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  • 31haughty — adjective (haughtier; est) Etymology: obsolete haught, from Middle English haute, from Anglo French halt, haut, literally, high, from Latin altus more at old Date: 15th century blatantly and disdainfully proud Synonyms: see proud • haughtily… …

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  • 32overbearing — adjective Date: 1614 1. a. tending to overwhelm ; overpowering b. decisively important ; dominant 2. harshly and haughtily arrogant Synonyms: see proud • overbearingly adverb …

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  • 33patronize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1589 1. to act as patron of ; provide aid or support for 2. to adopt an air of condescension toward ; treat haughtily or coolly 3. to be a frequent or regular customer or client of • patronization noun •… …

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  • 34stalk — I. noun Etymology: Middle English stalke; akin to Old English stela stalk, support Date: 14th century 1. a slender upright object or supporting or connecting part; especially peduncle 2. a. the main stem of an herbaceous plant often with its… …

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  • 35Austrian School — Part of a series on Libertarianism Austrian School …

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  • 36History of the Isle of Man — The Isle of Man became separated from Britain and Ireland by about 8000 BC. It appears that colonisation took place by sea sometime before 6500 BC.[1] The island has been visited by various raiders and trading peoples over the years. After being… …

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  • 37H.M.S. Pinafore — or The Lass that Loved a Sailor , is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It is one of the Savoy Operas, and the first big hit by Gilbert and Sullivan. It opened at the Opera Comique in London o …

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  • 38Circular definition — A circular definition is one that uses the term(s) being defined as a part of the definition or assumes a prior understanding of the term being defined. Either the audience must already know the meaning of the key term(s), or the definition is… …

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  • 39K Foundation Burn a Million Quid — Infobox Film name = Watch the K Foundation Burn a Million Quid caption = A still of the film from the book K Foundation Burn a Million Quid director = Gimpo starring = The K Foundation released = 1995 runtime = 67 minutes country = United Kingdom …

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  • 40Hormizd IV — Hormizd IV, son of Khosrau I, reigned as the twenty first King of Persia from 579 to 590.He seems to have been imperious and violent, but not without some kindness of heart. Some very characteristic stories are told of him by Tabari (Noldeke,… …

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