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  • 61Futile — Fu tile (?; 277), a. [L. futilis that easily pours out, that easily lets loose, vain, worthless, from the root of fundere to pour out: cf. F. futile. See {Fuse}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. Talkative; loquacious; tattling. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 62Singly — Sin gly, adv. 1. Individually; particularly; severally; as, to make men singly and personally good. [1913 Webster] 2. Only; by one s self; alone. [1913 Webster] Look thee, t is so! Thou singly honest man. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Without partners …

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  • 63Strophanthus — Stro*phan thus, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a turning + ? a flower.] (Bot.) A genus of tropical apocynaceous shrubs having singularly twisted flowers. One species ({Strophanthus hispidus}) is used medicinally as a cardiac sedative and stimulant. [1913… …

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  • 64Strophanthus hispidus — Strophanthus Stro*phan thus, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a turning + ? a flower.] (Bot.) A genus of tropical apocynaceous shrubs having singularly twisted flowers. One species ({Strophanthus hispidus}) is used medicinally as a cardiac sedative and… …

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  • 65Water vine — Wa ter vine (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Phytocrene}, climbing shrubs of Asia and Africa, the stems of which are singularly porous, and when cut stream with a limpid potable juice. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 66sinister — adjective Etymology: Middle English sinistre, from Anglo French senestre on the left, from Latin sinistr , sinister on the left side, unlucky, inauspicious Date: 15th century 1. archaic unfavorable, unlucky 2. archaic fraudulent 3. singularly… …

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  • 67singular — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English singuler, from Anglo French, from Latin singularis, from singulus only one more at single Date: 14th century 1. a. of or relating to a separate person or thing ; individual b. of, relating to, or being a… …

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  • 68Abbey — An abbey (from Latin abbatia, derived from Syriac abba, father ), is a Christian monastery or convent, under the government of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.Some cities were ruled by heads of …

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  • 69Aegean civilization — is a general term for the Bronze Age civilizations of Greece and the Aegean. There are in fact three distinct but communicating and interacting geographic regions covered by this term: Crete, the Cyclades and the Greek mainland. Crete is… …

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  • 70Abipones — The Abipones were a tribe of South American Indians of Guaycuran stock recently inhabiting the territory lying between Santa Fe and St. Iago. They originally occupied the Chaco district of Paraguay, but were driven south by the hostility of the… …

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