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  • 31critical mass — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [KRIT uh kuhl MASS] a critical stage; a crisis point; the point at which something momentous will happen. So named after the minimum mass of fissionable material needed to sustain a nuclear reaction …

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  • 32moment */*/*/ — UK [ˈməʊmənt] / US [ˈmoʊmənt] noun Word forms moment : singular moment plural moments 1) a) [countable] a particular point in time when something happens Jane began to speak, but at the same moment Helen appeared. If only he had not chosen that… …

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  • 33Critical engine — The critical engine of a multi engine, fixed wing aircraft is the one whose failure would result in the most adverse effects on the aircraft s handling and performance. Contents 1 Description 2 Factors affecting engine criticality 2.1… …

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  • 34critical — adj. 1 disapproving VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very …

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  • 35Critical reaction to 24 (TV series) — The Fox Network television series 24, has won numerous Emmy Awards for its technical and artistic merits, and become part of American popular culture. At the same time it has been heavily criticized, in particular for justifying the misuse of… …

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  • 36moment of truth —    A critical or decisive time when you face the reality of a situation, and find out if your efforts have succeeded, is called the moment of truth.     The moment of truth has arrived I m going to serve my first soufflé! …

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  • 37Critical reception of Brokeback Mountain — The film Brokeback Mountain received many awards, including three Academy Awards for Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Score as well as four Golden Globe awards for Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Director, Best Song, and Best… …

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  • 38critic - critical - critique — ◊ critic Critic is a noun. A critic is a person who writes reviews and expresses opinions in newspapers or on television about books, films, music, or art. What did the New York critics have to say about the production? ...comments by a couple of …

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  • 39psychological moment — Synonyms and related words: A day, D day, H hour, charged moment, critical moment, crucial moment, day, deadline, decisive moment, eleventh hour, fateful moment, hour, instant, interval, juncture, kairos, kairotic moment, minute, moment, moment… …

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  • 40psychological moment — n. [transl. of Fr moment psychologique, a misunderstanding of Ger psychologischer moment, psychological momentum or motive] 1. the moment when the mind is most willing to accept a fact, suggestion, etc. 2. the critical moment; most propitious… …

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