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11hopeless — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Despairing] Syn. despondent, despairing, desperate, forlorn, disconsolate, depressed, dejected, melancholy, pessimistic, cynical; see also sad 1 . 2. [Discouraging] Syn. futile, unfortunate, threatening, bad, sinister,… …
12hopeless — [hōp′lis] adj. 1. without hope [a hopeless prisoner] 2. allowing no hope; causing despair [a hopeless situation] 3. impossible to solve, cure, deal with, teach, etc. hopelessly adv. hopelessness n. SYN. HOPELESS means having no expectation of, or …
13despair — I. verb Etymology: Middle English despeiren, from Anglo French desperer, from Latin desperare, from de + sperare to hope; akin to Latin spes hope more at speed Date: 14th century intransitive verb to lose all hope or confidence < despair of… …
14Fir Bolg — In Irish mythology the Fir Bolg (Fir Bholg, Firbolg) were one of the races that inhabited the island of Ireland prior to the arrival of the Tuatha Dé Danann. MythologyIn far antiquity the Fir Bolg were the rulers of Ireland (at the time called… …
15Adeline Knapp — Adeline E. Knapp (1860–1909) was an American journalist, essayist, and novelist, as well as an activist for women s suffrage and other causes. An important figure in the turn of the century California literary scene, she is mainly remembered… …
16perdition — n. 1. Ruin, destruction, overthrow, wreck, downfall, utter loss, demolition. 2. Eternal death, future misery …
17SAMUEL — (Heb. שְׁמוּאֵל), Israelite judge and prophet who lived in the 11th century B.C.E. His name is very close to that of the ancient Babylonian royal ancestor of Hammurapi, Sūmû la il, and similar in form to other amorite names such as Sūmû Abum,… …
18international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
19literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
20china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
