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  • 121sports — /spawrts, spohrts/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a sport or sports, esp. of the open air or athletic kind: a sports festival. 2. (of garments, equipment, etc.) suitable for use in open air sports, or for outdoor or informal use. [1910 15; SPORT +… …

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  • 122Syria — /sear ee euh/, n. 1. Official name, Syrian Arab Republic. a republic in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean. 16,137,899; 71,227 sq. mi. (184,478 sq. km). Cap.: Damascus. 2. a territory mandated to France in 1922, including the present… …

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  • 123building construction — Techniques and industry involved in the assembly and erection of structures. Early humans built primarily for shelter, using simple methods. Building materials came from the land, and fabrication was dictated by the limits of the materials and… …

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  • 124learning theory — ▪ psychology Introduction       any of the proposals put forth to explain changes in behaviour produced by practice, as opposed to other factors, e.g., physiological development.       A common goal in defining any psychological (psychology)… …

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  • 125Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl — For the video game, see Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (video game). Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Theatrical release poster Directed by …

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  • 126acumen — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. discernment, shrewdness, penetration; intelligence.Ant., dullness, obtuseness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. keenness, insight, penetration, perspicacity, percipience, discernment, sharpness, acuteness,… …

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  • 127wit — n 1 intelligence, brain, *mind, intellect, soul, psyche Analogous words: *reason, understanding, intuition: comprehension, apprehension (see under APPREHEND): sagaciousness or sagacity, perspicaciousness or perspicacity (see corresponding… …

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  • 128intuition — in•tu•i•tion [[t]ˌɪn tuˈɪʃ ən, tyu [/t]] n. 1) direct perception of truth, fact, etc., independent of any reasoning process; immediate apprehension 2) a fact, truth, etc., perceived in this way 3) a keen and quick insight 4) the quality or… …

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