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  • 21Venatio — over 9,000 animals were killed.Not all the animals were ferocious, though most were. Animals that appeared in the venatio included lions, elephants, bears, deer, wild goats, dogs, and camels. Some of these animals were trained and, instead of… …

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  • 22List of characters in Daria — The following is an extensive list of the fictional characters featured in MTV s animated series Daria (1997 2002).Note: In reference to episode numbers, the system used is as such: the first of the three digits following the # symbol indicates… …

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  • 23The Afghan Campaign — is a historical novel by the American writer Steven Pressfield. It was first published in 2006 by Doubleday editions (New York). It is the story of Alexander the Great s invasion of the Afghan kingdoms (the Afghanistan of today) in 330 BC through …

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  • 24edacity — /i das i tee/, n. the state of being edacious; voraciousness; appetite. [1620 30; < L edacitas, equiv. to edaci (s. of edax) gluttonous, equiv. to ed EAT + aci adj. suffix + tas TY2] * * * …

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  • 25pollination — /pol euh nay sheuhn/, n. Bot. the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma. [1870 75; POLLINATE + ION] * * * Transfer of pollen grains in seed plants from the stamens, where they form, to the pistil. Pollination is required for&#8230; …

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  • 26voracious — voraciously, adv. voraciousness, n. /vaw ray sheuhs, voh , veuh /, adj. 1. craving or consuming large quantities of food: a voracious appetite. 2. exceedingly eager or avid: voracious readers; a voracious collector. [1625 35; VORACI(TY) + OUS]&#8230; …

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  • 27greed — noun acquisitiveness, appetency, avarice, avariciousness, avaritia, aviditas, avidity, covetousness, crapulence, cupiditas, cupidity, desire to hoard wealth, eagerness, edacity, excess, gluttonous appettite, gluttony, greediness, guiosity,&#8230; …

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  • 28Luto — Recorded as Luto, Lutto, Lutao, and probably others, this is apparently a surname of Iberian peninsula (Catalonian, Portugese or Spanish), and possibly Jewish origins. Wherever recorded it is quite rare, and it would seem today that the greatest&#8230; …

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  • 29avarice — Synonyms and related words: acedia, acquisitiveness, anger, avariciousness, avaritia, avidity, avidness, cheapness, closefistedness, closeness, covetousness, craving, cupidity, deadly sin, desire, envy, frenzy of desire, frugality, fury of desire …

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  • 30avidity — Synonyms and related words: acquisitiveness, alacrity, animation, anxiety, anxiousness, appetite, avarice, avariciousness, avidness, breathless impatience, cheerful readiness, covetousness, cupidity, eagerness, elan, forwardness, frenzy of desire …

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