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  • 121spleen — ► NOUN 1) an abdominal organ involved in the production and removal of blood cells and forming part of the immune system. 2) bad temper; spite. ORIGIN Greek spl n; sense 2 derives from the former belief that the spleen was the seat of bad temper …

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  • 122endear to — en ˈdear to [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they endear to he/she/it endears to present participle endearing to past tense endeared to …

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  • 123sour´ness — sour «sowr», adjective, verb, noun, adverb. –adj. 1. having a taste like that of vinegar or lemon juice; sharp and biting: »Most green fruit is sour. SYNONYM(S): acid, acidulous, tart. 2. fermented; acid as a result of fermentation; spoiled. Sour …

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  • 124sour´ly — sour «sowr», adjective, verb, noun, adverb. –adj. 1. having a taste like that of vinegar or lemon juice; sharp and biting: »Most green fruit is sour. SYNONYM(S): acid, acidulous, tart. 2. fermented; acid as a result of fermentation; spoiled. Sour …

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  • 125spleen´like´ — spleen «spleen», noun. 1. a ductless, glandlike organ at the left of the stomach in man, and near the stomach or intestine in other vertebrates. It stores blood and helps filter foreign substances from the blood. The spleen was once believed to… …

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  • 126Distemper — Dis*tem per, n. [See {Distemper}, v. t., and cf. {Destemprer}.] 1. An undue or unnatural temper, or disproportionate mixture of parts. Bacon. [1913 Webster] Note: This meaning and most of the following are to be referred to the Galenical doctrine …

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  • 127John McCain presidential campaign, 2000 — Infobox Candidate color = blue name = John McCain year = 2000 party = Republican office = President of the United States ImageWidth = 248 caption = site = current = last = United States Senator from Arizona 1987–present previous =… …

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  • 128foul — foul1 [faul] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(smell/taste)¦ 2 in a foul mood/temper 3¦(air/water)¦ 4 foul language 5¦(weather)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: ful] 1.) ¦(SMELL/TASTE)¦ a foul smell or taste is very unpleasant = ↑disgusting …

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