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  • 71self-aggrandizing — adjective 1. of or relating to or characteristic of self aggrandizement • Syn: ↑self aggrandising • Pertains to noun: ↑self aggrandisement (for: ↑self aggrandising), ↑self aggrandizement 2. exhibiting self importance …

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  • 72self-justifying — (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : seeking to excuse oneself 2. : automatically justifying itself a self justifying typewriter * * * /self jus teuh fuy ing, self /, adj. 1. offering excuses for oneself, esp. in excess of normal demands. 2.… …

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  • 73self-indulgence — n self gratification, unrestraint, intemperance, incontinence, immoderation; hedonism, pleasure seeking, pursuit of pleasure, la dolce vita; wild or riotous or free or fast living, Inf. high living, the sporting life; licentiousness, libertinism …

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  • 74self-justifying — adjective Date: 1740 seeking to justify oneself …

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  • 75Core self-evaluations — (CSE) represent a stable personality trait which encompasses an individual’s subconscious, fundamental evaluations about themselves, their own abilities and their own control. People who have high core self evaluations will think positively of… …

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  • 76Japan Self-Defense Forces — Military of Japan redirects here. For earlier military forces of the country, see Military history of Japan. JSDF redirects here. For other uses, see Japan Social Development Fund. Japan Self Defense Forces 日本国自衛隊 …

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  • 77Root-seeking school — (Xungen pai) Literary movement The ‘Root seeking school’ denotes a group of fiction writers who explored native cultural traits to come to a new understanding of present culture during the 1980s. Instrumental in the development of the ‘Root… …

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  • 78three-self principles —    The three self principles were an early statement of the view that Protestant missions in non Christian countries should aim to be independent of the mother churches in Europe or the New World. This idea became the majority view in the second… …

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  • 79European Charter of Local Self-Government — The European Charter of Local Self Government was adopted under the auspices of the Congress of the Council of Europe (not to be confused with the Council of the European Union) and was opened for signature by the Council of Europe s member… …

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  • 80Colin Self — (b.1941) is a British Pop Artist, whose work has addressed the theme of Cold War politics. As a student at the Slade School of Fine Art from 1961 to 1963 Colin Self (b.1941, Rackheath, Norfolk, United Kingdom) received encouragement for his… …

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