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  • 41football — /foot bawl /, n. 1. a game in which two opposing teams of 11 players each defend goals at opposite ends of a field having goal posts at each end, with points being scored chiefly by carrying the ball across the opponent s goal line and by place… …

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  • 42glare — glare1 glareless, adj. /glair/, n., v., glared, glaring. n. 1. a very harsh, bright, dazzling light: in the glare of sunlight. 2. a fiercely or angrily piercing stare. 3. dazzling or showy appearance; showiness. v.i. 4. to shine with or reflect a …

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  • 43Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …

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  • 44aggressive behaviour — Any action of an animal intended to injure an opponent or prey animal or to cause an opponent to retreat. Aggression may be caused by various stimuli. Within its own group, an animal must display aggressive postures to maintain its position… …

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  • 45Greek Catholics in America — • Includes the history and statistics Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Greek Catholics in America     Greek Catholics in America      …

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  • 46Iconoclasm — • The name of the heresy that in the eighth and ninth centuries disturbed the peace of the Eastern Church, caused the last of the many breaches with Rome that prepared the way for the schism of Photius, and was echoed on a smaller scale in the… …

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  • 47List of WindClan cats — Main article: List of Warriors characters Warriors is a novel series written by Erin Hunter. The following is a list of characters whose allegiances are with WindClan , as indicated by the allegiances section (character list) of the books.… …

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  • 48cling — verb 1 hold tightly ADVERB ▪ closely, firmly, tightly ▪ I clung closely to my mother s arm. ▪ desperately, fiercely, helplessly …

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  • 49fight — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 struggle using physical force ADJECTIVE ▪ big ▪ fierce ▪ brutal, nasty, vicious ▪ real …

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  • 50competitive — com|pet|i|tive [ kəm petətıv ] adjective ** 1. ) a competitive activity is one in which companies or teams are competing against each other: a competitive edge/advantage: The weakness of the pound should give manufacturers a competitive edge.… …

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