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101Confucianism — Confucianist, n., adj. /keuhn fyooh sheuh niz euhm/, n. the system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and… …
102democracy — /di mok reuh see/, n., pl. democracies. 1. government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system. 2. a state… …
103high-spirited — high spiritedly, adj. high spiritedness, n. /huy spir i tid/, adj. 1. characterized by energetic enthusiasm, elation, vivacity, etc. 2. boldly courageous; mettlesome. [1625 35] * * * …
104low-spirited — low spiritedly, adv. low spiritedness, n. /loh spir i tid/, adj. depressed; dejected: He is feeling rather low spirited today. [1580 90] Syn. sad, heartsore, dispirited, blue. * * * …
105public-spirited — public spiritedness, n. /pub lik spir i tid/, adj. having or showing an unselfish interest in the public welfare: a public spirited citizen. [1670 80] * * * …
106spirited — spiritedly, adv. spiritedness, n. /spir i tid/, adj. having or showing mettle, courage, vigor, liveliness, etc.: a spirited defense of poetry. [1590 1600; SPIRIT + ED3] Syn. animated, vivacious, ardent, active, energetic, lively, vigorous,… …
107TV-Too Big a Dose of Reality? — ▪ 2002 Strictly speaking, reality programming unscripted and unrehearsed programs in the form of sporting events, talk shows, documentaries, Candid Camera, and the like had been part of the television landscape from the earliest days of… …
108Machiavelli, Niccolo — (1469 1527) Florentine political theorist, statesman, and historian, commonly regarded as the greatest political thinker of the Renaissance. His keen analysis of the realities of power and the foundations of political success was so often… …
109The Closing of the American Mind —   Author(s) Allan Bloom Country …
110life — I (period of existence) noun anima, continuance, cycle, duration, endurance, existence, lastingness, lifetime, period, period of survival, span, survival, term, term of activity, term of effectiveness, time, time from birth to death, vita… …
