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  • 111Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia — Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich Spouse Princess Alexandra of Saxe Altenburg Issue Grand Duke Nikolay Konstantinovich Olga, Queen of the Hellenes Vera, Duchess Eugen of Württemberg Grand Duke Konstanti …

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  • 112Copper wire and cable — Copper has been used in electric wiring since the invention of the electromagnet and the telegraph in the 1820s.[1][2] The invention of the telephone in 1876 proved to be another early boon for copper wire.[3] Today, despite competition from… …

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  • 113Mela shikar — Elephant capturing by Khedda method Mela shikar (Assamese: মেলা চিকাৰ) is a traditional method of capturing wild elephants for captive use.[1] The process involves lassoing a wild elephant from the back of a trained one, called a koonki …

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  • 114obedient — I adjective acquiescent, amenable, attentive, behaved, biddable, complaisant, compilable, compliant, complying, conformable, conforming, controllable, dedicated, deferential, devoted, dicto audiens, docile, ductile, duteous, dutiful, faithful,… …

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  • 115squeeze — verb 1》 firmly press from opposite or all sides, typically with the fingers.     ↘extract (liquid or a soft substance) from something by squeezing. 2》 (squeeze in/into/through) manage to get into or through (a restricted space).     ↘(squeeze… …

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  • 116Theodora — (d. 548)    Wife and inspiration of the Byzantine emperor Justinian (r. 527 565), who shared his rule and was an important source of strength for him until her death in 548. Although her background was not the usual one for an empress, Theodora… …

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  • 117elastic — adj 1 Elastic, resilient, springy, flexible, supple are comparable when they mean able to endure strain (as extension, compression, twisting, or bending) without being permanently affected or injured. Elastic and resilient are both general and… …

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  • 118obstinate — obstinate, dogged, stubborn, pertinacious, mulish, stiff necked, pigheaded, bullheaded are comparable when they mean fixed or unyielding by temperament or nature. Obstinate implies persistent adherence, especially against persuasion or attack, to …

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  • 119leather — leath•er [[t]ˈlɛð ər[/t]] n. 1) clo the skin of an animal with the hair removed and prepared by tanning or a similar process to preserve it and make it pliable or supple when dry 2) an article made of this material 3) pertaining to, made of, or… …

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  • 120basketweaver — /ˈbaskətwivə/ (say bahskuhtweevuh) noun 1. a craftsperson who makes baskets and other objects from osier, straw, raffia or other pliable materials. 2. Colloquial (derogatory) a person whose advocacy of a simple life is linked with a naive view of …