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  • 91Piers Plowman —    by William Langland (ca. 1367–1387)    One of the great religious poems in the English language, Piers Plowman is a text from the late 14th century ALLITERATIVE REVIVAL in England’s West Midlands. One of the most popular poems of the late… …

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  • 92Approbation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Approbation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 approbation approbation Sgm: N 1 approval approval approvement Sgm: N 1 sanction sanction advocacy Sgm: N 1 nod of approbation nod of approbation Sgm: N 1 esteem …

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  • 93mead — I. /mid / (say meed) noun Poetic → meadow. {Middle English mede, Old English mǣd. See meadow} II. /mid / (say meed) noun 1. an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water …

  • 94EDUCATION — in the united states in israel in germany in sweden In the United States Education in the United States is by custom and by law decentralized and power is diffuse. What is taught is determined by classroom teachers, school principals, local… …

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  • 95UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM — The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum adjacent to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is America s national memorial to the Holocaust, whose mission is to advance and disseminate knowledge about that unprecedented tragedy, preserve the… …

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  • 96Board wages — Wage Wage, n. [OF. wage, gage, guarantee, engagement. See {Wage}, v. t. ] [1913 Webster] 1. That which is staked or ventured; that for which one incurs risk or danger; prize; gage. [Obs.] That warlike wage. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. That for… …

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  • 97Faitour — Fai tour, n. [OF. faitor a doer, L. factor. See {Factor}.] A doer or actor; particularly, an evil doer; a scoundrel. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Lo! faitour, there thy meed unto thee take. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 98Mede — Mede, n. See 1st & 2d {Mead}, and {Meed}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 99Meedfully — Meed ful*ly, adv. According to merit; suitably. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 100Quit — Quit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quit} or {Quitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quitting}.] [OE. quiten, OF. quiter, quitier, cuitier, F. quitter, to acquit, quit, LL. quietare, fr. L. quietare to calm, to quiet, fr. quietus quiet. See {Quiet}, a., and cf.… …

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