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  • 91jawboning — jawbone jaw bone (j[add] b[=o]n ), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {jawboned} (j[add] b[=o]nd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {jawboning}.] To attempt to influence solely by talking, as contrasted with threatening or inducing by other means, e.g. legislation; esp.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 92jawboning — jawbone jaw bone (j[add] b[=o]n ), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {jawboned} (j[add] b[=o]nd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {jawboning}.] To attempt to influence solely by talking, as contrasted with threatening or inducing by other means, e.g. legislation; esp.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 93arise — v. n. 1. Ascend, mount, soar, tower, go up. 2. Get up, get out of bed, leave one s couch, start up, stand up, rise, rise from one s seat. 3. Rise, appear, emerge, come in sight, come into view, present itself, show itself, discover itself, make… …

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  • 94Gog and Magog —    In British mythology the only survivors of a group of giants killed by King Brute. They were made to act as porters on either side of the door of the royal palace in London. They are recalled today by the statues at Guildhall in London. In the …

    Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

  • 95anxiety — [aŋ zī′ə tē] n. pl. anxieties [L anxietas < anxius, ANXIOUS] 1. a state of being uneasy, apprehensive, or worried about what may happen; concern about a possible future event 2. Psychiatry an abnormal state like this, characterized by a… …

    English World dictionary

  • 96a|vun|cu|lar|i|ty — «uh VUHNG kyuh LAR uh tee», noun, plural ties. an avuncular manner, gesture, statement, or the like: »The marshal stood up and called with threatening avuncularity for complaints (Manchester Guardian) …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 97intimidation of a witness — threatening a witness with harm if he testifies at all or in a particular fashion …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 98Swindle (chess) — In chess, a swindle is a ruse by which a player in a losing position tricks his opponent, and thereby achieves a win or draw instead of the expected loss.[1][2][3][4][5] It may also refer more generally to obtaining a win or draw from a clearly… …

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  • 99Żydokomuna — (Polish for Judeo Communism or Judeo Bolshevism ) is a pejorative term that has been used to express an antisemitic stereotype that blamed Jews for having advocated, introduced and run communism in Poland.cite book| author = Antony Polonsky and… …

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  • 100international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …

    Universalium