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abstemious
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1. sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet
2. characterized by abstinence; an __________ life |
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The Vitruvian Man
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The Creation of Adam
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The Last Supper
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Leonardo da Vinci |
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Mona Lisa
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The Last Judgement
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| one who exercises supreme, permanent authority, especially as a king, queen, or other noble person |
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| How many people are there in the United States (2012)? |
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| How many people are there in the world (2012)? |
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| How many people are there in New York (2012)? |
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| How many people are there in California (2012)? |
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| How many people are there in Suffolk County (2012)? |
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| How many people are there in Nassau County (2012)? |
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| What is by far the most populated city in the U.S. and what is the estimated population (2012)? |
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| New York City at ~8,530,000 |
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| What is the 2nd most populated city in the U.S. and what is the estimated population (2012)? |
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| Los Angeles at ~3,930,000 |
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| What is the 3rd most populated city in the U.S. and what is the estimated population (2012)? |
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| About how many more people are there in Suffolk county than Nassau county? |
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| ~153,000 more people in Suffolk than Nassau |
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| How many people per square mile are there in the USA (2010 census)? |
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| How many people per square mile are there in New York state (2010 census)? |
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| How many people per square mile are there in New York City (2010 census)? |
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| What is the land area in square miles of Bayport? |
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| How many persons per square mile are in Bayport (2010 census)? |
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| What is the estimated population of Bayport? |
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| What is the estimated population of Sayville? |
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| What is the land area in square miles of Sayville? |
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| How many persons per square mile are in Sayville? |
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| How many persons per squre mile live in California? |
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| About how many people live in San Diego city? |
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| About how many persons per square mile live in San Diego city? |
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| a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring: a spate of angry words |
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| the forefront in any movement, field, activity, or the like |
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| a death blow, especially one delievered mercifully to end suffering (literally, blow of mercy) |
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1. a neglected girl who is left to run about the streets
2. a diminutive or very slender girl, especially one who is pert, impudent, or playfully mischievous.
adjective - of or like a gamine |
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1. bent or turned to one side; twisted
a wry mouth; a wry grin
2. devious in course or purpose; misdirected, contrary; perverse; distored or perverted
antonym: straight |
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that galls; chafing; irritating; vexing; exasperating |
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bile, especially that on an animal; something bitter or sever |
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1. a building, especially one of a large size or imposing appearance
2. any large, complex system or organization |
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from "The Stepford Wives" (1972) a book by US writer Ira Levin which depicted a neighbourhood in which men turn their wives into placid and obedient robots (meaning of the noun "Stepford wife"
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blandly conformist and submissive |
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1. without emotion; apathetic; unmoved
2. calm; serene
3. unconscious; insensible
4. not subject to suffering |
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1. classical mythology...
2. a very handsome young man |
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tyrannical; domineering |
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verb (used with object)
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably
from Dutch word ("vuist") for fist |
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inclined to silence |
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1. a person who abstains from sex
2. a person who remains unmarried, especially for religious reasons |
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feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoingand disposed to atonement and amendment; repentant; contrite |
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caused by or showing sincere remorse; filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement; penitent |
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a woman's garment worn to conceal her underwear |
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verb (used with object)
to praise highly |
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| carabiner [kar-uh-BEE-ner] - a D-shaped ring with a spring catch on one side used for fastening rope in mountaineering |
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| for the special purpose or end presently under consideration: a committee formed ad hoc to deal with the issue |
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| to walk during sleep; sleepwalk |
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1. the distal segment of the wing of a bird consisting of the carpus, metalcarpus, and phalanges
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2. to cut off, bind, restrain, or disable the wing or wings of a bird to prevent it from flying
3. to bind a person's hands or arms so they cannot be used
4. to bind or hold fast, as to a thing; to be pinioned to one's bad habits |
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| the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase "nape of the neck") |
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| [KREE-sus] 1. former king of Lydia famously known for his wealth; 2. any very rich man |
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| [ak-wee-ES] - verb - to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent: to acquiesce halfheartedly in a business plan |
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1. to agree or concur
2. to give in or yield
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3. agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence
4. acquiescence; compliance |
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1. understood without being openly expressed; implied: tacit approval
2. silent; saying nothing: a tacit partner
3. unspoken; unvoiced: a tacit prayer |
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stealthy; secret; unauthorized; clandestine |
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[CAS-ti-gate] verb
1. to criticize or reprimand severely
2. to punish in order to correct |
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| World War I (WWI) began and ended in what years? |
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| World War II (WWII) began and ended in what years? |
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| What is an open-roofed entrance hall or central court in an ancient Roman house called? |
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MAO inhibitor
must avoid foods with tyramine
(aged cheese, yogurt, beer, wine)
to prevent hypertensive crisis |
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