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  • 121Мальтийские конвои — Операция HALBERD, 1941 год. Крейсера прикрытия (справа налево) HMS Edinburgh, HMS Hermione, HMS Eurialus Мальтийские конвои  серия конвоев …

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  • 122performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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  • 123perk — perk1 perkingly, adv. perkish, adj. /perrk/, v.i. 1. to become lively, cheerful, or vigorous, as after depression or sickness (usually fol. by up): The patients all perked up when we played the piano for them. 2. to act, or carry oneself, in a… …

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  • 124buoyant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. light, floating; resilient, springy; confident, sanguine. See ascent, hope, cheerfulness, elasticity. Ant., heavy. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Light in weight] Syn. floating, floatable, weightless,… …

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  • 125dashing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. high spirited, gay; showy, stylish. See fashion. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Bold and lively] Syn. spirited, dynamic, gallant, daring; see active 2 , brave 1 . 2. [Stylish] Syn. dapper, jaunty,… …

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  • 126perky — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. jaunty, pert, buoyant. See cheerfulness. Ant., dumpy, lethargic. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Proud] Syn. dignified, haughty, jaunty; see proud 1 . 2. [Alert] Syn. aware, brisk, lively; see active 2 …

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  • 127rakish — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. smart, dashing, raffish; see fashionable , jaunty . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [RAKE ish] dashing, jaunty. Also, highly sexual or debauched. A rakish gentleman entered the room, and all the women …

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  • 128Stephen Decatur — For other people named Stephen Decatur, see Stephen Decatur (disambiguation). Stephen Decatur, Jr …

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