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  • 91Agitating — Agitate Ag i*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Agitated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Agitating}.] [L. agitatus, p. p. of agitare to put in motion, fr. agere to move: cf. F. agiter. See {Act}, {Agent}.] 1. To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind… …

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  • 92Perturbate — Per tur*bate, v. t. [From L. perturbatus, p. p.] To perturb. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 93Turbid — Tur bid, a. [L. turbidus, from turba tumult, disturbance, akin to turbare to disturb. See {Trouble}, and cf. {Disturb}, {Perturb}.] 1. Having the lees or sediment disturbed; roiled; muddy; thick; not clear; used of liquids of any kind; as, turbid …

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  • 94imperturbable — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin imperturbabilis, from Latin in + perturbare to perturb Date: 15th century marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness ; serene Synonyms: see cool • imperturbability noun • imperturbably …

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  • 95mascon — noun Etymology: 2mass + concentration Date: 1968 any of the high density regions below the surface of lunar maria that are held to perturb the motion of spacecraft in lunar orbit …

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  • 96unsettle — Date: 1598 transitive verb 1. to loosen or move from a settled state or condition ; make unstable ; disorder 2. to perturb or agitate mentally or emotionally ; discompose intransitive verb to become unsettled …

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  • 97dismay — I. transitive verb (dismayed; dismaying) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French desmaier, from des dis + maier, from Vulgar Latin * magare, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German magan to be able more at may Date: 13th century 1. to… …

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  • 98perturbable — adjective see perturb …

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  • 99Algol — This article is about the star. For other uses, see Algol (disambiguation). Beta Persei A/B/C …

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  • 100Alpha Centauri — This article is about α Centauri . For a Centauri , see V761 Centauri. For A Centauri , see A Centauri. For other uses, see Alpha Centauri (disambiguation). Alpha Centauri A[1]/B[2] …

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