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  • 71Scomfit — Scom fit (sk[u^]m f[i^]y), n. & v. Discomfit. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 72Worse — Worse, v. t. [OE. wursien, AS. wyrsian to become worse.] To make worse; to put disadvantage; to discomfit; to worst. See {Worst}, v. [1913 Webster] Weapons more violent, when next we meet, May serve to better us and worse our foes. Milton. [1913… …

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  • 73Worst — Worst, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Worsted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Worsting}.] [See {Worse}, v. t. & a.] To gain advantage over, in contest or competition; to get the better of; to defeat; to overthrow; to discomfit. [1913 Webster] The . . . Philistines were …

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  • 74Worsted — Worst Worst, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Worsted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Worsting}.] [See {Worse}, v. t. & a.] To gain advantage over, in contest or competition; to get the better of; to defeat; to overthrow; to discomfit. [1913 Webster] The . . .… …

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  • 75Worsting — Worst Worst, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Worsted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Worsting}.] [See {Worse}, v. t. & a.] To gain advantage over, in contest or competition; to get the better of; to defeat; to overthrow; to discomfit. [1913 Webster] The . . .… …

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  • 76confound — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French confundre, from Latin confundere to pour together, confuse, from com + fundere to pour more at found Date: 14th century 1. a. archaic to bring to ruin ; …

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  • 77smother — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, alteration of smorther, from smoren to smother, from Old English smorian to suffocate; akin to Middle Dutch smoren to suffocate Date: 13th century 1. a. thick stifling smoke or smudge b. a state of being stifled …

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  • 78discomfitingly — adverb see discomfit I …

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  • 79T. S. Eliot — Infobox Writer name = T. S. Eliot birthname = Thomas Stearns Eliot birthdate = birth date|1888|9|26|df=y birthplace = St. Louis, Missouri, United States deathdate = death date and age|1965|1|4|1888|9|26|df=y deathplace = London, England, United… …

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  • 80Lil Hardin Armstrong — Infobox musical artist Name = Lil Hardin Armstrong Img capt = Img size = 150 Landscape = Background = solo singer Birth name = Lillian Hardin Alias = Born = February 3 1898 Died = death date and age|1971|8|27|1898|2|3 Origin = flagicon|USA… …

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