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  • 51mollify — mollification, n. mollifier, n. mollifyingly, adv. mollifiable, adj. /mol euh fuy /, v.t., mollified, mollifying. 1. to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease. 2. to mitigate or reduce; soften: to mollify one s demands …

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  • 52monarchy — /mon euhr kee/, n., pl. monarchies. 1. a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Cf. absolute monarchy, limited monarchy. 2. supreme power or sovereignty held by a single person. [1300 50; ME… …

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  • 53soft — softly, adv. softness, n. /sawft, soft/, adj., softer, softest, n., adv., interj. adj. 1. yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff: a soft pillow. 2. relatively deficient in… …

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  • 54Dates of 2007 — ▪ 2008 January Ladies and gentlemen: on this day, at this hour, it is still within our power to shape the outcome of this battle. Let us find our resolve, and turn events toward victory. U.S. Pres. George W. Bush, asking for support for his… …

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  • 55Lynch, John Mary — ▪ 2000 “Jack”        Irish politician (b. Aug. 15, 1917, Cork, Ire. d. Oct. 20, 1999, Dublin, Ire.), as prime minister of Ireland (1966–73 and 1977–79), helped to negotiate the country through some of its most trying and tense political moments.… …

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  • 56mollification — noun The act of mollifying …

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  • 57emollient — 1. noun /ɪˈmɒl.ɪ.ənt,ɪˈmɑl.jənt/ a) Something which softens or lubricates the skin. [T]he effectiveness of an emollient is based on its ability to prevent water evaporation, b) Anything soothing the mind, or that makes something more acceptable.… …

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  • 58mild — 1. adjective /ˈmaɪld/ Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland; clement; hence, moderate in degree or quality; the opposite of harsh, severe, irritating, violent, disagreeable, etc.; applied to persons and things; as, a mild disposition; a mild eye; a …

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  • 59palliative — I (abating) adjective allaying, alleviating, alleviative, assuaging, assuasive, beneficial, calmative, consolatory, corrective, curative, easeful, helpful, lenient, drudge, mitigating, mitigative, modifying, modulatory, mollifying, pacifying,… …

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  • 60Augsburg Confession of Faith —    The Augsburg Confession of Faith of 1530 was the first major Protestant creedal statement. It aimed to reconcile differences between reformers, and find common ground with Roman Catholics as well. At least that was the hope of Holy Roman… …

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