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  • 91atrabilious — atrabiliousness, n. /a treuh bil yeuhs/, adj. 1. gloomy; morose; melancholy; morbid. 2. irritable; bad tempered; splenetic. Also, atrabiliar. [1645 55; < L atra bili(s) black bile + OUS] * * * …

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  • 92spleenful — spleenfully, adv. /spleen feuhl/, adj. 1. full of or displaying spleen. 2. ill humored; irritable or peevish; spiteful; splenetic. [1580 90; SPLEEN + FUL] * * * …

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  • 93English literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are&#8230; …

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  • 94French literature — Introduction       the body of written works in the French language produced within the geographic and political boundaries of France. The French language was one of the five major Romance languages to develop from Vulgar Latin as a result of the …

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  • 95Lawrence, T E — ▪ British scholar and military officer Introduction byname  Lawrence Of Arabia , also called (from 1927)  T.E. Shaw  born Aug. 15, 1888, Tremadoc, Caernarvonshire, Wales died May 19, 1935, Clouds Hill, Dorset, Eng.  British archaeological scholar …

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  • 96Smollett, Tobias — ▪ Scottish novelist in full  Tobias George Smollett  baptized March 19, 1721, Cardross, Dumbartonshire, Scot. died Sept. 17, 1771, near Livorno, Tuscany [Italy]  Scottish satirical novelist, best known for his picaresque novels (picaresque novel) …

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  • 97Pilgrimages — • Journeys made to some place with the purpose of venerating it, or in order to ask there for supernatural aid, or to discharge some religious obligation. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pilgrimages     Pilgrimages …

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  • 98splenetically — adverb In a splenetic manner …

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  • 99Bethesda — noun /bə.θɛz.də/ Any location whose waters are supposed to have curative properties. ...those who are afflicted with rheumatic, neuralgic, and splenetic diseases, go, and are cured by the thousands. These Bethesdas are scattered all up and down&#8230; …

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  • 100splenic — Relating to the spleen. SYN: lienal, splenetic (1). * * * splen·ic splen ik adj of, relating to, or located in the spleen &LT;splenic blood flow&GT; …

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