e]sirer, L. desiderare, origin uncertain, perh. fr. de + sidus star, constellation, and hence orig., to turn the eyes from the stars. Cf. {Consider}, and… …

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  • 105Desiring — Desire De*sire , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desiring}.] [F. d[ e]sirer, L. desiderare, origin uncertain, perh. fr. de + sidus star, constellation, and hence orig., to turn the eyes from the stars. Cf. {Consider}, and… …

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  • 106Yokujō Climax — Desire Climax 欲情(C)MAX (Yokujō Climax) Genre Drama, Romance, Mature, Reverse Harem Manga …

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  • 107keen on — eager to, enthusiastic about. See desire …

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  • 108spoiling for — EAGER FOR, looking for, keen to have, after, bent on, longing for; informal itching for. → spoil * * * spoiling for 1. More than ripe or ready for (a fight, etc) 2. Intent on • • • Main Entry: ↑spoil * * * (be) spoiling for : to have a strong de …

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  • 109Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

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  • 110international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …

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