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  • 81perverse — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French purvers, pervers, from Latin perversus, from past participle of pervertere Date: 14th century 1. a. turned away from what is right or good ; corrupt b. improper, incorrect c. contrary to the… …

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  • 82wrongheaded — adjective Date: 1723 1. stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles < wrongheaded in his opinions > 2. marked by perversity ; contrary to sound judgment < wrongheaded advice > • wrongheadedly adverb • wrongheadedness noun …

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  • 83Book of Habakkuk — The Book of Habakkuk is the eighth book of the 12 minor prophets of the Hebrew Bible.Cross 2005] It is attributed to the prophet Habakkuk, and was probably composed in the late 7th century BC. A copy of chapters 1 and 2 (of 3) is included in the&#8230; …

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  • 84Finagle's law — of Dynamic Negatives (also known as Finagle s corollary to Murphy s Law) is usually rendered: Anything that can go wrong, will at the worst possible moment One variant (known as O Toole s Corollary of Finagle s Law) favored among hackers is a&#8230; …

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  • 85Gladiator — For other uses, see Gladiator (disambiguation). Part of the Zliten mosaic from Libya (Leptis Magna), about 2nd century CE. It shows (left to right) a thraex fighting a murmillo, a hoplomachus standing with another murmillo (who is signaling his&#8230; …

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  • 86Jabberwocky — For other uses, see Jabberwocky (disambiguation). The Jabberwock, as illustrated by John Tenniel Jabberwocky is a nonsense verse poem written by Lewis Carroll in his 1872 novel Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There, a sequel to&#8230; …

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  • 87Jean-Jacques Rousseau — This article is about the philosopher. For the post impressionist painter, see Henri Rousseau. For other uses, see Rousseau (disambiguation). Jean Jacques Rousseau Rousseau in 1753, by Maurice Quentin de La Tour Born 28 June 1712 …

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  • 88Ludwig Wittgenstein — Wittgenstein redirects here. For other uses, see Wittgenstein (disambiguation). Ludwig Wittgenstein Photographed by Ben Richards Swansea, Wales, 1947 Born 26 April 1889 …

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  • 90Neil Gaiman — Gaiman and his dog, Cabal Born 10 November 1960 (1960 11 10) (age&#160;51) Portchester, Hampshire, England Occupation …

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