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  • 61perfervid — adjective Etymology: New Latin perfervidus, from Latin per thoroughly + fervidus fervid Date: 1856 marked by overwrought or exaggerated emotion ; excessively fervent Synonyms: see impassioned …

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  • 62portentous — adjective Date: 15th century 1. of, relating to, or constituting a portent < suspense, portentous foreshadowing, hints of sinister and violent mysteries Francine Prose > 2. eliciting amazement or wonder ; prodigious 3. a. being a grave or serious …

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  • 63lather — I. noun Etymology: Middle English *lather, from Old English lēathor; akin to Latin lavere to wash more at lye Date: before 12th century 1. a. a foam or froth formed when a detergent (as soap) is agitated in water b. foam or froth from profuse&#8230; …

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  • 64swelter — I. verb (sweltered; sweltering) Etymology: Middle English sweltren, frequentative of swelten to die, be overcome by heat, from Old English sweltan to die; akin to Gothic swiltan to die Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to suffer, sweat, or&#8230; …

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  • 65Leo Marks — Leopold Samuel Marks (24 September 1920 ndash; 15 January 2001) was an English cryptographer and scriptwriter.Early lifeBorn the son of an antiquarian bookseller in London, he was first introduced to cryptography when his father showed him a copy …

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  • 66Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — This article is about the 19th century composer. For other uses, see Tchaikovsky (disambiguation). Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by Nikolay Kuznetsov, 1893 Pyotr Ilyich Tcha …

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  • 67Villanelle — A villanelle is a poetic form which entered English language poetry in the 1800s from the imitation of French models.Kane, Julie. [http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/modern language quarterly/v064/64.4kane.html The Myth of the Fixed Form Villanelle .]&#8230; …

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  • 68Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger — [Oehlenschläger s name is written with Oe and a umlaut (ä), not with the usual Danish Ø and æ.] (November 14, 1779 ndash; January 20, 1850) was a Danish poet and playwright. He introduced romanticism into Danish literature.BiographyHe was born in …

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  • 69Pope Paul III — Infobox Pope English name=Paul III birth name=Alessandro Farnese term start=October 13, 1534 term end=November 10, 1549 predecessor=Clement VII successor=Julius III birth date=birth date|1468|2|29|mf=y birthplace=Canino, Lazio, Italy death&#8230; …

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  • 70Physical Graffiti — Infobox Album Name = Physical Graffiti Type = Double album Artist = Led Zeppelin Released = February 24, 1975 Recorded = July 1970; December 1970 March 1971; May 1972; January–February 1974; October 1974 Length = 82:15 Label = Swan Song Producer …

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